January 10, 2023 One of the compelling benefits offered by Industry 4.0 is the capability of smart sensors to provide early warnings about potential maintenance issues well before they result in unscheduled downtime. It’s the basis for an effective predictive maintenance program: monitoring anomalies from their appearance so remedial action can be taken if and…
January 10, 2023 Festo Introduces an Online 3D CAD configurator for actuators and accessories. Festo continues to enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to lower engineering and purchasing overhead and bring machines to market faster with the company’s new online 3D CAD Configurator for pneumatic actuators and associated accessories such as fittings, lengths of tubing, and…
This 1-axis motion controller features Ethernet/RS232 communication and an optional 800W Servo Drive The DMC-3x01x Motion Controller Series is Galil’s latest generation single-axis motion controller. It uses a 32-bit RISC processor to provide higher speed than older models. Like all Galil controllers, programming the DMC-3x01x is simplified with two-letter, intuitive commands and a full set of software tools for servo…
January 6, 2023 Tough production conditions, digitalization and the growing importance of food safety pose great challenges for the food industry. Looking beyond hygiene and process reliability, resource consumption and sustainability are also key drivers in this sector. Food Safety – Hygiene – Digitalization – Efficiency To remain competitive, today’s food industry must meet even…
The product family PIANO from PULS stands for cost-efficient, basic DIN rail power supplies from 36-480W with high efficiency, long lifetime and compact size. PULS PIANO products help you achieve more with less January 6, 2023 36W to 90W 1-phase power supplies. Models PIM36, PIM60, and PIM90 120W to 480W 1-phase power supplies. Models PIC120,…
PITmode Fusion from PILZ: Your New Operating Mode Selection and Access Permission System January 6, 2023 Access for authorized persons only! The best gate safeguard or access control is worthless if unauthorized access to your machine is possible via the network. A holistic safety concept is required here, that takes both machinery safety and industrial security into account. Should any security gaps emerge, loss of…
January 6, 2023 Arieltech’s Heater Series Line was recently CSA Approved. Products from Arieltech as made in Canada and include climate control solutions such as Arieltech Thermostats, Hygrostat, Fan Filters, Exhaust Filters, Heaters, Thermoelectric Cooling Units and Air Conditioning systems increases the life of sensitive electronic equipment inside of control panels and electrical enclosures, preventing…
Nidec Machine Tool Corporation announced recently that it has launched Robot Camera SPEED, visual inspection equipment for cutting tools (hobbing machines) to process gears and other components, and Robot Camera MAX, visual inspection equipment for broaching machines. These Robot Cameras use a digital camera to automatically shoot images of cutting tools’ edges at a high speed and with high accuracy, and save the graphic data of those images.
AutomationDirect has added new communication cables from Quabbin, providing even more options for reliable Ethernet and Profinet communication. Continuous flexing Profinet cable is now available in a shielded, PLTC-2PR rated, Cat5e 22AWG size with two twisted pairs, a TPE jacket, and support for Profinet Type B and C communication.
AutomationDirect proudly enters the hydraulic components market with the addition of quality Peninsular hydraulic cylinders to their comprehensive line of automation products. Available accessories include mounting brackets and hardware to ensure a perfect fit as a replacement cylinder on existing equipment.
Endress+Hauser offers the possibility of maintaining your FieldCare product installation. Regular updates ensure best performance and security including all new and updated Comm-GatewayDTMs as well as device driver libraries (DTMs, FDI Packages). The field device driver DTMs and FDI Packages run under Endress+Hauser’s FDT based Plant Asset Management software FieldCare. Only the latest FieldCare version is updated on this website. For previous versions, please contact your Endress+Hauser sales office.
Softing just extended tManager™ connectivity for Rockwell PLCs by adding a connector to PostgreSQL databases for easy, secure and robust production monitoring, recipe downloading, high-speed sorting and industrial analytics at scale.
In applications where corridor supply vehicles interact at transfer stations with a direct connection to a danger zone, operation must be as safe and efficient as possible: Throughout the entire area, the safety system must be able to differentiate reliably between forklift trucks and, in some cases, also people. This is possible using a Leuze safety solution for multi-station access guarding in forklift truck logistics.
Omron Automation Americas will introduce two new AOI systems at IPC Apex 2023 in San Diego: the VT-Z600 and VT-S1040. Its inspection systems use advanced hardware and sophisticated image processing to deliver exceptional reliability and performance at production speeds.
ABB has been selected by BHP to deliver a power management system for the Jansen Potash Project in Canada, which will provide nutrient-rich potash fertilizer to enable more sustainable farming globally. The global resource company is progressing the US $5.7 billion Jansen Stage 1 Potash Project which is expected to achieve first production in late 2026.
ABB is adding two new robot families to its portfolio of large robots for complex manufacturing applications. Delivering enhanced speed, accuracy, flexibility, and a more robust design including integrated process cabling, ABB’s IRB 5710 and 5720 robots deliver increased productivity and enhanced performance with higher uptime for applications including electric vehicle (EV) manufacture, foundry, forging, rubber, plastics, and metal fabrication.