Safety monitoring system allows rapid restarts
18 October 2022 Banner Engineering has developed a system that makes it easier to obtain diagnostic data from machine safety devices. The In-Series Diagnostics (ISD) system allows users… Read More
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UK manufacturing PMI almost broke all-time record in April
4 May 2021 The UK manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) came close to setting an all-time record in April when it hit 60.9 – its highest level since… Read More
Batch size one custom safety relays are ‘the world’s first’
15 January 2021 The German machine safety specialist Pilz has developed a technology that allows users to configure and order customised safety relays online for orders as small… Read More
‘Most accurate’ power meter can analyse four motors at a time
21 September 2018 Yokogawa has developed what it claims is the world’s most accurate power analyser for evaluating the power consumption, loss and efficiency of electrical and electronic… Read More
Get ready for your machines to talk and listen to you
9 May 2018 Beckhoff has developed a technology similar to Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri, that allows automation systems to listen and speak. At the Hannover Fair, it… 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
Multi-function power analyser is ‘world’s most accurate’
6 July 2015 Yokogawa has announced a power analyser that it claims is the world’s most stable and accurate. The WT3000E analyser – an enhancement of the earlier… Read More
Micro-PLC is ’70 times faster and 10 times smaller’
6 October 2014 California-based Maxim Integrated Products has announced a modular micro-PLC platform with a footprint that, it claims, is 10% the size of traditional PLCs, as well… Read More
Rail-mounting Web I/O modules offer many options
18 June 2013 Audon Electronics has announced a range of DIN-rail-mounting digital and analogue I/O modules with built-in Web servers. The ControlByWeb modules can be monitored and controlled… Read More
