Berlin will get world’s first rope-less, direct-drive elevators
22 June 2017 The world’s first rope-less, direct-drive elevator system, using cabins that can move sideways, as well as up and down, is to be installed in a… Read More
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Vision system ‘speeds up with each camera added’
11 November 2016 The machine vision market-leader, Cognex has announced a family of smart vision systems for multi-camera applications which, it claims, gets faster with each camera added. Read More
Next-generation safety laser scanner has 275-degree field
18 April 2016 The German sensing specialist Sick has announced a next-generation safety laser scanner that uses using a patented scanning technology, said to improve productivity and safety. Read More
Standards-based HMI system represents ‘a paradigm shift’
1 December 2015 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, the automation manufacturer Beckhoff unveiled a new approach to HMIs (human-machine interfaces) which it is hailing… Read More
Demo of rope-free linear motor elevator system is unveiled
8 November 2015 One year after the German lift manufacturer ThyssenKrupp announced a rope-free elevator system that uses linear motors to move passenger cabins both horizontally and vertically,… Read More
Nanopositioning drive controls up to ten axes
11 August 2015 Aerotech has announced a high-performance nanopositioning piezo drive which, it claims, will allow coordinated motion between up to ten axes of piezo stages and servo… Read More
Multi-axis servodrives are ‘the smallest on the market’
7 January 2015 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, Parker Hannifin launched a new generation of standalone and multi-axis servodrives including “the smallest multi-axis servodrives… Read More
Multi-role motion platform is based on open standards
6 January 2015 Parker Hannifin has announced a multi-axis, real-time motion controller that integrates machine logic and Web-based visualisation functions. The standards-based Parker Automation Controller (PAC), which is… Read More
Automation suite helps to program multi-axis projects
22 December 2014 The German drives specialist Stober has unveiled a software tool for programming multi-axis applications using its MC6 motion controller. The AS6 Automation Control Suite is… Read More
Linear motors replace ropes in future elevator system
1 December 2014 The German elevator manufacturer ThyssenKrupp has announced a technology that will use linear motors instead of traditional ropes to move passenger cabins both horizontally and… Read More
