Configurable safety controller looks like a safety relay
30 January 2023 At the recent SPS show in Germany, Pilz unveiled a configurable safety controller that is just 22.5mm wide, yet can monitor up to four safety… Read More
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Siemens’ Malaysian acquisition spawns electrical design SaaS
31 October 2022 Following its recent acquisition of a Malaysian software developer, Siemens has launched a cloud-based electrical design package that, it says, will allow designers and engineers… Read More
Small servodrive handles dynamic applications
3 February 2020 At the recent SPS show, Festo unveiled a compact servodrive designed to deliver dynamic motion from small servomotors and stepper motors with continuous power ratings… Read More
ABB’s smallest six-axis robot promises 35% faster cycle times
25 October 2019 ABB has announced its smallest, lightest robot to date. It says that the new IRB 1100 machine weighs 20% less, has a 10% smaller footprint,… Read More
7kg six-axis robot is ‘the world’s smallest and lightest’
17 October 2019 Yaskawa has announced what it claims is the smallest, lightest, six-axis industrial robot for handling and assembling small parts. The 7kg MotoMini robot can be… Read More
Small enclosures will be built in €250m Industry 4.0 factory
1 April 2019 At the 2019 Hannover Fair, Rittal has unveiled a new generation of the world’s best-selling range of small and compact enclosures, designed to meet the… Read More
‘World’s smallest’ optical distance sensor uses IO-Link
18 December 2018 The German sensor-maker SensoPart claims to have developed the world’s smallest optical distance sensor – a sugarcube-sized digital device that weighs about 10g and incorporates… Read More
Reconfigurable cell will allow SMEs to test technologies
31 August 2017 Smaller British manufacturers will soon have access to a “reconfigurable factory” research cell where they can test machining and assembly technologies before building their own… Read More
Electrically assisted vehicle overcomes drawbacks of bicycles
16 June 2016 The German bearings and automotive systems manufacturer Schaeffler has unveiled a concept two-seater vehicle designed to overcome some of the disadvantages of bicycles – such… Read More
ABB makes its Scara robot debut
11 January 2016 ABB has entered the competitive market for Scara (selective compliance articulated robot arm) robots for the first time with a family of three modular robots… Read More
