22 May 2025 Proprietary standards and competing communications protocols have created an ecosystem where integrating different automation technologies is not always as easy as it could be. Read More
27 February 2024 On its stand at the 2023 SPS exhibition, the safety specialist Schmersal was demonstrating several of its technologies including a recently launched 3D camera which… Read More
26 February 2024 A new small controller from Lenze (the c430) offers basic motion control for compact machines and uses the same code as other members of its… Read More
19 January 2024 The German drive and automation specialist Baumüller has developed a smart energy monitoring function which can be incorporated into its servodrives, allowing users to analyse… Read More
15 December 2023 The German sensor-maker Sick has announced a next-generation laser-based distance sensor which, it claims, raises the bar for mid- to long-range distance sensing. Using a… Read More
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
13 November 2023 The German sensor-maker Sick has launched a platform that collects data from any factory source – including sensors, machine controllers and IIoT devices from any… Read More
25 October 2023 Rockwell Automation has launched a portfolio of cloud-based software and hardware that allows customers to use visualisation software to design HMI applications that will work… Read More
22 August 2023 Rockwell Automation has released a line of graphic terminals based on technologies that it acquired when it bought the Italian automation manufacturer Asem in 2020. Read More
30 June 2023 Delta has introduced a pair of compact, mid-range PLCs that use the Codesys development environment. The AX-300N and AX-324N PLCs are compatible with Delta’s AS… Read More
