FLIR Introduces New C3-X Compact Thermal Camera

FLIR Introduces New C3-X Compact Thermal Camera

Having the ability to effectively inspect, diagnose, and document trouble spots is crucial for property managers, facilities maintenance staff, building inspectors, contractors, electricians, service technicians, plumbers, and even homeowners. It requires the aid of effective tools, including thermal imaging, to quickly recognize and resolve those trouble spots.

 

 

 

Southwire Multimeters, Voltage and Continuity Testers from AutomationDirect

Southwire Multimeters, Voltage and Continuity Testers from AutomationDirect

The AutomationDirect lineup of tools and test equipment now includes digital multimeters, clamp-on True RMS multimeters, voltage testers, and continuity testers from Southwire. Southwire digital multimeters test for AC/DC voltage, current, resistance, continuity, capacitance, frequency, duty cycle, or temperature.

 

 

 

Tips for Determining What Filter Fan Suits Your Application and Environment

Tips for Determining What Filter Fan Suits Your Application and Environment

Filter fans perform a critical task of cooling equipment within electrical enclosures while also protecting equipment from ingress of harmful dust, water, or other materials. Cooling is necessary to protect sensitive electrical components from overheating and becoming damaged. When appropriate, filter fans are a popular choice for this cooling task due to their low energy usage and ease of installation.

 

 

 

Festo’s Bionic Mobile Assistant – a Robotic Helping Hand Like None Other

Festo’s Bionic Mobile Assistant – a Robotic Helping Hand Like None Other

Advancing gripping technology is essential for promoting new uses for automated systems. Festo’s Bionic Mobile Assistant robotic helper, one of the latest reveals from the company’s Bionic Learning Network, represents a significant advance in mimicking that most amazing gripping tool of nature – the human hand.

 

 

 

OnRobot Launches Low Cost, Easy to Use 2FG7 Gripper for Demanding Applications

OnRobot Launches Low Cost, Easy to Use 2FG7 Gripper for Demanding Applications

OnRobot has launched the 2FG7, a complete, low cost, easy to use, out-of-the-box, cleanroom-ready parallel gripper. Designed to enable companies of all sizes to set up gripping applications at low cost, the 2FG7 can be deployed within minutes and is specially designed to handle demanding payloads –even in tight spaces.

 

 

 

New Integrated Servo Drives from Beckhoff Expand Automation Beyond Control Cabinets

New Integrated Servo Drives from Beckhoff Expand Automation Beyond Control Cabinets

The new AMI812x series of integrated servo drives expands the Beckhoff compact drive technology portfolio (up to 48 V DC) with devices for distributed installation in the field. The integration of servomotor, output stage and fieldbus connection in a space-saving design makes the drives ideal for automation outside of control cabinets in the motion power range up to 400 W.

 

 

 

AutomationDirect adds Optocoupler and Slim Interface Relays, Multi-mode Relay Timers

AutomationDirect adds Optocoupler and Slim Interface Relays, Multi-mode Relay Timers

Murrelektronik optocouplers, slim interface relays and multi-mode relay timers are now available from AutomationDirect. Murrelektronik optocouplers (from $16.50) are used to combine different signal levels or to isolate one signal from another. Optocouplers are similar to relay interfaces, providing an optoelectronic signal transfer between input and output.

 

 

 

Littelfuse Launches DC Disconnect Switch Product Line

Littelfuse Launches DC Disconnect Switch Product Line

Littelfuse, Inc. recently announced the introduction of its DC Disconnect Switch product line. The Littelfuse LS6 (available in 1000 and 500 V) and the LS6R (available in 1500 V) series are energy-efficient, compact disconnect switches that quickly break or resume the flow of current safely. Offered in both 250 and 400 amperage ratings, these switches prevent shock hazards when isolating circuits or repairing systems.

 

 

 

REMOTE HMI Firmware V6: IoT-Optimized Firmware for Thin Clients

REMOTE HMI Firmware V6: IoT-Optimized Firmware for Thin Clients

The new version 6.0 of the REMOTE HMI firmware for Thin Clients from R. STAHL has been tailored to meet the current requirements for virtual network structures in the process industry. As a closed system based on WINDOWS 10 IoT, the firmware meets the highest security standards and supports all major protocols for remote control and process monitoring that are relevant in the fields of the industrial Internet of Things, virtualized server structures and cloud automation.

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Electric: ASSISTA Collaborative Robot from Mitsubishi Electric Goes to Market in North and South America

Mitsubishi Electric: ASSISTA Collaborative Robot from Mitsubishi Electric Goes to Market in North and South America

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has recently announced the launch of its ASSISTA collaborative robot in the Americas. As a collaborative robot, or ‘cobot’, ASSISTA is designed to share its workplace with humans in a safe and efficient manner. This makes it a useful solution across various industries with its internal wiring, rigid, industrial-grade design, and newly developed components.

 

 

 

The New Modular Drive Platform for Your AGV and AGC System – “Ket-Rob” From Ketterer

The New Modular Drive Platform for Your AGV and AGC System – “Ket-Rob” From Ketterer

The abundance of possibilities for efficient application with an autonomous AGV / AGC system can be difficult to manage, even for experts. This raises the question of a solution with which new ideas and strategies for the use of an autonomous AGV / AGC system can be implemented quickly and at low cost. 

 

 

 

Rockwell Automation Targets Market Expansion With New High-Performance, Scalable Kinetix Integrated Motion Drives

Rockwell Automation Targets Market Expansion With New High-Performance, Scalable Kinetix Integrated Motion Drives

In continued efforts to enable flexible manufacturing for its customers, Rockwell Automation’s motion business has expanded its Kinetix line of servo drives with intelligent and scalable solutions. The new Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5300 servo drive is a fully integrated, CIP Motion solution for global machine builders looking to increase performance and leverage a single-design environment for control and motion.