Controllers share code, allowing OEMs to scale machines
26 February 2024 A new small controller from Lenze (the c430) offers basic motion control for compact machines and uses the same code as other members of its… Read More
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Google’s robot software arm unveils easy-to-use platform
17 May 2023 Intrinsic, the robotics software company launched by Google’s parent Alphabet in 2021, has announced a robotics development platform that it believes will speed up access… Read More
Consortium aims to speed progress on smart field devices
28 November 2022 A group of automation, semiconductor and Web companies – including Schneider Electric, B&R Industrial Automation, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analog Devices, Arm, Texas Instruments and… Read More
Revamped ETL site makes it easier to find efficient products
22 December 2020 The UK Government has upgraded its Energy Technology List (ETL) Web site to simplify the purchasing of energy-efficient products including high-efficiency motors and variable-speed drives. Read More
Cloud-connected logic module will be ‘a paradigm shifter’
20 March 2020 Siemens has announced a “paradigm-shifting” new version of its Logo! logic module that connects directly to the cloud, opening up a wide range of new… Read More
Controller-PC allows operators to see machine data
6 February 2019 Rockwell Automation has announced an industrial controller that combines its Logix control engine with the Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise operating system, allowing users to… Read More
IE4 servomotors deliver high torque and speeds
31 March 2017 Rockwell Automation has announced a line of permanent magnet servomotors with efficiencies of at least IE4, designed to deliver high levels of continuous torque at… Read More
VSD enhanced by Ethernet port and Web server
5 January 2017 Mitsubishi Electric used the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany to preview a new inverter with a built-in Web server and Ethernet TCP/IP connections. Read More
Linear axes are set up via a Web browser ‘in less than a minute’
3 November 2016 The German motion plastics specialist igus has developed an easy-to-use, Web-based system for programming the movement of linear axes, that avoids the need for special… Read More
Compact VSD gets wireless comms option
25 October 2016 Siemens has added a wireless commissioning and operating option to its Sinamics V20 range of variable-speed drives (VSD) which, it claims, are the smallest of… Read More
