All-in-one controllers bring IoT to small machines
21 October 2019 Omron has announced a new family of all-in-one controllers that it says will bring the IoT (Internet of Things) cost-effectively to small machines. The CP2E… Read More
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AC microdrives promise up to 6% more energy saving
24 April 2019 Yaskawa has introduced a series of AC microdrives which, it claims, can achieve energy savings that are up to 6% higher than other drives. The… Read More
Industrial Ethernet network and cable tester is ‘the first’
1 April 2019 Ideal Networks has launched what it claims is the first purpose-built, handheld network tester for commissioning, maintaining and troubleshooting Profinet and standard Ethernet IP networks,… Read More
Photoelectric sensors offer many choices in the same housing
18 October 2017 The German sensor-maker Sick has developed a family of user-customisable photoelectric sensors which offer a choice of laser light, red or infra-red LED technologies in… Read More
Diagnostics tool simplifies pneumatic cushioning settings
29 June 2017 The pneumatics manufacturer Aventics has developed a tool that, it claims, will simplify and speed the adjustment of cushioning systems for pneumatic cylinders. Optimal adjustment… Read More
Electronic cable-pull switch is ‘the world’s most advanced’
15 May 2017 Rockwell Automation has developed what it claims is the world’s first solid-state cable-pull emergency-stop device, which uses a microprocessor-based technology to monitor and compensate for… Read More
Blue-LED encoders ‘double signal quality’ at up to 12,000 rpm
8 May 2017 By using specially-developed blue-light LEDs, Pepperl+Fuchs claims to have produced a range of incremental rotary encoders with the highest signal quality available. The ENI58IL encoders… Read More
Idec buys Apem for $266m to create a $500m HMI giant
12 April 2017 The Japanese automation manufacturer Idec has bought the French HMI and switching components specialist Apem, to create one of the world’s largest producers of HMI… Read More
Current monitor adapts to suit its application
6 January 2017 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, Murrelektronik announced a modular current-monitoring system that can be adapted to suit an application. The Mico… Read More
High-speed surface inspector challenges line-scan cameras
9 September 2016 Mitsubishi Electric has announced a compact, easy-to-install alternative to line-scan cameras for inspecting defects on flat surfaces. Called the line-scan bar, it offers high-quality, distortion-free… Read More
