AI-powered 3D machine vision system is ‘world first’
3 April 2024 Cognex has launched a product which it describes as “the world’s first 3D vision system with AI”. The In-Sight L38 3D vision system combines AI,… Read More
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Engineers in China develop disinfection robot in a week
9 April 2020 Engineers in China working for Siemens and the refrigeration and appliance manufacturer, Aucma, have developed an idea for an intelligent disinfection robot into a prototype… Read More
Rolls-Royce plans electric planes that will take off vertically
17 July 2018 Rolls-Royce has unveiled plans for an electric plane that would take off and land vertically, at the at the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK. Read More
Wireless predictive maintenance system is ‘world’s first’
19 April 2018 A US company that specialises in wireless power transmission claims to have developed the world’s first wirelessly powered, predictive maintenance sensor technology. Nikola Labs’ PfM… Read More
CBI Manufacturing Council aims to guide UK industrial policy
14 August 2017 The CBI (Confederation of British Industry) is bringing together dozens of CEOs from manufacturers of all sizes across the UK to create a high-powered group… Read More
Plug-in modules give light curtains their ‘personality’
23 June 2017 Rockwell Automation has announced a range of safety light curtains with a patented technology that uses plug-in modules to determine whether a transceiver operates as… Read More
‘First’ autonomous container ship will be electrically powered
10 May 2017 Two Norwegian companies have announced plans to build the world’s first fully electric and autonomous container ship, which will be able to navigate without needing… Read More
Soft-starts talk to smartphones, even when they are off
8 August 2016 The Italian controls manufacturer Lovato Electric has developed a range of soft-starters that can be configured and interrogated wirelessly from a smartphone or tablet, even… Read More
Plane powered by 50kg electric motor ‘will change aviation’
4 July 2016 An aircraft powered by a 50kg electric motor with a continuous output of 260kW has flown for the first time, from an airfield in northern… Read More
‘World’s first’ wireless temperature sensor harvests heat energy
20 May 2015 At last month’s Hannover Fair, ABB announced what it claims is the world’s first wireless temperature sensor that powers itself. The TSP300-W WirelessHart sensor needs… Read More
