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Brian McCaffrey
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Little butler robot wins IFR's Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation Award
The 13th Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation Award (IERA) was presented to the Relay butler robot. Made by Savioke, an American company, the little robot completes deliveries all on its own, for example in hotels, hospitals or logistics centers. -
Industry Product
AutomationDirect introduces ProSense DPG1 digital pressure gauges
These DPG1 gauges have a 4-digit, 2” x 3/4” LCD display and 2-button operation. The display can operate in a continuously on mode, or an auto shut-off mode to lengthen battery life. -
Industry Product
Pentek introduces Model RTR 2745 rackmount recorder
This recorder is designed to increase the bandwidth for record and playback of the Talon Rackmount Series with capability to capture and reproduce signal bandwidths up to 560 MHz. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - July 26, 2017
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Pete L. in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Pete! -
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5ME and Doosan Machine Tools America partner to promote cryogenic machining
5ME’s multi-patented cryogenic machining process is a technology designed to enable higher metal removal rates and longer tool life by delivering liquid nitrogen at 321°F through the spindle/turret, cutter body, cutting tool, and directly to the cutting edge. -
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IS International Services, LLC at GAWP
Great to see all of our friends at the Georgia Association of Water Professionals annual conference in Savannah! Congratulations to the award winners, and well done GAWP staff! -
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Jesse Garant Metrology Center announces $15M expansion
As part of a five year, $15 million roll-out investment in technology, Jesse Garant Metrology Center’s latest expansion includes a more diverse range of advanced imaging systems, including industrial CT systems for inspecting large parts and assemblies. -
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CeMAT co-location with HANNOVER MESSE in 2018 aims to drive synergy between industries
The concurrent staging of CeMAT and HANNOVER MESSE next year will draw more than 220,000 decision-makers to Hannover, anxious to see the potential of integrated logistics and Industry 4.0 concepts for their enterprises, helping drive new solutions and business models. -
Industry Product
Yokogawa introduces LS3300 AC power calibrator
The LS3300 can calibrate AC voltage, current, and power as well as test both phase difference and power factor. The LS3300 delivers an accuracy of 0.045% and a stability of 0.01% per hour. -
Industry Product
Servo2Go introdcues Netzer Precision Motion Sensors
Netzer’s Rotary Electric Encoders are designed to provide accurate, absolute position with miniature to wide diameter hollow shaft. Available with Analog Sin/Cos, Digital SSi, Digital AqB+I outputs, these rotary encoders feature up to 20 Bit Resolution (with 12 bit A/D) and accuracy to <0.01 . -
Industry Product
NK Technologies releases VTD-BD Series Voltage Transducer
Applications include DC-powered operations such as arc welding, shunt wound electric motors and compound DC motors, which are commonly used to power lifting cranes on docks and in the wood processing industry. -
Industry Product
Lanner introduces NCA-6210 network appliance
The NCA-6210 features up to 8 NIC modules slots and takes advantage of Lanner’s F.A.S.T. solutions, which are purpose-built modular kits developed to work with Lanner’s network computing appliances, delivering scalability and transformability by way of 1/10/40/100G cooper/fiber interface, PoE/TAP/WiFi connectivity, NVMe SSD storage, 4K video transcoding and PCI-E expansion capabilities. -
Industry Product
B+B Smartworx introduces SmartStart machine-to-machine (M2M) router
SmartStart is designed to address the growing flexibility needs of service providers and OEMs struggling to connect unattended retail terminals and remote devices in third-party locations. -
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Fluke Aims for Holistic Maintenance Management with Accelix Platform
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com There is a great deal of hype around IIoT, and much of it may never be realized, but Fluke and their Accelix platform is a real-world solution which may finally deliver the tangible IIoT gains that companies have been yearning for. -
FeatureFlow Measurement and Instrumentation: Critical Components for Sustainable Processes
Flow measurement and instrumentation are critical components for making usage visible to manage sustainable processes and operations. -
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RS Components announces winners of Hackster contest for SIMATIC IOT 2020 open gateway
The contest was aimed at engineers, makers and students and challenged them to come up with innovative applications and solutions based on the open and flexible IoT gateway, which is manufactured by Siemens. The winning design came from Belgium and was for a rolling material monitoring system. -
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toolcraft announces expansion of German facility
The growing demand for 3D-printed parts is reflected in both toolcraft's need to expand its machine park and to construct its own laser melting centre. The centre will include a staff restaurant, which will not only fuel the company's employees, but will provide them with a place to meet and hold events. -
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OCC helps Tampa water treatment company upgrade fiber optic cabling
By Jeff Miller, Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) Fiber optic cabling upgrade helps fend off lightning strikes, gnawing animals, environmental toxins, and other threats that can interrupt critical communications and control. Concerns of this kind recently drove the Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water Treatment Plant to upgrade from PE-89 outdoor direct burial copper cable to fiber optic cable. -
Industry Product
PI introduces N-865 and Q-845 models of multi-axis positioning stage
This system is based on proprietary PiezoWalk linear motor technology. It provides 2 nanometer minimum incremental motion in X, Y, Z with 0.2 microradian angular motion in Pitch, YAW, and Roll. -
Industry Product
ABB announces RFID technology for Jokab Safety Eden sensors
The entire line is IP69K rated, making ABB Jokab Safety Eden safety sensors ideal for applications that require resistance to dust and liquid ingress, such as wash-down operations in food and beverage processing plants.