Products for Discrete Manufacturing & Machine Control

Ambi Robotics Emerges From Stealth with Advanced Simulation-to-Reality Artificial Intelligence

Seed Funding Supports Manufacturing Efforts to Help Warehouse Associates Work at the Speed of E-commerce Demand.

Belden Complements I/O Systems Portfolio with New IO-Link Master Solutions

• Belden

New LioN-X and LioN-Xlight IO-Link Masters simplify connectivity for fast and secure data transmission.

Acuity Laser Announces New AR550 High Speed Laser Sensor

• Acuity - Laser Measurement

Acuity Laser is pleased to announce the release of a new product, the AR550 High Speed Laser Sensor. Coming from the company’s short range sensor product group, the Acuity Laser AR550 is an off-shoot of their popular AR500.

Siemens Run MyRobot/Direct Control Now Offered with Comau

• Comau LLC
• Siemens

CNC-integrated robot kinematics optimize control of all robotic machining and handling tasks.

Heidenhain Presents New Magnetic Ring Encoder with Functional Safety for Machine Tools

• Heidenhain Corp.

For those needing contamination-resistant encoders with functional safety (FS) for machine feedback, HEIDENHAIN introduces an absolute modular magnetic angle encoder.

FLIR Systems Launches Radiometric Version of Boson Thermal Imaging Camera Module

• FLIR Systems, Inc.

Boson Radiometric Cameras bring absolute temperature measurement capabilities for quantitative assessment and analysis across commercial and industrial uses.

SICK Announces World's First LiDAR Multibeam Scanner with Safe, Solid-state Technology for Line-guided Small Vehicles

• SICK, Inc.

The scanGrid2 safe multibeam scanner from SICK is the first of its kind in the world. The compact sensor uses a novel and in-house developed solid-state LiDAR technology to increase the productivity of small autonomous and line-guided transport vehicles.

Siemens' Sinamics G115D Distributed Drive System Specifically Designed for Conveyor Applications

• Siemens

Comprised of the drive, motor and gear box, this new distributed drive system is available as a complete solution for motor-mounted and wall-mounted horizontal motion control conveyor applications.

Matrox Imaging’s Basic MIL-Lite X SDK Is Now Freely Available

• Matrox Imaging

Free software download includes corresponding access to Matrox Vision Academy online training site.

binder USA Introduces M8 Connector with New 360° Shielding for Sensor and Robotic Applications

• Binder-USA

Binder USA, LP, expanded its Series 718 portfolio with a compact molded M8 circular connector. The connector features a new type of 360° EMC shielding, used for the first time in this environment.