Siemens unveils first new generation of S7-1200 PLCs in 10 years
16 April 2024 At the 2024 Hannover Messe, Siemens is launching the first new generation of its Simatic S7-1200 PLCs for ten years. The new models are designed… Read More
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Tech creates bridge from motor switches to digital world
18 November 2023 At the recent SPS show in Germany, ABB demonstrated a technology that offers a simple way to digitise AF contactors and motor starters and provide… Read More
RS adds details of more than a billion parts to DesignSpark
24 July 2023 RS has added a “Product Design Centre” – a product data library with information on more than one billion electronic components – to its DesignSpark… Read More
Voice-controlled robot programming is ‘90% faster’
28 February 2022 Mitsubishi Electric has developed a technology that, it claims, will allow industrial robots to perform tasks such as sorting and arranging, as quickly as humans,… Read More
Edge gateway will cut data preparation work by up to 70%
28 October 2020 Rockwell Automation has announced the first element in its edge strategy – a gateway designed to simplify and accelerate the convergence between IT and OT… Read More
ECA tax relief scheme for efficient motors and VSDs has ended
21 April 2020 The Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) tax scheme designed to encourage the use of energy-efficient technologies, including high-efficiency motors and VSDs (variable-speed drives), has ended, almost… Read More
Multi-role sensor processes condition-monitoring data
6 February 2020 Balluff has developed a multi-function sensor for condition-monitoring duties that monitors variables such as vibration in three axes, temperature, humidity and ambient pressure, and processes… Read More
NFC-equipped connectors will talk to smartphones
19 December 2018 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show, TE Connectivity was demonstrating industrial connectors with built-in NFC (near-field communications) chips, allowing them to communicate with NFC-equipped… Read More
EtherCat interface allows third-party access diagnostics
18 December 2018 The EtherCat Technology Group (ETG) has developed a specification for a vendor-independent diagnosis interface that will allow third-party tools to access diagnostic information from EtherCat… Read More
Remote monitoring system helps to cut downtime
22 June 2018 Eriks has announced an Industry 4.0-compatible condition-monitoring system for remote access to, and predictive maintenance of, critical industrial assets. Called e-Connect, it monitors and gathers… Read More
