Controllers share code, allowing OEMs to scale machines
26 February 2024 A new small controller from Lenze (the c430) offers basic motion control for compact machines and uses the same code as other members of its… Read More
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€145 controller uses AI to generate code within seconds
2 February 2024 A Greek automation start-up has announced an IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) controller that can be programmed and monitored via a smartphone, and avoids the… Read More
Next-gen multi-core motion control avoids limitations
18 November 2023 Beckhoff has unveiled a new generation of its TwinCat motion control technology that takes advantage of the latest multi-core and multitasking processing technologies to overcome… Read More
Chatbot add-on automates controller programming
20 April 2023 The German automation manufacturer Beckhoff has announced at the Hannover Messe that it has developed an AI-supported chatbot add-on for its TwinCat XAE engineering environment… Read More
Unpatchable cyber-flaws found on over 120 Siemens PLCs
11 January 2023 US cyber-security researchers have discovered flaws affecting dedicated crypto-authentication chips at the heart of Siemens’ S7-1500 family of industrial controllers, and related products, which could… Read More
Software automates controller backups and detects changes
26 October 2022 The US software developer Copia Automation has released a cloud-based product that automates backup and change detection for industrial devices such as PLCs and robots. Read More
Siemens PLC vulnerability is cyber-attackers’ ‘holy grail’
1 June 2021 Cyber-researchers have found a vulnerability in Siemens’ Simatic S7-1200 and S7-1500 PLCs that could give attackers read and write access anywhere on the PLC, allowing… 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
Code-free robot teaching device wins $30m of backing
17 June 2020 A German start-up has developed a hand-held device for code-free programming of industrial robots, which has attracted $30m of second-round funding from backers including Microsoft’s… Read More
Automated print inspection system avoids nuisance stops
10 May 2019 A UK coding and print inspection specialist AutoCoding Systems has collaborated with the sensor-maker Sick to develop what they claim is the first fully-automatic smart… Read More
