High-efficiency contactors ‘use up to 80% less energy’
19 June 2017 Schneider Electric has announced a range of energy-efficient contactors with “best-in-class” electronic coils that, it says, use up to 80% less energy and generate up… Read More
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Kit ensures that human-robot interactions are safe
15 June 2017 Pilz has come up with a package for measuring forces and pressures in accordance with ISO/TS 15066 to ensure the safety of human-robot collaborations (HRCs). Read More
Spare PLC I/Os ‘can enhance safety cheaply’
30 March 2017 ABB has revealed a cost-effective way of using spare I/O channels on its AC500 PLCs to achieve higher levels of functional safety, without needing extra… Read More
Next-generation motion engineering system is unveiled
2 December 2016 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, SEW-Eurodrive unveiled the first elements in a next-generation modular motion engineering system that will encompass all… Read More
200 FA devices support CC-Link IE Field Network Basic
31 October 2016 Mitsubishi Electric has announced in Japan that it is releasing more than 200 factory automation (FA) devices that support the CC-Link IE Field Network Basic… Read More
Chain-maker triples in size to meet demand
12 September 2016 The Wolverhampton-based chain-maker Donghua has moved to new premises more than three times the size of its previous site, to meet the growing demand for… Read More
TSN controller will help to rewrite system design
9 August 2016 NI, Cisco and Intel are collaborating to develop synchronisation and communications technologies that will allow distributed systems to use standard Ethernet to perform synchronised I/O,… Read More
Bodies collaborate on an IP networking standard for IIoT
21 March 2016 LonMark International – the non-profit organisation that enables interoperable systems for products based on the ISO/IEC 14908 standards – has announced plans to develop a… Read More
Dual-role industrial controller simplifies machine safety
11 March 2016 Rockwell Automation has announced a machine controller that combines safety and motion functions on a single EtherNet/IP network. It says that the Allen-Bradley Compact GuardLogix… Read More
Thermal camera has the highest resolution in its class
11 September 2015 Flir Systems has released a high-definition thermal imaging camera that, it claims, is only off-the-shelf camera for electromechanical and building inspection that has a 1,024… Read More
