MC New Long Life Series DH DS NKS Linear Guides 1 400

New! Long Life Series DH/DS NSK Linear Guides™

 

NSK linear guides are used in a wide range of applications, mainly in various types of production equipment such as semiconductor and LCD manufacturing equipment, automotive manufacturing equipment, conveyor robots, and machine tools. Customers are always hungry for products with longer service life in order to achieve high reliability and long-term stable operation. NSK’s conventional NH/NS linear guides met customer needs for high reliability by optimizing contact surface pressure distribution between rolling elements (balls) and raceway grooves.

 

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Siemens’ NX Delivers Greater Cross-Discipline Collaboration and Knowledge Capture

 

Siemens Digital Industries Software recently announced that the latest release of Siemens’ NX™ software, an industry leading product engineering solution, brings greater electronic co-design, collaboration, and intelligence capture and reuse capability. These empower engineering executives across every industry to find productivity improvements and greater efficiencies in their engineering departments.

 

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What Is New in Siemens NX | Summer 2022

 

Today, almost every product being created needs to seamlessly blend electronic and mechanical components. Every industry is experiencing this explosion of electromechanical complexity and this creates a huge challenge for the companies and teams bringing these products to market. With each new release of NX, Siemens is continuing to innovate, pushing the barriers of what product development systems are capable of. Being on continuous release gives you access to industry-leading capabilities helping you to maximize productivity and innovate more quickly than ever before. So, Siemens is going to be sharing an end-to-end workflow covering electromechanical design, mold design and analysis all the way through to manufacture.

 

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Automation Solutions in End-Of-Line Packaging from PILZ

 

In end-of-line automation in particular, robot applications are frequently used, precisely when processes such as palletizing of cartons or secondary packaging and heat sealing of pallets are involved. Personnel protection is the highest priority here and is generally provided via guards. In the event of maintenance or malfunction, it must be possible to put the machine back into operation quickly and safely, to minimize unproductive downtimes.

 

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Panduit Launches SmartZone™ Cloud Next Generation DCIM Solution

 

Panduit Corp. announces the launch of SmartZone™ Cloud Software, an enhanced cloud-based application that integrates power and environmental monitoring with asset management, rack access, and connectivity management. Datacenter operations can now monitor resources and make informed decisions related to the ever-changing critical infrastructure from any authorized device worldwide. 

 

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Beckhoff Optimizes Linear Motion with Machine Learning Solution that Eliminates Cogging

 

The highly dynamic AL8000 linear motors from Beckhoff now meet even greater requirements for accuracy and synchronization with the new TwinCAT Cogging Compensation software. This makes the linear motors particularly suitable for high-precision applications such as milling machines or laser cutting machines. The cogging compensation software makes use of machine learning, which is seamlessly integrated into TwinCAT and applied on a fully automated basis (Engineering TE5920, Runtime TF5920).

 

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HIWIN Features Torque Motor Rotary Tables at IMTS 2022

 

HIWIN Corporation, a leader in motion control and system technology, will feature families of precision motion control components this year at IMTS, with their Torque Motor Rotary Tables, (TMRT), as a highlight of their booth. IMTS will be held September 12-17, 2022, in Chicago. Designed for machine tool OEM’s and retrofitters, the TMRT series enables 3 axis machine tools to be readily upgraded to 3+1, 3+2, 4+1 or even 5 axis capability.

 

MC Endress Hauser New Wireless IIoT Sensor PRovides Tank Level Measurement 1 400

Endress+Hauser’s New Wireless IIoT Sensor Provides Tank Level Measurement from Anywhere

 

At more than 80% of all production sites, storage tank level measurement of liquids and additives is done manually, which is time- and cost-intensive. Often, it results in missing stocks only being registered when the tank has emptied and production has ground to a halt. Over-stocking to preclude such situations is usually not viable due to the added storage costs involved. Often, the measuring points are hard to access, far flung and/or difficult to supply power to.

