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  • Real Games announces FACTORY I/O game

    FACTORY I/O is a real time automation sandbox where users can build and simulate industrial systems and use them with the most common automation technologies.
    01 December, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Rockwell Automation announces motion analyzer web tool

    The tool helps engineers more easily specify, design and validate complete motion control systems.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    01 December, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Roxtec seals cables on motor controllers

    Roeslein & Associates in St. Louis uses Roxtec cable sealing systems in ArmorStart distributed motor controllers to help meet the need for more cables to bring in 3-phase and control voltage for new installations.
    26 November, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • B&R opens office in Manchester, UK

    Managed by area sales manager Andrew Norcliffe, the UK Northern office employs 3 application engineers, including a dedicated B&R technology trainer.
    By: B&R Industrial Automation Corp.
    17 November, 2014 | 1 minute
  • ABB announces LV Drives Performance Service

    LV Drives Performance Service is a monitoring and diagnostic service that tracks the health and performance of low-voltage drives.
    By: ABB
    13 November, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • GAM publishes Linear Mount Products Brochure

    Catalog covers precision gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits.
    11 November, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • iMCCs taking over from MCCs

    Intelligent MCCs (iMCCs) are boosting overall market revenues, but regular MCCs are witnessing a decline in revenue share due to the standardisation of safety features and performance.
    11 November, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • 2014 Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 5.2%

    September U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $647.63 million, up 77.3% from August and up 61.4% when compared with the total of $401.18 million reported for September 2013.
    10 November, 2014 | 3 minutes
  • B&R opens office in Japan

    B&R Japan is headquartered in Yokohama and led by Masashi Ono.
    By: B&R Industrial Automation Corp.
    03 November, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • Kollmorgen motors shrunk in Kuka robots

    Kuka and Kollmorgen were able to reduce the installation volume of the motors compared to standard models, implement robot-specific applications and optimise the entire supply chain.
    30 October, 2014 | 4 minutes
  • Rockwell Automation drives Underground Mining operations

    Four PowerFlex 755 Variable Frequency Drives operate motors that run the hydraulic emulsion pumps responsible for advancing roof supports at an unnamed mining company in Illinois.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    30 October, 2014 | 4 minutes
  • H2W Technologies Acquires Baldor Linear Motors

    H2W acquired Baldor's Cog Free Brushless, Iron Core Brushless, Single Axis Stepper, Dual Axis Stepper, Polynoid, AC Induction, Voice Coil Actuator products.
    29 October, 2014 | 1 minute
  • ITAMCO offers Apps for Machinists

    The apps require iOS6.1 and can be purchased through the Apple App Store in iTunes. They are compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
    28 October, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Rockwell Automation controls Ridgeline Pipe Manufacturing

    Ridgeline Pipe manufactures about 125 different PVC pipe products that vary in length, diameter, color, markings and other requirements. Allen-Bradley ControlLogix L61 programmable automation controller (PAC) manages all control and motion functions for each piece of equipment in the PVC manufacturing process.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    27 October, 2014 | 5 minutes
  • Rexroth adds CIP Safety on Sercos to its drives

    To simplify the development of complex machines, Rexroth is integrating safety technology into the Sercos automation network.
    By: Bosch Rexroth
    27 October, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • GAM releases Gearbox Sizing Tool

    Sizing Tool makes it easy to find the right gear reducer, coupling, or linear mount product compatible with a motor.
    20 October, 2014 | 1 minute
  • Midwest Engineering Relocates Corporate Headquarters

    Midwest Engineering Systems is doubling its building size by moving the corporate headquarters to a 100,000 square foot facility in Pewaukee, WI.
    20 October, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • Bottero grinds glass with half the motors

    Bottero ground out a solution that is based on a single Kollmorgen AKD servo-converter for driving two servo-motors that are not simultaneously operating.
    10 October, 2014 | 4 minutes
  • GAM announces on-line Product Sizing Tool

    The sizing tool helps users quickly find precision gear reducers, servo couplings, and linear mounting kits compatible with their motor.
    08 October, 2014 | 1 minutes
  • A guide to selecting the right linear guidance system

    By Mike Hughes, Schaeffler UK With numerous designs to choose from, specifying the right linear guidance system can be a daunting task. Here’s an overview of the types of system available, as well as their main design features and typical areas of application.
    30 September, 2014 | 8 minutes
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