Repair of 51-tonne compressor motors wins AEMT award
1 December 2022 A project that helped to safeguard the UK’s energy supplies by repairing two critical Ex-rated 16MW motors, each weighing 51 tonnes, has been chosen as… Read More
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Sensor detects metal in plastics with micrometre accuracy
6 May 2020 A German start-up has developed a sensor that, it claims, can detect metallic structures embedded in plastics or other electrically non-conductive materials precisely “for the… Read More
Embedded controller can synchronise up to 192 axes
4 February 2019 Rexroth has topped its MLC motion control system with an embedded controller that can handle up to 192 synchronised axes. By choosing the appropriate software… Read More
HMS buys German embedded comms specialist Beck IPC
19 July 2018 Sweden’s HMS Industrial Networks has acquired the German embedded communications specialist Beck IPC for €5m in cash. If Beck IPC achieves defined financial targets, an… Read More
Smart camera in a vision sensor format ‘sets new standard’
4 November 2014 Datalogic has announced a smart camera which, it claims, sets a new standard in machine vision by providing advanced smart camera functions in an embedded… Read More
Controller’s architecture ‘breaks barriers’
7 August 2014 National Instruments has announced an industrial controller for advanced applications in harsh environments. The four-slot CompactRIO performance controller is supported by the latest (2014) version… Read More
Invensys buys InduSoft to offer ‘largest range of automation software’
24 September 2013 Invensy has acquired InduSoft, the Texas-based supplier of HMI and embedded intelligent device software for the automation market. The companies say that, together, they will… Read More
