Control Techniques rebrand aims to end confusion
23 October 2020 The Welsh drives-maker Control Techniques has launched a new identity aimed at clearing “confusion” in the marketplace about the company. CT, which is owned by… Read More
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Tiny PLC board will ‘unleash’ the power of the IIoT
20 November 2018 The electronics developer Maxim Integrated has produced a reference PLC design that packs 17 configurable IOs into a space half the size of a credit… Read More
Users of MindSphere open IoT platform form a global group
5 February 2018 Siemens is setting up a global organisation for users of its MindSphere cloud-based open IoT operating system, in partnership with 18 companies, including Festo, Heitec,… Read More
Rockwell CEO Blake Moret becomes chairman as well
13 September 2017 Rockwell Automation has announced that Blake Moret, the company’s president and chief executive, has been elected chairman of the board, succeeding Keith Nosbusch, who has… Read More
‘Revolutionary’ app-driven pneumatics will replace 50 parts
30 March 2017 Festo is claiming a “breakthrough” in pneumatic technology – a digital valve system that combines the functions of more than 50 separate components and is… Read More
$30 Raspberry Pi computer module targets industrial uses
16 January 2017 A new version of the low-cost Raspberry Pi computer has been announced which is targeted at engineers developing embedded control systems. The Raspberry Pi 3… Read More
I/O board will allow Raspberry Pi to control motors
21 November 2016 The Californian industrial automation manufacturer Opto 22 has developed a digital I/O board for the low-cost Raspberry Pi computer that will allow the Pi to… Read More
Moret succeeds Nosbuch as president and CEO of Rockwell
19 April 2016 Rockwell Automation’s board of directors has elected Blake Moret, a 30-year veteran with the company, to succeed Keith Nosbusch as president and chief executive officer… Read More
Sony welcomes collaborative robot with open arms
1 March 2016 Sony has placed the first UK order for ABB’s two-armed collaborative robot called YuMi. It will use the robot at its Sony UK Technology Centre… Read More
Machine-mounting controller supports IoT programming
21 January 2016 Rexroth has announced an IP65-protected control module that combines PLC and I/O functions and can be mounted directly onto a machine, avoiding the need for… Read More
