Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Compact all-in-one drive

Schneider Electric Motion USA introduces the Lexium MDrive.

June 20, 2013

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Siemens Industry Inc: Multi-axis controllers

Siemens’ new generation of Simotion D445-2 multi-axis controllers extends the upper performance range with new features such as onboard Profinet interfaces, high-speed I/O, and with three times the performance, a single controller can support up to 128 axes of motion.

June 19, 2013

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Spring clamp terminal block equivalents

Automation Systems Interconnect, Inc. announces it now offers drop-in equivalents to more expensive DIN rail mounted spring clamp terminal blocks.

June 18, 2013

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Siemens Industry Inc: Combination motor/drive package

Integrated drive system provides OEMs and end-users cost-effective Simotics motor and Sinamics drive packages from single source.

June 18, 2013

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Ultra-compact intelligent drives

TECHNOSOFT announces new drives, based on the IPOS family design concept of closed-frame intelligent drives.

June 17, 2013

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Wago Corporation: High-current DC-DC converters

WAGO Corporation’s High-Current 789 Series DC-DC Converters power I/O within mobile manufacturing, remote energy production and material handling applications.

June 17, 2013

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Siemens Industry Inc: Drive platform with Ethernet connectivity

Siemens announces that its versatile Sinamics G120 drive system has been enhanced to include EtherNet/IP connectivity.

June 14, 2013

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OEE in packaging: deceptively simple

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is being used with increasing frequency in the packaging industry. The reason for its popularity lies in the fact that the metric is easy to understand and relatively easy to apply. However, it is also easy to misuse. Here’s how to avoid doing so.

June 14, 2013

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Oriental Motor USA: All-in-one stepper motor, driver, controller

To simplify motion control, the PKA Series from Oriental Motors combines a 0.72° All-in-One Stepper Motor, Driver, and Controller to provide superior noise and vibration reduction.

June 13, 2013

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Cognex Corporation: Identification and label verification software

Cognex Corporation announces a new version of the In-Sight® Track & Trace identification and data verification solution for healthcare serialization.

June 13, 2013

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AutomationDirect: Flexible multi-conductor control cable

AutomationDirect now offers flexible multi-conductor control cable available in sizes ranging from 18 to 10 gauge, with three to 41 unshielded conductors (including green/yellow ground).

June 13, 2013

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Bosch Rexroth Corp.: Software engineering platform allows customization

Providing OEMs with an independent and inexpensive way to customize software engineering solutions, Bosch Rexroth’s Open Core Engineering connects PLC and IT automation with a platform that gives developers a greater degree of freedom in software engineering.

June 13, 2013

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Beckhoff Automation: Embedded PC from boosts small controller performance

Suitable for a wide range of PLC and motion control applications in small- and medium-sized machines, systems, or buildings, Beckhoff’s new DIN rail mounted CX9020 Embedded PC increases controller scalability, enhances user functionality and flexibility, is remarkably compact, and equipped with a powerful 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor.

June 13, 2013