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A robot-to-PLC Rosetta Stone

Think of it as an "easy button" for simplifying automation. That's how Dean Elkins, senior general manager of industrial robotics maker Yaskawa Motoman, describes the company's efforts to make it easier to integrate robots on the factory floor.

March 19, 2018

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Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa: Servo motors

The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. announced the addition of a complete line of 400 v servo motors and amplifiers to the Sigma-7 series of servo systems.

March 16, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Exair: Air guns

Exair 's VariBlast® compact safety air guns are small and lightweight cast aluminum air guns capable of handling tough jobs.

March 12, 2018

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Applied Motion: Stepper drive

The STAC6-Q-H Stepper Drive from Applied Motion is ATEX and IECEx certified for Class I, Zone 2 locations, and UL certified for Class 1, Div. 2, Group C & D locations; Class 1, Zone 2 locations.

March 9, 2018

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icotek: Narrow shield clamps for confined spaces

EMC shield clamps from icotek, for the safe dissipation of high-frequency interference, is extended by an extremely narrow design. The PFS | SCL allows fast mounting on 10 x 3 mm bus bars for cable diameters of 1.5 to 6 mm.

March 9, 2018

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Balluff: I/O modules

Balluff introduced machine mount, IP69K protection rated, ECOLAB certified distributed I/O modules powered by EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, and IO-Link designed for use by end users and machine builders of automation in food, meat, dairy, and beverage industries that need to follow stringent food safety requirements.

March 6, 2018

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Siko: Position indicator

The new SIKO AP20 position indicator is equipped to detect the position of spindle adjustments in machines. It displays the corresponding positional data to the operator and passes it on to the machine control system.

March 2, 2018

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Exair: Ion air knife

Exair’s new Gen4 Super Ion Air Knife eliminates static electricity on plastics, webs, sheet stock, and other product surfaces where tearing, jamming, or hazardous shocks are a problem.

March 1, 2018

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Exair: Ionizer/static eliminator

Exair’s Gen4 Ionizing Point delivers a high concentration of positive and negative ions to neutralize static electricity without requiring compressed air.

February 27, 2018

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Piab: Suction cup check valve

Piab introduces piSAVE sense, a flow control/check valve for suction cups used for “object sensing” on flexible vacuum handling devices with a centralized vacuum pump. They allow several suction cups to miss (or partly miss) sheet(s)/object(s) while maintaining enough vacuum level in the system and offering a fast-release or blow-off.

February 26, 2018

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation: Safety features in amplifiers

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. integrated CC-Link IE Field Safety features into its MR-J4-GF Servo Amplifiers, facilitating complete industrial Ethernet safety communication capabilities and attributes.

February 23, 2018

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New line brings 750 cans/min capability to Michigan brewer

Operating for about a year now, the newest canning line at Founders Brewing Company is capable of producing 750 cans/min and features a cloud-based Warehouse Management System.

February 22, 2018

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Nanotec: Small stepper motor

Nanotec’s SC2818 stepper motor features a flange size of 28 mm and a torque of up to 0.22 Nm. The step angle of the 2-phase hybrid motor is 1.8°.

February 16, 2018