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ODVA ends the use of ‘hurtful’ master and slave terminology
ODVA, the international automation standards organisation, has decided to stop using the terms “master” a ...
►Profinet overtakes Ethernet/IP to lead networking market
►Kickstarter campaign for ‘most powerful’ robot hits goal in 13h
►Automation industry expects to grow by at least 10% in 2021
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Invertek launches recruitment drive as sales hit a record
The Welsh drives-maker Invertek has launched a recruitment drive following a double-digit increase in sales ...
►Super-deduction tax spurs manufacturers’ spending plans
►UK-developed EV motors are ‘world’s most sustainable’
►UK manufacturing index hits a ten-year high in March
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Software is ‘first’ to simulate and optimise drive installations
Siemens has announced a software tool which, it claims, for the first time, allows drive installations and their ...
►Universal robot software platform will slash costs
►Mobile box-carrying robots will increase warehouse efficiency
►High-speed solid-rotor motors eliminate gearboxes
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Clampmeters are ‘first’ to measure with no contacts or leads
Fluke has announced a pair of AC/DC clampmeters that reduce the risk of electrical shock when making voltage ...
►‘World’s smallest’ servodrives weigh just 18g
► Codesys PC handles PLC functions and up to 64 motion axes
►Dual-role cobot combines high-speed operation with safety
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SPS 2019 Show Exclusive Report
Last November’s SPS automation show in Nuremberg, Germany, was the 30th in the series and the firs ...
►Hannover Fair 2019 Exclusive Show Report
►SPS IPC Drives 2018 Exclusive Report
►Hannover Fair 2018 exclusive show report
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Safety upgrade safeguards wet-wipe production
The soaring demand for hygienic products for use in the fight against Covid-19 means that machine utilisation ...
►India's largest car-maker makes the connection
►Automated tester puts the squeeze on tennis balls
►Robots help to give whisky barrels a new lease of life
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Scaling up to flatten the curve
Before and after Christmas, I was in discussions with DFA Media about joining its experienced editorial team ...
►EU: should we stay or should we go? A VSD repairer's view
►Keeping up with the changing face of EN safety standards
►Evolution v technology: influencing natural selection
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Servodrives can simplify functional safety
The IEC 61508 functional safety standard has made life much easier for machine-builders, as well as for ...
►Putting Industry 4.0 into Practice
►Preparing machinery for Industry 4.0 applications
►Applying the ErP Directive to motors and their protection
