Safety PLC is ‘first’ with failsafe condition monitoring
20 November 2018 ABB has developed what it claims is the world’s first safety PLC with integrated condition monitoring. It says the combination will enhance the functional safety… Read More
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Rare-earth magnets from hard drives are re-used in motors
18 October 2018 US researchers have succeeded in recovering rare-earth magnets from old computer hard drives and re-using them, without alteration, in motors. A second group of researchers… Read More
Researchers say they can cut rare-earth use in motors by 80%
4 September 2018 German researchers say that they have found ways of reducing the amount of critical rare-earth materials needed to build electric motors by up to 80%. Read More
Pilz enters robot market with open, modular family
5 July 2018 The German industrial safety specialist Pilz has entered the robotics market with a portfolio of modular products including a six-axis robot arm, a control module… Read More
Lightweight plastic parts will lead to low-cost robots
4 July 2018 Igus, the German engineering plastics specialist, is expanding increasingly into robotics and had two new developments on show at the recent Hannover Fair and Automatica… Read More
Easy-to-build servo platform offers architecture choice
20 December 2017 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, Danfoss unveiled a modular motion control platform which can be used to create centralised or decentralised… Read More
12-gramme EtherCat servodrive is ‘the world’s smallest’
24 November 2017 The Swiss precision motion specialist Technosoft claims to have produced the world’s smallest EtherCat servodrive. The iPOS2401 MX-CAT drive weighs only 12g and measures 19… Read More
Automation platform combines control and PC functions
21 November 2017 Siemens has announced a multifunction platform that combines control and PC functions in a single, space-saving and easier-to-program device. The Simatic CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP… Read More
Multibeam antenna boosts RFID accuracy and reliability
24 July 2017 German researchers have developed a multibeam antenna for RFID (radio frequency identification) systems which, they claim, provides high levels of accuracy when capturing data from… Read More
IP66-protected variable-speed drives can be used outdoors
15 June 2017 At the 2017 Hannover Fair, the Welsh drives-maker Invertek unveiled a range of IP66-protected variable-speed drives that can be used outdoors. It was also demonstrating… Read More
