AI-powered 3D machine vision system is ‘world first’
3 April 2024 Cognex has launched a product which it describes as “the world’s first 3D vision system with AI”. The In-Sight L38 3D vision system combines AI,… Read More
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Industrial Ethernet tester spots causes of network failures
20 June 2023 Fluke Networks has launched an industrial Ethernet tester designed to verify cable performance up to 10Gb/s and to help discover the causes of network failures. Read More
Floating production transport system gains flexibility
6 February 2023 At the recent SPS show in Nuremberg, Beckhoff was demonstrating the latest developments in its XPlanar system which transports production line items on levitating “movers”… Read More
VW installs 5G network, paving way to smarter plants
19 October 2021 Volkswagen has commissioned a standalone 5G wireless network at its main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, to test whether 5G meets the demands of vehicle production,… Read More
VW orders more than 2,200 robots in bid to become EV leader
27 October 2020 Volkswagen has ordered more than 2,200 industrial robots from two different suppliers, to be installed at plants in Germany and the US. The Japanese robot… Read More
VW’s 150kW, 310Nm EV drive ‘will fit in a sportsbag’
22 November 2019 Volkswagen has revealed details of the electric motor technology it has developed to drive its new generation of all-electric vehicles, starting with the ID.3 vehicle… Read More
Technology sends data from PLCs to mobile devices
29 August 2018 The German controls manufacturer Beckhoff has announced a software technology that makes it easy for PLCs to communicate with mobile devices such as smartphones and… Read More
Vision-based luggage ID system is ‘15% better than lasers’
7 June 2016 The machine vision specialist Cognex has announced a vision-based system for identifying airport baggage which, it claims, is the first of its type and overcomes… Read More
Cognex sells surface inspection business to Ametek for $160m
9 June 2015 Cognex is selling its Surface Inspection Systems Division (SISD) to Ametek for around $160m in cash. California-based SISD produces software-enabled vision systems used to inspect… Read More
