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A3 to Host Five Virtual Automaton/Robotics-focused Events This Fall

  • August 25, 2020
  • News

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced an impressive lineup of five new virtual events taking place in the fall of 2020.

Finding the Right Robotic Process Automation Partner

  • by Scott Riggi
  • August 23, 2020
  • Feature

A skilled motion control engineering services provider can help manufacturers realize the benefits of robotic applications.

General Motion Control Systems Support New Generation of Connected Machinery

  • August 20, 2020
  • News

In the short term, the global General Motion Control (GMC) market will grow at a slower pace due to the COVID-19 pandemic but should recover as industrial organizations seek automation solutions that support their energy conservation.

Applied Motion Products Breaks Ground on New Corporate Headquarters in Morgan Hill, Calif.

  • August 5, 2020
  • News

Applied Motion Products broke ground for its new corporate headquarters on Aug. 6, marking another important milestone in the construction phase of the new building.

Decentralized Drives: The Trend That Has Yet To Crack America

  • by Blake Griffin
  • July 23, 2020
  • Feature

Decentralization is becoming favorable across a range of industries and applications.

Sensor Technology helps ALARIS Medical Systems enhance pump drive design

  • July 13, 2020
  • Case Study

Sensor Technology has harnessed the phenomenon of SAW or Raleigh waves, which were first observed over 100 years ago and which form a major part of the destructive force of an earthquake.

The Growing Impact of the Cobot Revolution

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • July 12, 2020
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon
Accelerating the application of collaborative types of robots is the integration of vision systems with artificial intelligence, and this integration is enabling a range of new applications.

Beckhoff helps LSP Technologies increase flexibility in laser peening system

  • April 23, 2020
  • Case Study

To meet challenges, LSPT sought technologies that were reliable, accurate and fast. The system’s complex requirements made Beckhoff Automation a fit for LSPT.

Rolls-Royce announces electronics manufacturing capability at Purdue

  • March 11, 2020
  • News

The first controller has been completed at Rolls-Royce in the Purdue Research Foundation’s Discovery Park District adjacent to the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, and will be installed onto a Rolls-Royce AE 3007H engine, manufactured at the company’s facilities in Indianapolis.

MHS announces acquisition of eMotion Controls controls system integration and software company

  • January 22, 2020
  • News

Based in Grand Rapids, MI, eMotion partners with its customers to provide material handling systems integration, hardware design, software and robotic solutions across its customer base

Dukane announces acquisition of Aurizon

  • October 1, 2019
  • News

This acquisition is intended to create synergies and opportunities for Dukane and Aurizon, allowing both companies to share their technical expertise in the hygiene, personal care, medical disposable and packaging industries.

Electromate announces Electromate Automation Fair

  • September 3, 2019
  • News

The event will take place at the Delta Hotels Burnaby Conference Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Automation Fair is anopportunity to explore new technologies and see what's changing in the world of Automation and Motion Control.

Delta Electronics helps enhance agile motion control for packaging company

  • September 3, 2019
  • Case Study

By Bill Faber, Delta Electronics The heart of the module consists of four motion axes: two to drive nip-rolls that control the speed and tension of the operation; and two for a linear flying, stamping and engraving process.

port GmbH announces name change

  • August 23, 2019
  • News

The "port Gesellschaft für computergestützte Automation mbH" will become "port industrial automation GmbH"

Rotork actuators to help South Korean fuel cell power plant enhance flow control

  • August 8, 2019
  • News

More than 90 CVL linear electric actuators and 184 ExMax quarter-turn electric actuators are to be installed on US fuel cell technology company Doosan Fuel Cell’s project at a Hanhwa Total Co. Ltd plant in Daesan.

Demaurex SA to partner with Genesis Robotics and Motion Technologies to integrate direct drive motor

  • August 1, 2019
  • News

The JDA was signed at a signing ceremony at the Lausanne headquarters of Demaurex to begin what both companies hail as a milestone in the development of advanced robotics.

Frost & Sullivan Report: Industrial Valves and Actuators market set to surpass $7 billion by 2024

  • August 1, 2019
  • News

The primary factors driving the $5.8 billion market towards $7.05 billion by 2024 include an increased focus on automation across industries to improve operational efficiencies and initiatives like Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Demaurex SA to partner with Genesis Robotics and Motion Technologies to integrate direct drive motor

  • August 1, 2019
  • News

The JDA was signed at a signing ceremony at the Lausanne headquarters of Demaurex to begin what both companies hail as a milestone in the development of advanced robotics.

MDT Software and Schneider Electric help Munich subway system to automate backup control process

  • July 24, 2019
  • Case Study

The control center supervises the different subsections of 100 stations. MDT AutoSave Change Management System was installed to optimize the data backup and version control process.

Rotork to help Malaysian petroleum company enhance actuator control

  • July 15, 2019
  • News

Rotork’s IQ3 actuators will be used to control the flow of the products on to carriers which use a deepwater jetty with depths up to 24 metres to carry products to the two sites, and will also ensure the isolation of the hydrocarbon products to prevent contamination.