Motion controller marries Windows with multi-axis engine
18 November 2023 The UK controls developer Trio Motion Technology used the recent SPS show to launch a new motion controller based on Intel multi-core processors, which can… Read More
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Factory monitoring platform works with any equipment
13 November 2023 The German sensor-maker Sick has launched a platform that collects data from any factory source – including sensors, machine controllers and IIoT devices from any… Read More
Drives with onboard condition-monitoring avoid sensors
22 December 2022 The German drive and automation supplier Baumüller has developed a software-based condition monitoring technology integrated into a servodrive that can avoid the need for costly… Read More
Software gives independence from fieldbus suppliers
25 November 2022 A Swedish communications software specialist has developed a software-based way of implementing Profinet and EtherCat protocols on industrial equipment that, it says, will cut time… Read More
IoT-based lubrication monitor ends need for regular checks
27 January 2022 Schaeffler has developed an automated lubrication system for rolling bearings that, it claims, eliminates the need for route-based checks. The company says that the Optime… Read More
Group aims to link location-tracking technologies
16 June 2020 UPDATED: A global group of 60 industrial companies, led by the machine-tool maker Trumpf, and including Siemens, Sick and Pepperl+Fuchs as members, is drawing up… Read More
Nema hazardous area motors ‘deliver 15% more power’
22 August 2019 ABB has announced a range of large Nema-frame AC motors for hazardous area applications which, it says, deliver an average of 15% more power than… Read More
Camera captures 3D snapshots without an object having to move
14 July 2017 The German sensor specialist Sick has announced an industrial camera that captures high-resolution 3D images of stationary or moving objects with a single “snapshot”. Unlike… Read More
‘Ground-breaking’ technology links legacy devices to IIoT
21 July 2016 The Californian industrial automation manufacturer Opto 22 has released a free firmware update for its Snap PACs (programmable automation controllers) which, it says, will give… Read More
New version of Powerlink is simpler and more modular
14 May 2014 The Ethernet Powerlink Standardisation Group (EPSG) has issued a new version of the Powerlink stack which, it says, has a simplified architecture and improved modularity. Read More
