For lightweight robots, modular designs are increasingly popular thanks to the flexible deployment they enable for specialised tasks. Modular robots also enhancing the potential for system integrators and end users to develop their own designs. As part of an in-house robot build, optimising the drive train that powers and controls each joint is vital to the robot’s performance. The most effective way of achieving this is by developing the drive train as a complete module. This approach can also improve the efficiency of robot development overall.
Smaller manufacturers are the fastest-growing area of industrial robotics today, driven by the need for new collaborative robotics systems.
To meet net zero CO2 emission goals, the building sector needs to modernize its communication infrastructure. This article shows how single-pair Ethernet, specifically 10BASE-T1L, enables the easy retrofitting of buildings using legacy links like RS-485 to improve digitization, enable automation, improve security, and substantially lower energy consumption to achieve greater sustainability. Author: Meghan Kaiserman, Strategic Marketing Director for Sustainable Buildings at Analog Devices
With the rapid advancements in technology, there is increasing consumer demand for innovative, smart, and connected products that need to get to market more quickly, cost effectively and sustainably. Today, manufacturers must deliver on these expectations as they deal with increasing design and production complexity, as well as global supply-chain issues that impact time-to-market.
Multi-core and multi-tasking solution for flexible control of axes
Smart connectors facilitate the remote digital monitoring of installations. TE Connectivity (TE) and tacterion have partnered to develop these cutting-edge components. The first joint steps involve designing outstanding connectors for modular machines used in smart factories. Taking into account early customer feedback, the portfolio will undergo continuous expansion and enhancement.
At SPS – Smart Production Solutions 2023, the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) announced new products and services for the development of safety devices with CC-Link IE TSN connectivity. This addition to the existing offering, supported by CLPA members Mitsubishi Electric and Neuron Automation, will help drive the implementation of highly effective, convergent industrial automation applications for functional safety.
From treatment of narrowed arteries to circulatory support, miniature motors are at the heart of medical devices used to treat cardiovascular disease. When selecting motor solutions for such applications, compact size and precision control are key factors.
One Two Beer GmbH develops automatic beer tap with hygienic, lubrication-free drylin linear technology
Easily and securely connect devices to the cloud to make them IoT-enabled
Eliminates the work losses and production inefficiencies caused by energy quality
Adopted for use in N-net, contributing to mitigation of disaster damage
Smallest of its kind and very small footprint
Isabelle Poupart, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy of Canada to Germany, and Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG, signed the official Memo of Understanding designating Canada partner country in 2025.
With the onset of geopolitical tensions and the aftereffects of COVID-19 pandemic, is there anything hotter than cybersecurity right now?
The world is facing a fundamental change to its entire energy supply with all current methods of generating energy being under scrutiny. The trump card in this game can be hydrogen.
Electron was retrofitting a grinding machine to turn it into an accurate grinder by installing servo systems instead of hydraulics. The company turned to Apex Dynamics and its range of precision planetary gearboxes.
The transformative potential of Industry 4.0-oriented digital technologies in manufacturing is widely recognised. However, the “explosion” of data these have created is a double-edged sword.
NBK provides an extensive range of captive screws, including hex socket head cap screws, hex bolts, pan head machine screws, and other types
With numerous opportunities in its markets and a high order backlog of over CHF 2.1 billion, the company’s ambition is to continue its positive development in 2023.
Titan Enterprises offers a range of high-performance flowmeters in food grade materials where both food hygiene and precision flow measurement are required.
Whilst uptake in smaller manufacturing firms has been slower, automotive and industrial sectors are slowly starting to see the value that digital twin technology can bring, no matter the size of the business.
Simple, high-quality radio module that allows radio communication using user-specific protocols, without having an embedded communication protocol
With 3,600 international standard booths, the exhibition covers electromechanical machinery, hardware tools, architectural hardware, electronic appliances and more others
Mike Bradford, Strategic Business Development Director at DELMIA, gives us an in depth review of what MES is, why it’s essential for manufacturers and the key differences between manufacturing operations management (MOM) and MES.
In this interview with Samuele Oliva, Product Marketing Manager, Dust Filtration Systems at Emerson, we reviewed what needs to be known about dust collecting systems and how to improve their overall efficiency.
Dave Palmer, General Manager at ICS Cool Energy summarizes the main reasons provoking production downtime, and how manufacturers can future-proof their temperature control equipment against these unplanned effects.
For many businesses, the supply chain is essential and operating a secure supply chain is critical to success. Without measures in place to secure your supply chain, your organization is at risk.
Built-in security, open protocols and high performance
A few days before the event (May 10 to 12), we interviewed Roger Bou, the IOTSWC Managing Director on his feelings about the coming fair as well as the exciting topics to be discussed
On April 5, 2022, the European Commission has released a legislative proposal to update the 2014 F-gas Regulation in order to more tightly control fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases). Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is one of these gases.
Linear motion designers often choose round rails over square rails to reduce costs or when requiring high tolerance for misalignment. The intended benefit depends on how carefully they select from many available round rail shafting options.
Safe and robust navigation in mixed operation
ABB has re-engineered its range of High Dynamic Performance (HDP) induction motors to offer frame sizes between 80 and 400 and output capacities up to 2 megawatts (MW).
Noya Bilgisayar presents its EPC series available in 5 different display sizes and 3 different CPU options
Following the publication of a whitepaper on ‘Getting your TSN product to market’ in IEN Europe March, we interviewed John Browett, General Manager of the CLPA, to follow the conversation on the current technologies and organizations using TSN.
The event will host Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer at the US Department of Energy as the featured plenary speaker for the 2022 edition in Barcelona from May 10 to 12.
Compact & lightweight
The digitization of production is gaining momentum. As technology trends such as SPE and Ethernet APL become established, automation levels are beginning to merge.
According to a VMware Cybersecurity Threat Survey Report, the shift to remote work has led to a massive surge in the number of digital attacks experienced by more than 90% of organizations worldwide in the last couple of years.
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