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Nigel Smith

Nigel Smith is managing director of TM Robotics. TM Robotics has installed thousands of robots in factories throughout the world, including North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia. Many of the top manufacturing companies depend on TM Robotics’ product offerings for their reliability, performance, and overall value.
 
In partnership with Shibaura Machine, TM Robotics is the only company that offers a comprehensive range of all three categories of robots; 6-axis, SCARA, and Cartesian. These are designed and built in-house.

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  • Thumbnail for Emerson announces completion of Total Uncertainty Management program with Statoil

    Emerson announces completion of Total Uncertainty Management program with Statoil

    The program focused on how E&P companies can improve history matching, uncertainty management and quantification across the entire reservoir characterization workflow through Roxar Tempest ENABLE, Emerson’s history matching and uncertainty estimation software solution.
    By: Emerson
    05 June, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for HARTING introduces Han K32/55 connectors

    HARTING introduces Han K32/55 connectors

    In the Han K32/55, the crimp contacts of the D series and D-Sub series are built into a single closed unit, allowing the connection of a maximum of 32 power contacts (10A 250V 4kV 3) and 55 signal contacts (4A 50V 4kV 3).
    By: Harting Inc. Of North America, Harting Inc. Of North America
    05 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Roboteq introduces RGBL1860 and RGBL1896 motor controllers

    Roboteq introduces RGBL1860 and RGBL1896 motor controllers

    These controllers can drive up to 500A at 60V, or 300A at 96V respectively. This power capacity makes the controllers a solution for electric vehicles, material handling robots, electric boats or agricultural robots.
    05 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Phoenix Contact introduces Axioline remote I/O system

    Phoenix Contact introduces Axioline remote I/O system

    The platform, for data acquisition common in machine-building applications, includes PROFINET master or slave operation, I/O configuration, and “last-breath” operation in the event of power failure.
    By: Phoenix Contact
    05 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Axiomtek introduces CAPA312 embedded motherboard

    Axiomtek introduces CAPA312 embedded motherboard

    This 3.5” embedded SBC is a solution for IoT/M2M related applications, such as industrial automation, self-service terminals, digital signage, POS/kiosk displays, medical, and more.
    By: Axiomtek
    05 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Micro-Measurements announces S5060 Series multi-grid advanced strain sensors

    Micro-Measurements announces S5060 Series multi-grid advanced strain sensors

    The Series is designed to facilitate multi-axis force, torque/axial and torsional load measurements within robotics, factory automation, machinery and tooling, agricultural and off-highway vehicle, and materials testing applications.
    05 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for How to Use Real-Time Analytics to Achieve Operational Excellence

    How to Use Real-Time Analytics to Achieve Operational Excellence

    Real-time analytics enable manufacturers to make smarter, better, faster decisions to achieve greater productivity from existing equipment.
    By: Contributing Authors
    05 June, 2017 | 8 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - June 7, 2017

    Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - June 7, 2017

    The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Gavin K. in Wisconsin. Congratulations, Gavin!
    05 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Okuma America earns Charlotte, NC 2017 Mayor’s International Community Award

    Okuma America earns Charlotte, NC 2017 Mayor’s International Community Award

    Okuma’s donation of $100,000 in machine tools to the engineering technology programs at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), enables students to gain valuable hands-on machining experience and the skill set needed to enter the manufacturing workforce
    By: Okuma America Corporation
    02 June, 2017 | 1 minute
    Sponsored By Okuma America Corporation
  • Thumbnail for Rockwell Automation CEO lauds potential of IoT at IoT World Forum

    Rockwell Automation CEO lauds potential of IoT at IoT World Forum

    According to the Global IoT Decision Maker Survey published by International Data Corporation (IDC), nearly one-third (31 percent) of those surveyed have already launched IoT solutions, and another 43 percent are looking to deploy solutions in the next 12 months.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    02 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for B+B SmartWorx announces appointment of Mike Fahrion as CTO

    B+B SmartWorx announces appointment of Mike Fahrion as CTO

    Fahrion will assume this role in addition to his leadership of the Edge Intelligence Communications Product Division of the company.
    By: B+B SmartWorx
    02 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Reliable Controls announces MACH-ProView LCD (MPV-L) controller with TRENDview

    Reliable Controls announces MACH-ProView LCD (MPV-L) controller with TRENDview

    With the TRENDview feature, operators and end users can view Single-point and Multipoint Trend Logs in a selectable list, in flexible layouts to maximize the amount of room for analog and digital data.
    By: Reliable Controls Corporation
    02 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for AutoQuiz: What is the Coriolis Effect?

    AutoQuiz: What is the Coriolis Effect?

    Using the Coriolis effect that causes a laterally vibrating tube to distort, a direct measurement of mass flow is obtainable using a Coriolis flowmeter.
    By: Joel Don
    02 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Fluke announces launch of Fluke Pressure Calibration Tool Grant Program

    Fluke announces launch of Fluke Pressure Calibration Tool Grant Program

    The Fluke Pressure Calibration Tool Grant Program lets educators have a chance to win Fluke pressure calibration tools for their labs by giving Fluke’s product design team input on the specific challenges facing technicians working in the process industries.
    By: Fluke Corporation
    01 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ISA and the Automation Federation to work with US and the UK on initiatives to reduce risks of industrial cyberattack

    ISA and the Automation Federation to work with US and the UK on initiatives to reduce risks of industrial cyberattack

    The objective of the gathering was to examine operational technology/Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) cybersecurity challenges facing both the US and the UK.
    By: International Society of Automation (ISA)
    01 June, 2017 | 3 minutes
    Sponsored By International Society of Automation (ISA)
  • Thumbnail for PCB Piezotronics supplies accelerometers to NOAA weather satellites

    PCB Piezotronics supplies accelerometers to NOAA weather satellites

    PCB's accelerometers were used by Lockheed Martin to measure the dynamic environment of the instrument platform in flight, and to characterize that environment to improve the interpretation of instrument data.
    01 June, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Wood Group announces acquisition of CEC Controls Company

    Wood Group announces acquisition of CEC Controls Company

    This follows the acquisition of the Automated Technology Group (ATG), one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of control and power solutions for industrial automation, in September 2015.
    By: Wood Group ESP, Inc
    01 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for PI introduces N-331 walking motor drive

    PI introduces N-331 walking motor drive

    The units are available with 3 standard travel ranges from 25 to 100mm in both open and closed-loop configurations. The closed-loop models incorporate a incremental encoder with nanometer resolution.
    By: PI Vision
    01 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for EGE announces SNS 552 flow sensor

    EGE announces SNS 552 flow sensor

    The device facilitates readout of flow volumes by showing liter or cubic meter measurements on a display that can be rotated for better visibility.
    01 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Moticont releases MOTI-1100 Series controller

    Moticont releases MOTI-1100 Series controller

    The built-in PWM motor driver can drive motors with less than 1 mH of inductance without overheating the motor. It utilizes a 64-bit DSP processor with FPGA technology for required extensive calculations.
    01 June, 2017
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