The Way to Digitalization
The Productivity Master, a modular demonstration system for personalised USB memory sticks from Festo, is showing how automation technology will evolve along the value chain when combined with digitalization.
ifm mate – The New Operator Assistance System
At the digital HANNOVER MESSE 2021, ifm will be presenting the digital operator as-sistance system “ifm mate”. Based on a 2D/3D camera system for hand recognition, the system eliminates the need for cumbersome wrist accessories common to other systems.
New 8mm Photoelectric, Inductive Roximity and Capacitive Proximity Sensors From AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added several small sensors to the proximity sensor lineup. New rectangular 8mm x 16mm inductive proximity sensors are available in flush and non-flush mounting options, NO or NC outputs as well as NPN or PNP logic.
EPLAN eLearning Videos
What do you do when you receive a request for last minute changes to your design? Do you start over or can you seamlessly convert your design to accomodate the new specifications? With EPLAN the changes can be made without affecting the integrity of your work.
Balluff: New Family of Light Bands Available in 8 Sizes from 10 to 300 mm
A new family of light bands from Balluff offer best in market detection and high repeat accuracy. And with eight lengths from 10 to 300 mm, they can meet the needs of a wide range of applications.
Endress+Hauser Temperature Transmitter First With Bluetooth
The new Endress+Hauser TMT142B HART7 smart temperature transmitter incorporates Bluetooth® wireless communications – a world-first for this class of field devices – to make operating, parameterizing and maintaining the unit extremely user friendly.
B&R Automation: Machine Vision Projects Made Easy
B&R’s integrated machine vision portfolio now includes a Smart Camera that combines multiple machine vision functions in real time. That makes it easy to implement sequences of process-controlled functions that would be costly and time-consuming to achieve with conventional smart cameras.
ABB Launches Next Generation Cobots to Unlock Automation for New Sectors and First-Time Users
ABB is expanding its collaborative robot (cobot) portfolio with the new GoFa and SWIFTI cobot families, offering higher payloads and speeds, to complement YuMi and Single Arm YuMi in ABB’s cobot line-up.
Ruggedized NXR I/O Platform From Omron Helps Customers Collect More Machine Data and Reduce Wiring
Omron Automation Americas recently launched its new NXR I/O platform that provides an IP67-rated, distributed connectivity solution. As a part of the fully integrated Sysmac platform, the NXR increases machine data collection with IO-Link and reduces wiring in machine startup and replacement.
New Littelfuse Building Automation Microsite Simplifies Product Selection
Littelfuse, Inc. recently launched a new building automation microsite (Littelfuse.com/Building-Automation). Developed to simplify the product selection process, this microsite makes it easier for customers to find technical information and specifications on solutions for their building automation system.
OnRobot Releases World’s Most Powerful Electric Vacuum Gripper for Heavy-Duty Palletizing Applications
Large, unwieldy bags of dog food, non-airtight clothing or consumer goods packages, and bulky, porous cardboard boxes. These are just some examples of demanding packaging and palletizing applications that OnRobot’s new VGP20 gripper can address.
KUKA ready2_fasten_micro
With ready2_fasten_micro, KUKA offers a solution for the robot-assisted fastening of the tiny screws that are often found in small electronics devices. The complete package is designed so that it is easy to install and use regardless of application knowledge.
SCHUNK: Slim 5-Axis Vise With Tool-Free Jaw Quick-Change and Active Jaw Pull-Down for Precise Machining of the Sixth Side
If you think that the innovation potential of stationary clamping system is already ex-hausted, you should have a look at SCHUNK: The specialist for gripping systems and clamping technology continues its success story with the 5-axis vise KONTEC KSX-C2 and provides new impulses for high-precision 6-sided machining.
Hygienic Design Compact Enclosure HD, Single-Door
Different enclosure solutions are needed for the various locations inside a food and beverage production facility. From enclosures that can withstand frequent washdowns on the factory floor to the IT infrastructure in the data center, Rittal has the right solution to protect your sensitive controls and electronic equipment.
NCC Connectors Suit Applications With Restricted Space and Offer High Protection Levels When Connected and Disconnected
The Series 670 NCC Subminiature Connectors expand the binder product range with a system for applications with restricted space. The newly developed products target the growing need for suitable, reliable circular connectors in many applications including lighting and test and measurement instrumentation.
Finder: 38 SERIES Relay Interface Modules
The 38 Series is a range of of EMR or SSR modular interface relays which include the following features (according to Type): – 6.2mm or 14mm wide – DC or AC/DC coil versions – Special coil/input leakage current suppression types – Timer version – Screw & screwless terminals
