Downey and Gates invest in switched reluctance developer
30 March 2021 Investment funds set up by the actor Robert Downey Jr and Microsoft founder Bill Gates and are among the latest investors in the Californian motor… Read More
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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
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PLC vulnerability can be attacked using ’low’ skill levels
2 March 2021 Cyber-researchers have discovered a “severe” vulnerability in a mechanism that verifies communications between Rockwell Automation PLCs and engineering software. Exploiting this flaw could allow an… Read More
20kg-capacity Scara robot opens up new applications
15 February 2021 Fanuc has announced its most powerful Scara robot to date – a small, lightweight system that can carry loads of up to 20kg, which is… Read More
Schneider joins forces with Wood to push universal automation
15 February 2021 Schneider Electric has formed a strategic relationship with Wood, the global automation systems supplier, to help deliver its vision of “universal automation”, based on open… Read More
Free tool allows non-programmers to set up robots
1 February 2021 ABB has launched an free programming tool for its IRB 1100 industrial robots that allows first-time users to implement robotic automation without needing specialist programming… Read More
Servodrives are built into EtherCat I/O terminals
23 November 2020 At the virtual version of the SPS exhibition, Beckhoff has announced a series of servodrives built into EtherCat terminals with output currents of up to… Read More
Rockwell buys Fiix to boost its maintenance services
23 November 2020 Rockwell Automation is buying the Canadian computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) provider, Fiix, for an undisclosed sum. Fiix’s cloud-based CMMS creates workflows for scheduling, organising… Read More
AI-based software will help manufacturers to save energy
19 October 2020 Mitsubishi Electric has announced a software package that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to help save energy in manufacturing plants by identifying energy losses, diagnosing factors… Read More
Schneider calls for an automation revolution
9 October 2020 Schneider Electric is calling for a revolution in automation technologies, based on open standards, that, it says, will “unleash innovation and boost efficiency, resilience, productivity,… Read More
Emerson buys Italy’s Progea to boost its software portfolio
1 October 2020 Emerson has bought the Italian industrial software developer, the Progea Group, for an undisclosed sum. Progea supplies IIoT (industrial internet of things), plant analytics, HMI… Read More
