PLCs with in-built functional safety and fail-safe condition monitoring are the unsung heroes of many renewable installations, offering off-the-shelf availability, high reliability, fast processing speeds and proven safety functions [Read More]

Even the most reliable machines will eventually fail - challenge can be whether to keep the machine running until the inevitable occurs or to turn the inevitable into a planned maintenance measure. The operator of a Swedish sawmill found the answer in Schaeffler’s SmartCheck [Read More]

ABB Robotics has launched the third generation of it PickMaster robotic software for vision-guided random flow picking and packing applications for the digital Factory of the Future. The new PickMaster Twin software is equipped with digital twin technology for the first time, to shorten commissioning times from days to hours and cut changeover periods from hours to minutes. [Read More]

Available from Display Technology, AAEON’s latest product for AI Edge computing is the BOXER-8220AI box PC powered by NVIDIA Jetson Nano. With the latest SoC from NVIDIA built for AI, the BOXER-8220AI offers stable, reliable performance at a price which is competitive and budget friendly. [Read More]

Atlas Copco has developed an App that allows vacuum pumps to be controlled and monitored in real time from a smartphone. Pumps can also be commissioned optionally by entering fewer setpoints. [Read More]

Panasonic Industry Europe has introduced the HMx700 series, a high-end series of operator panels with Multi-Touch functions that works like a smartphone. [Read More]

Ongoing innovation is the key to success for leading UK provider of quarter turn electric actuators, Actuated Solutions Limited [Read More]

Keeping a servo driven system running at peak efficiency is no simple feat. Misunderstanding performance criteria such as misalignment, torque, or RPM can be all it takes to cause a critical and costly failure says Robert Watkins [Read More]