£4.7m project aims to give manufacturers more 5G choices
25 March 2024 A consortium of UK organisations has embarked on a year-long £4.7m project to explore ways that manufacturers could benefit from a 5G mobile network architecture… Read More
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Schneider, Intel and Red Hat join forces on open automation
6 February 2024 Schneider Electric has collaborated with Intel and the open-source software developer Red Hat to release a Distributed Control Node (DCN) software framework that, they say,… Read More
Large mobile robot opens up new options for flexible assembly
18 January 2024 German researchers are developing a large mobile robot that, they believe, could bring much more flexibility to industrial applications than conventional fixed-base robot systems. The… Read More
Robot simulation software joins the cloud
1 March 2023 ABB has enhanced its RobotStudio robot programming and simulation software by adding cloud support that will allow individuals and teams anywhere in the world to… Read More
Dual-role cobot combines high-speed operation with safety
19 March 2021 The Italian robot-maker Comau has announced a collaborative robot (cobot) that can switch automatically from running at industrial robot speeds (up to 6 m/s), to… Read More
Cyber-flaw could allow hackers to halt Rockwell drives
1 April 2019 US cyber-researchers have found a software flaw in some Rockwell Automation variable-speed drives that could be exploited to manipulate the drive’s operation or to stop… Read More
TSN core could simplify real-time Ethernet networks
19 November 2018 Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) has developed a TSN IP core to simplify the implementation of endpoints in TSN-capable Ethernet networks. The core… Read More
Multicore controller processes data at the same time
24 April 2018 At the Hannover Fair, Omron has unveiled an industrial controller with a “unique” multicore technology that allows it to execute high-speed data-processing tasks at the… Read More
Cloud-based platform will enhance VSD performance
1 March 2018 At the Hannover Fair in April, Siemens plans to unveil a digital platform for using and evaluating VSD (variable-speed drive) data, based on its MindSphere… Read More
AI machine control algorithm slashes set-up times
24 May 2017 Mitsubishi Electric has announced a deep-reinforcement algorithm for artificial-intelligence (AI) based control of machinery that, it says, needs just one-fiftieth of the number of trials… Read More
