August 2024

Automated Energy Efficiency
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Control

August 2024 Product Roundup: I/O

Aug. 23, 2024
Advantech EtherCAT ControllerThe AMAX-5000, Advantech’s EtherCAT controller and slice I/O, is designed with a small PAC, modular I/O and a PCIe interface. Combining gateway...
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Products

Battery Connectors

Aug. 22, 2024
Weidmuller’s new rugged battery connectors for battery energy storage applications can handle high currents and harsh environmental conditions and feature a user-friendly...
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Sensors

Proximity Sensor

Aug. 21, 2024
The new W10 photoelectric proximity sensor from Sick has four variants, which differ in their operating distances and mounting options. The W10 features a touchscreen interface...
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Products

Multi-Function Timer

Aug. 20, 2024
Teledyne Relays introduced a new multi-function timer series—the Multi-Function Timer MFT. The user-friendly design features three potentiometers for easy selection of timing...

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Products

Validation System

Aug. 19, 2024
Siemens Digital Industries Software has released its Veloce CS hardware-assisted verification and validation system. Veloce CS incorporates hardware emulation, enterprise prototyping...
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Sensors

Sensor with IO-Link

Aug. 16, 2024
Rechner capacitive sensor KA1590 from the 26 Series now has IO-Link Technology. This IO-Link sensor can detect products with a low 1.1 dielectric. The sensor comes with normally...
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Control

Analog Switches

Aug. 15, 2024
Nexperia has introduced a new series of 4- and 8-channel analog switches designed to monitor and protect 1.8V electronic systems. This series of multiplexers includes AEC-Q100...
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Control

Industrial PC

Aug. 14, 2024
Werock Technologies has introduced the Rocksmart RSC622. This model has a 21.5-in. display with up to 1200 cd/m2 brightness and complements the existing RSC610, RSC612 and RSC616...
Sensors

Wheel-Encoder Set

Aug. 13, 2024
Enhancements to Posital’s programmable encoders have made it simpler to configure wheel-equipped encoders to meet user requirements. Wheel-encoder assemblies measure speed...
Products

MQTT Server

Aug. 12, 2024
The Secure Integration Server (SIS) from Softing Industrial offers a structured solution for complex server architectures. It combines various OPC UA servers at the automation...
Products

Teach Pendant

Mitsubishi Electric’s new teach pendant, R86T6, evolved from the conventional teach pendant to deliver customizable and intuitive functions. It is compatible with the CR800...
Sensors

Diffuse Sensor

Aug. 8, 2024
The new ODT3CL1-2M laser diffuse sensor extends the range of the 3C series distance sensors from Leuze. Time-of-flight technology allows the switching and measuring sensor with...
Motion

NEMA Super Premium Motors

Aug. 6, 2024
ABB Baldor-Reliance SP4 motors merge ABB’s SP4 technology with NEMA Super Premium efficiency level in a standard AC induction motor design operating across the line, independently...
Software

Machine Vision Software

Aug. 5, 2024
Version 5.5 of MVTec Merlic is a no-code software for users who have little or no experience in machine vision. This software makes it possible to create complete machine vision...
Control

PLC+HMI

Aug. 2, 2024
The new FT2J Series combined PLC+HMI with compact all-in-one form factor combines built-in full controller features and functions, both onboard and expandable I/O and an advanced...
Products

Rugged Tablets

Aug. 1, 2024
The DT362DN (6-in) and DT382DN (8-in) rugged handheld tablets for mobile computing run the Microsoft Windows 11 IoT Enterprise operating system for flexible integration with existing...
Robotics

Additive Manufactured Grippers Transform Robotics

July 30, 2024
Manufacturers can now integrate lightweight design principles into gripper fabrication processes using additive manufacturing to create grippers that are both sustainable in their...
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Digital Transformation

Automated Energy Efficiency

With downtime and OEE programs largely automated, manufacturers are turning their attention to energy efficiency as the next benchmark for optimization.
Digital Transformation

Insights into Industrial Automation with IIoT-Powered Process Control

July 19, 2024
How Industrial Internet of Things devices and supercharged connectivity are driving manufacturing.
Robotics

Why Vacuum Gripping Excels in Intralogistics Applications

July 17, 2024
Robotic end-of-arm vacuum gripping is ideal for automated picking and sorting of packaging made with plastic, foil, corrugated and paper.
Source: ServiceNow
Digital Transformation

Go Ahead and Automate That Bad Process

July 17, 2024
In the past, doing this could have created bigger problems. But artificial intelligence can now help turn a bad process into a good one.
Digital Transformation

Resilient Operations: The Ability to Bounce Back

July 16, 2024
One lesson that recent disruptions to supply chains have taught manufacturers: They need to deploy strategies and technologies that strengthen the resilience of their manufacturing...
IIoT

When Battery Failure is Not an Option

July 12, 2024
Choosing an ultra-long-life battery is essential in IIoT applications where battery replacement is prohibitively expensive or impossible.
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Control

Why ERP Needs MES for Manufacturing Success

July 11, 2024
Pairing ERP with an MES empowers manufacturing operations to achieve new capabilities and new benefits that are not otherwise possible.
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Control

How to Assess HMI Hardware Buying Decisions

From navigating different hardware options and worker training issues to integration and future trends, seven industry experts offer their advice on how to approach your HMI hardware...
Source: Rockwell Automation
Digital Transformation

Unlock Smart Manufacturing’s True Potential with Dark Data

June 20, 2024
How the ability to access and analyze the vast amounts of unused data in multi-vendor production environments will create even greater optimization opportunities.
Control

SCADA Upgrade: Incremental or Full Scale?

June 17, 2024
Each manufacturer has to do its own analysis and decide the right approach based on three factors: budget, downtime and risk.
Source: Sub-Zero
Analytics

Sub-Zero Shares its Digital Transformation Insights

The nearly 80-year-old manufacturing company is redesigning its manufacturing processes with Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud playing a key role.