 

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Extremely Compact ArcWorld Workcells Easily Integrate Robotics into Weld Processes by Yaskawa

 

The newest models of the ArcWorld® family of pre-engineered robotic arc welding workcells, the ArcWorld RS and ArcWorld HS, deliver a highly flexible, compact and cost-effective option for integrating robotics into current weld processes. Ideal for replacing or supplementing manual welding, such as pre-assembly before welding in larger robotic workcells, each solution is designed for optimizing small- to medium-size part production for medium volume fabrication.

 

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DoAll from Smart Vision Lights

 

The DoAll light is an all-in-one solution unprecedented in its flexibility for machine vision illumination applications. Combined in a single unit are a dome light, two angles of dark field illumination, and a four-quadrant, multispectral ring light. The DoAll is particularly useful for robotic and other flexible automation systems. The new DoAll light gives you all these functions and features in a single light enclosure. 

 

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The New Simple—Double Sheet Sensors with IO-Link Interface from Pepperl+Fuchs

 

Reliable double material detection is easier than ever before with the new range of IO-Link double sheet sensors in an M18 or M30 design from Pepperl+Fuchs, the market leader in ultrasonic sensor technology. Whether detecting paper, foil, wood, metal, or even highly reflective solar wafers, UDC-18GS-*IO-* and UDC(M)-30GS-*IO-* sensors stand out from other standard double sheet sensors on the market thanks to their incomparably simple parameterization and maximum flexibility.

 

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K50R Sensor Short-Range Radar Detection from Banner

 

Banner announces a new addition to its series of durable, reliable radar sensors. The K50R is a cost-effective adjustable-field sensor that excels in short-range applications. Radar sensors are often the best choice for outdoor applications, such as vehicle detection, because their signals are not affected by wind, sun, rain, snow, fog, or air temperature.  With almost two decades of experience producing radar sensor technology, Banner has proven to be one of the most trusted names in the industry.

 

Mastercam 2023 is Now Released

 

CNC Software, LLC, developer of Mastercam, allegedely the world’s leading CAD/CAM software, announces the release of Mastercam 2023. Manufacturers worldwide got the chance to test-drive Mastercam 2023 during the Public Beta Program before it was released and provided valuable feedback to help shape the final 2023 product. Many of the improvements in Mastercam 2023 are directly driven by Mastercam users and shops. Feedback from Public Beta releases, shop visits, customer surveys, and consultation with our expert industry partners create the practical, shop-driven focus that helps ensure Mastercam users’ success.

 

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Epson Robots Are Now Available in Canada from Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd

 

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. continues to expand its product lineup by teaming up with more major manufacturers – including Epson FA, a team of precision automation specialists whose industrial robots are now available in Canada through the supplier. Businesses worldwide have depended on Epson robots for more than 35 years to lower production expenses, boost product quality, and increase their bottom lines.

 

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B-Series GigE Vision Board – Omron’s Latest Line of State-Of-Art Vision Cameras Now Available in Board Level

 

The B-Series GigE Vision Cameras use state of the art Sony Pregius & Exmor CMOS Sensors alongside a highly customizable board level design ideal for OEM applications. The B-Series is the latest in Omron GigE Vision offerings and currently features 0.4 to 20 MO resolutions with multiple board configurations including remote head models.

 

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ADVANCED Motion Controls Release New Micro-Sized FlexPro® Servo Drive, Model FM060-60C-CM

 

ADVANCED Motion Controls has released a new 60A continuous FlexPro servo drive model FM060-60C-CM. This model is the second “machine embedded” version in this power range adding CANopen communication to the previously released EtherCAT version. The 60A continuous current rating means the servo drive can operate at the 60A peak rating continuously with no need for current foldback. This feat is impressive because the new model is in the same package size as our “micro-sized” FlexPro models meaning up to four units can fit within the footprint of a business card.