Kits provide a ‘recipe box’ for machine-builders
7 February 2023 SEW-Eurodrive is offering kits of parts for quick and easy implementation of machines for picking, sorting and handling materials, as well for palletising and gantry… Read More
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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
software
7 February 2023 
Can the ChatGPT AI bot be used to program PLCs?
6 February 2023 A PLC expert has tested the PLC programming knowledge and capabilities of ChatGPT – the online chatbot that has attracted a huge amount of publicity… Read More
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
Rexroth opens up real-time OS to third parties
26 January 2023 Bosch Rexroth has opened up its real-time Linux-based operating system, which it has previously used exclusively for its ctrlX Core controls, to third-party suppliers. The… Read More
Drives with onboard condition-monitoring avoid sensors
22 December 2022 The German drive and automation supplier Baumüller has developed a software-based condition monitoring technology integrated into a servodrive that can avoid the need for costly… Read More
Software gives independence from fieldbus suppliers
25 November 2022 A Swedish communications software specialist has developed a software-based way of implementing Profinet and EtherCat protocols on industrial equipment that, it says, will cut time… Read More
Vision hardware complements software in single platform
21 November 2022 At the recent SPS exhibition in Germany, Beckhoff unveiled a portfolio of machine vision hardware to complement the company’s TwinCat Vision software which has been… Read More
Software guides technicians through cabinet assembly
21 November 2022 Eplan has announced an app that guides technicians step-by-step through the installation of components into cabinets, showing them where each component should be installed. Supported… Read More
Emerson exits climate tech in $14bn deal to focus on automation
3 November 2022 Emerson is selling a majority stake in its Climate Technologies business to the private equity firm Blackstone in a transaction that values the business at… Read More
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
