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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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
NFC
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‘First’ NFC encoder avoids the need for set-up cables
12 June 2023 The German encoder-maker Wachnendorff has developed what it claims is the world’s first incremental encoder that can be configured wirelessly from a smartphone using NFC… Read More
First NFC microdrive can be programmed inside its box
11 April 2022 At the recent Drives & Controls Show in Birmingham, UK, Nidec Control Techniques unveiled a microdrive that it believes is the first in the world… Read More
NFC-based time relay is ’50 times more accurate’
29 January 2019 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, Schneider Electric announced the “first” time relay with built-in NFC (near-field communications), allowing it to be… 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
Mechatronic drive targets materials applications
8 May 2017 New from Lenze is a compact mechatronic drive that combines a motor with control electronics and software, and a gearbox that is integrated into the… Read More
Customisable drives can be configured from a smartphone
7 December 2015 The German automation manufacturer Lenze has announced a family of customisable frequency inverters that users can configure from their smartphones. Lenze says that the functions… Read More
Check production line temperatures on a smartphone
16 October 2015 The British temperature-sensing specialist Calex Electronics has developed a small, low-cost infrared temperature sensor that links to a smartphone to show temperatures on production lines. Read More
‘Quantum leap’ in enclosure cooling cuts energy use by 75%
20 April 2015 The German enclosures giant Rittal has developed a new way of cooling enclosures that it describes a “quantum leap”. Initial results from a pilot installation… Read More
Integrated motor can be operated wirelessly from a smartphone
10 April 2013 At the recent Hannover Fair, Lenze unveiled an integrated motor and controller that can be programmed and operated wirelessly from a smartphone. Read More
