Mecademic is pleased to release firmware version 8.4 for its Meca500 industrial robotic arm. Mecademic’s firmware releases are provided free of charge, along with complimentary technical support. Features and benefits: Joint 6 multi-rotation with cartesian moves, user-defined joint limits, user-defined torque limits (sensitivity), real-time monitoring data, and request (get) commands.
NSK takes the complexity out of the equation and enables you to develop your technology and ramp up production quickly. The new NSK Electrified Monocarrier linear actuator was designed for high performance and long life, in a small footprint. This all-in-one actuator includes the optimum combination of the following, each fully tested and pre-assembled: precision ground ball screw, linear guide with K1™ lubrication, support bearings, inline or side wrap motor mount, Sanyo Denki Stepper or Servo motor, and optional accessories such as covers, sensor kits and sensor rails.
Climate Control Solutions are important all year round to keep the equipment in your enclosures functioning perfectly. But how do you know if your enclosure climate control solutions such as industrial and IT air conditioners, chillers, heat exchangers, fans, and LCPs, are working properly? Whatever the environment, we have a climate control solution to keep your enclosures in tip-top shape! Consult with Rittal experts to find your winning solution.
Allied Electronics & Automation supplies HARTING’s award-winning Han® 1A connector series, which is widely acclaimed for the space savings, time savings, and versatility granted by its miniature, modular, rectangular form factor with power, signal, and data capabilities and snap-in mating technology. Han 1A connectors require up to 30% less space than HARTING’s next smallest modular industrial connector, the Han 3A, and are made of robust, chemical-resistant plastic engineered to withstand rugged industrial and transportation environments, which also makes them lightweight and economical. This unique combination of characteristics earned the series a prestigious 2020 iF Design Award in the electrical connector product category and caters to both miniaturization and automation trends in the machinery, robotics, transportation, wind energy, and energy storage industries.
TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) presents the new B78416A* series of compact EPCOS transformers with EP 6 cores for ultrasonic applications. The series comprises five types with transformation ratios between 1:1:8.42 and 1:1:15. Depending on the type, the new SMD-version transformers offer inductance values between 3 mH and 5 mH and are suitable for frequencies between 52 kHz and 300 kHz. The components are compliant with AEC-Q200, feature highly compact dimensions of just 9.0 x 7.6 x 7.1 mm and are magnetically shielded for better interference suppression. The permissible temperature range lies between -40 °C and +125 °C.
Ideal for industrial, building automation, IoT, and other high-power electronics applications that require fast turn-on speeds. The CPC1596 is an optically isolated MOSFET Gate Driver that requires no external power supply. It regulates an input voltage up to 570V to 12.2V for internal use. It is specifically designed for low-duty-cycle switching and low frequency operation of external power MOSFETs with 4nF of gate capacitance. The CPC1596 can be used at up to 110°C. These MOSFET drivers couple infrared light emitting diodes with proprietary photovoltaic integrated circuits.
Omron Automation Americas, a global leader in AOI, AXI, SPI and other advanced automation systems, continues to introduce technologies for perfecting critical inspection and quality-assurance processes for the electronics manufacturing industry. Omron launches the PCB inspection system “VT-S10 series,” which features an industry-first imaging technique and AI to best automate the high-precision inspection process for electronic assemblies, maximize performance and minimize skill-level requirements.
Emerson recently announced PACSystems™ Edge Solutions, a new portfolio of turnkey industrial edge hardware and software solutions. Edge Solutions simplify selection and deployment, helping original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), systems integrators, and end users significantly reduce the time spent integrating, developing, and validating digital transformation projects. From low footprint connectivity and computing to plantwide analytics and supervision, the portfolio delivers a scalable range of edge capabilities in fit-for-purpose packages. The solutions allow personnel in food and beverage, industrial machinery, renewable energy, and other industries to easily collect and visualize critical data and analytics locally, right where they work, enabling them to optimize and proactively maintain operations for maximum uptime and efficiency.
AutomationDirect has added more Wiegmann enclosure options to their extensive lineup of over 7,000 modular and pre-fab enclosures. Wiegmann is one of the largest enclosure manufacturers in North America, manufacturing a wide variety of carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, and aluminum enclosures. New additions include NEMA 4/4X/12/13 rated stainless steel 22mm pushbutton enclosures, NEMA 4 rated carbon steel wiring troughs with hinged cover, and NEMA 1 rated carbon steel corner-mount wiring troughs, including models with knockouts.
Beckhoff offers a solution for machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) that is seamlessly integrated in TwinCAT 3. The TF3820 TwinCAT 3 Machine Learning Server is a high-performance execution module (inference engine) for trained ML and DL models. The inference engine is programmed classically in the PLC. From here, models can be loaded, the running hardware can be configured, and the inference executed. The model runs in an independent process of the operating system. There are almost no restrictions when it comes to the ML and DL models. From clustering models to image classification and object detection, the possibilities in the choice of models are extremely diverse.
AutomationDirect has added Contrinex metal M12 and M18 photoelectric sensors to their lineup of almost 4,000 sensors and switches for process and discrete control applications. These Contrinex sensors offer complete overload protection, are IP67 rated, and are available in diffuse, diffuse with adjustable background suppression, retroreflective, and through-beam models. Select models are IO-Link® compatible, providing continuous diagnostic data and easy sensor mode selection. All sensor outputs are complementary, allowing them to be used as a light-on or dark-on sensor. The Contrinex photoelectric sensors are made in the USA and are UL listed, CE marked, and RoHs compliant.
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POSITAL’s programmable draw wire encoders simplify your linear position measurement. Not only can the user define their own draw wire output (i.e., 0-10V at 0 to 5m or 0 to 4.252m) to match their application, they can also reconfigure certain programmable parameters. Machines and needs may evolve over the time. That’s why POSITAL has extended the functionality of the UBIFAST configuration tool.
The SCARA robot arm is Mecademic’s newest industrial robot. Built under the same philosophy as our Meca500, our SCARA robot is a tiny, highly precise, and easy-to-integrate automation component. This small industrial robot is even faster than our six-axis model, making it a great choice for maximum throughput and high-precision applications. With fast cycle times at competitively large payloads, our SCARA is ideal for a variety of applications including pick and place, assembly, lab automation, semiconductor, and more.
Endress+Hauser’s Memosens technology revolutionized liquid analysis. It converts the measured value to a digital signal and sends it inductively to the transmitter, offering safe data transfer for increased availability of the measuring point and trouble-free processes. Now, with the introduction of Memosens 2.0 sensors for pH/ORP, conductivity and dissolved oxygen, those liquid analysis measuring points are future-proof and IIoT-ready ready, offering a range of potential additional benefits, like a data foundation for predictive maintenance. Endress+Hauser plans to extend the technology to its entire sensor portfolio for liquid analysis.
Traceability in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other manufacturing industries often requires code readers to quickly and accurately capture data from a variety of code types in various locations on products and packaging. To address multi-code reading and positioning problems, industry-leading automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas recently launched the V440-F fixed-mount code reader that can be configured to simplify applications with a single model.