Whether wooden Euro pallets or special pallets made of plastic—flexible solutions are required for detecting different types of pallets on conveyor lines. Based on a customer requirement, Pepperl+Fuchs has developed a sensor solution that is now available for the entire conveyor technology and intralogistics industry.
Find out how to commission your complete drive package consisting of servo drive controllers, mechanics, controllers as well as remote IO devices and linked valve terminals extremely easily and super fast in just a few steps using the Festo Automation Suite commissioning software. Watch this video to learn more.
Omron has an exciting product offering for predictive maintenance solutions that allow the user to monitor the health of various types of equipment. This equipment condition monitoring allows for prediction of equipment failure, such that the necessary service can be performed and unplanned downtime avoided. Watch this video to learn more about Omron’s Predictive Maintenance Product offerings.
Compatible with the Yaskawa HC10, HC10DT, HC10XP and HC10DTP collaborative robots, the HC10 Workstation is an economical solution for integrating HC10 robots with the high-performance YRC1000 controller into a single package. This mobile station is well-suited for arc welding, assembly, machine tending, and pick and place tasks.
The new MX7 ULTRA can manufacture large volumes of endmills and other cutting tools of the highest accuracy and quality. The minute size of a micron is beyond the human eye, but in becoming even more precise and moving from micrometers to nanometers, ANCA will offer the highest accuracy and quality in a cutting tool in the market.
DTP Thermoelectrics has been awarded a patent that opens the door for solid-state deep cooling thermal management. The patent is based on theoretical and analytical models that have been validated through the fabrication and characterization of thermoelectric devices that use Distributed Transport Properties (DTP) thermoelectric materials.
Banner presents a new connection solution for discrete sensors, lights, and actuators: the R95C Hub. IO-Link hubs make it possible to connect large numbers of discrete signals to a single port on an IO-Link Master. The configurable R95C hub with an IO-link interface features a durable IP67/IP68-rated housing and eight separate input ports with two discrete channels each (both PNP and NPN).
PILZ is expanding its offer for the safe use of automated guided vehicle systems (AGVS): In cooperation with NAiSE GmbH, the expert for material flow automation, the automation company PILZ offers the world’s first traffic and order management software for all participants in intralogistics – for humans as well as transport systems. Thanks to precise, real-time localization, NAiSE Traffic can be used to implement AGVS applications safely and efficiently. The aim: higher productivity in intralogistics.
Manufacturing organizations are accelerating their adoption of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to effectively tackle labor challenges. They are using AMRs to carry out tedious and dangerous material handling tasks while their workers handle more fulfilling and specialized jobs. As manufacturers look to deploy autonomous solutions in critical 24/7 operations, they want solutions that are safe, scalable and provide a high ROI.
Manufacturers seeking to avoid downtime and work-in-progress due to heater failure in industrial ovens, kilns, and metal heat treatment applications can gain peace of mind from a new Omron solution that monitors heater condition with high accuracy on a 24/7 basis. Industry leading automation solution provider Omron Automation Americas recently launched a new heater condition monitor that supports predictive maintenance by preventing heater failure.
The Linux-based operating system for the automation toolkit ctrlX AUTOMATION is now available for hardware from third-party providers and virtualized environments. Highlights include next level of openness and freedom in automation, can be used on all levels – from the field level to the cloud, hardened software stack with a high degree of cyber security, and connection to the ctrlX Store and the ctrlX Device Portal.
The MS TVO15 (Donkey) is MAXOLUTION’s Canadian assembled and configured UL/CSA certified Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV). It has an impressive load capacity of 500 to 2000 Kg and draws its primary and continuous source of power from an inductive charging line (MOVITRANS®) concealed beneath the floor, which also serves as a navigation route in both dirty and wet environments.
The new maintenance safeguarding “key-in-pocket” system from PILZ protects operators from an unauthorized machine restart, allowing maintenance work to be carried out safely. Digital maintenance safeguarding is based on the access permission system PITreader and guarantees safety and industrial security: only authorized persons can access the plant or machine during the maintenance process – tampering and misuse are excluded.
The newest robot in the PL-series line, the PL800 features an 800 kg payload capacity and is ideal for a variety of palletizing applications, layer picking, and other logistical tasks for end-of-line or distribution automation. Highly reliable, fast axis speeds and acceleration reduce cycle time for increased production throughput. Offering a 3,159 mm horizontal reach and 3,024 mm vertical reach, its large work envelope and robust payload capacity help to efficiently load/unload pallets, easily handling full layers or a variety of containers including boxes, bags, bottles and cases.
FANUC America, a world leader in CNCs, robotics, and ROBOMACHINEs will demonstrate a variety of new robots and cobots at the Assembly Show, Oct. 25-27 in Rosemont, IL in booth #219. FANUC recently expanded its popular series of CRX collaborative robots with the new CRX-5iA, CRX-20iA/L and CRX-25iA. When combined with the recently introduced CR-35iB cobot, FANUC now has 11 cobot model variations that can handle products from 4 to 35kg.
The Static Package Dimensioning SensorApp uses 3D snapshot technology to measure stationary objects. From this the SensorApp collects 3D data which it can use to determine the minimum bounding box of the object. This simplifies, for example, the measurement of goods in order to determine their storage place. SICK also provides a web-based user interface.