High-speed solid-rotor motors eliminate gearboxes
30 March 2021 Yaskawa is introducing a range of high-speed, solid-rotor motors paired with variable-speed drives, which it says will offer “unrivalled” cost and size advantages in power… Read More
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Codesys PC handles PLC functions and up to 64 motion axes
22 March 2021 The Taiwanese automation supplier Delta Electronics has announced a Codesys-based multi-core industrial PC that can control up to 64 motion axes via an embedded EtherCat… Read More
Electric vacuum gripper is ‘the world’s most powerful’
11 March 2021 The Danish robotic end-effector developer OnRobot has announced what it claims is the world’s most-powerful electric vacuum gripper. The VGP20 gripper can lift 20kg loads… Read More
15kg-capacity Scara robots are ‘first’ with on-board health indicators
8 March 2021 Omron has announced a new generation of Scara robots which, it says, are the first with an on-board “health” indicator that allows users to take… Read More
Digital servodrive can be controlled by a smart motor
1 March 2021 Moog Animatics has announced a digital servodrive that can be controlled by the company’s SmartMotors via a network that is using its Combitronic communication protocol. Read More
20kg-capacity Scara robot opens up new applications
15 February 2021 Fanuc has announced its most powerful Scara robot to date – a small, lightweight system that can carry loads of up to 20kg, which is… Read More
Vision system makes 3D inspection tasks as easy as 2D
20 January 2021 Cognex has announced a “breakthrough” embedded vision system which, it claims, makes 3D inspections as easy to perform as 2D. The In-Sight 3D-L4000 camera uses… Read More
Ready-to-run vision system will cut costs and save time
22 December 2020 The German sensor-maker Sick has announced a ready-to-use machine vision system that can perform code-reading, and 2D or 3D inspection duties. It says that the… Read More
Yaskawa invests $4m in GaN firm to boost next-gen drives
22 December 2020 The Japanese drive and robot manufacturer Yaskawa is investing $4m in Transphorm, a Californian pioneer in gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors, with the aim of… Read More
Servodrives simplify machine design and optimise performance
9 November 2020 Rockwell Automation has announced a family of servodrives designed to simplify machine design and optimise performance throughout a machine’s lifecycle. The Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5300 drives… Read More
