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Industry ProductPicavi to introduce Picavi Cockpit at MODEX 2020
The Picavi Cockpit tool generates smart data for managing, maintaining, and customizing the screen of the Pick-by-Vision glasses: analytics, mobile device management (MDM) and configurator. -
FeatureAutoQuiz: What is “Slip” in an AC Induction Motor?
Slip is usually expressed as a percentage, and varies by motor, from nominally 0.5 percent for very large motors to about 5 percent for small, specialized motors.. -
OpinionTaking a Grounded, Integrated Approach Through the Industry 4.0 Hype
Talk of Industry 4.0 has been useful in helping businesses understand the value of industrial automation and connectivity. This article explains why it’s not only vital to work with a systems integrator to get the most from industrial connectivity, but to also take a grounded approach. -
NewsFieldComm Group version 1.2 of Field Device Integration standard including support for HTML5, JSON and OPC UA
Announced in conjunction with the availability of version 1.2 of the FDI specifications (IEC 62769), this release of the FDI Device Package Integrated Development Environment (FDI-IDE) provides enhancements for field instrument software developers. -
NewsVDMA Robotics + Automation starts development of OPC UA Companion Specification for joining technologies
The initiative "Industrial Joining Technologies (IJT)" describes all joining technologies used for manufacturing processes such as riveting, welding, gluing and tightening. The scope of the specification was developed with the help of DIN 8580 and shows which joining processes can be classified under Industrial Joining Technologies (see figure). -
Industry ProductShuttle Computer Group announces EN01 Edge Computer
Its dimensions are 3.6(L) x 2.1(W) x 3.5(H) inches and the series is available with Intel Celeron J3355, Pentium J4205, or Atom E3940 SoC processor options. -
Industry ProductRittal introduces AX/KX wall mount enclosures
The AX / KX solution is designed for maximum space availability. The AX, now with larger gland plates, creates more space for cables. In addition, integrated locators enable incorporation of the interior installation rails. These rails also support dynamic loads seen in many industrial environments -
Five factors that can affect your weighing system's accuracy
This article discusses five factors that can affect the weighing system's accuracy and provides advice on selecting, installing, and operating the system to handle these factors. -
Industry ProductForwardX to introduce Visual Autonomous Mobile Robot and Robot Computing System at MODEX 2020
ForwardX robots depend on V-SLAM with Deep Learning techniques for positioning and navigation. They will be on display at booth 1207 at MODEX 2020 -
Industry ProductMoticont introduces SDLM-019-070-01-01 direct drive linear motor
Also known as an electric cylinder, this direct drive linear motor is 0.75 in. (19.1 mm) in diameter and 2.75 in (69.9 mm) long. Protected inside the motor housing, the linear optical quadrature encoder is directly connected to the shaft. -
NewsAbaco Systems announces move to Huntsville, Alabama headquarters
The move provides Abaco with the head room and resources that will allow the company to continue to develop the embedded computing technologies and solutions that have enabled it to become a supplier to the defense market. -
NewsRobotic Industries Association report: 2019 North American robot unit orders up 1.6 percent from 2018
The largest driver of the growth was a 50.5 percent increase in orders from automotive OEMs and a 16.6 percent increase from the plastics and rubber industry. Orders to automotive component markets were down 6.6 percent, and all other non-automotive industries, including food & consumer goods, life sciences, metals, and semiconductor/electronics, contracted by single digits. -
NewsEtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) releases EtherCAT Device Protocol Poster
The poster deals with the basics of EtherCAT technology, the EtherCAT Device Protocol (EDP), and provides a visual overview of EtherCAT. It describes the basic functional principles of EtherCAT, the structure of the frame and its processing in the EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC). -
NewsPurdue University announces opening of SOL4CE Cyber/Cyber-Physical Laboratory
The SOL4CE (Scalable Open Laboratory for Cyber Experimentation) is a collaborative initiative between CERIAS, the interdisciplinary cyber/cyber-physical security research institute, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories. -
Industry ProductAutomationDirect introduces CLICK PLC input simulator and high-current relay output modules
AutomationDirect CLICK PLC units are brick/stackable PLCs with the processing, memory, communication and I/O interface needed in an automated control system. -
Industry ProductAnalytical Systems Keco introduces Fugitive Emission Control Unit
Through a catalytic combustion process, the Fugitive Emission Eliminator oxidizes the vented sample, converting hydrocarbons to CO2 and water vapor, while maintaining a stable outlet vent pressure to the atmosphere. -
Industry ProductEXAIR introduces Type 303 Stainless Steel 2-1/2 NPT Threaded Line Vac Air Operated Conveyors
Threaded Line Vac Conveyors eject a small amount of compressed air to produce a vacuum on one end with high output flows on the other. Response is instantaneous and regulating the compressed air pressure provides infinite control of the conveying rate. Applications include scrap trim removal, material conveying, part transfer, fiber tensioning and filling operations. -
Industry ProductEndress+Hauser releases Proline Prosonic Flow G 300/500 flowmeter
The Prosonic Flow G can be supplied with either of two different transmitters: as a compact version (Proline 300), or as a remote version (Proline 500) with up to four inputs and outputs. -
Industry ProductSofting announces version 1.31 of uaToolkit Embedded
Softing's uaToolkit Embedded has been certified in the Compliance Lab of the OPC Foundation for the Nano Embedded Device Server profile, the Micro Embedded Device Server profile and the Embedded UA Server profile. -
Industry ProductADISRA announces ADISRA SmartView 4.0, HMI and SCADA package
ADISRA SmartView allows users to develop effective interfaces displaying the critical information they need to deploy, monitor, and analyze a machine’s operation and overall status.
