Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech, Inc: EtherCAT I/O added to machine controller

With the addition of EtherCAT the Aerotech A3200 Integrated Automation platform now offers motion control, PLC, and I/O in a single, integrated environment, helping programmers drastically reduce development, integration, and debugging time of the machine development and maintenance.

November 15, 2012

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Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: Brushless motors

The BLE Series is Oriental Motor’s new, cost effective brushless motor and driver package.

November 14, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Danfoss Drives: Drive solution

Danfoss’ new VLT® FlexConcept is a complete, highly energy efficient drive solution is optimized for use in dry, wet and aseptic process areas.

November 14, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Multi-master module

WAGO Corporation's new 753-647 DALI Multi-Master Module controls 64 Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) actuators and connects with up to 64 sensors.

November 14, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Fieldbus linking devices

Rockwell Automation linking devices for FF H1 simplify troubleshooting while expanding PlantPAx system communication capabilities.

November 14, 2012

Controls & machine components

Justifying an automated vision inspection investment

It's getting harder to justify manual inspection as new-tech systems such as multi-camera 'stitching' Cognex systems enter the market—especially for cylindrical containers, according to Jeremy Opperman of Clarke Engineering.

November 12, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

A global system partner for controls and electronics

From the control cabinet via the interface to the field, Murrelectronik is your system partner, offering global solutions from a single source.

November 12, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Motion control and motion technologies on full display

Drive platforms, software, actuators, steppers—a wide variety of motion technologies were on display at the Pack Expo booth of Kollmorgen, which counts a number of leading food and beverage companies among its customers.

November 12, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

High heat markless cups

SAS Automation introduces high heat, markless vacuum cups.

November 9, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Non-contact safety switches

AutomationDirect’s IDEM safety switches for non-contact magnetic and non-contact coded magnetic styles are interlocking devices designed to protect both people and machines.

November 9, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Why wireless sensor networks are everywhere (almost)

It seems like it was not so long ago that there was a serious debate over whether or not wireless sensor networks — and wireless communications in general — were a technology suitable for industrial applications. If you take a look around, that debate is over.

November 7, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Festo Corporation: Energy-efficient electric slide series

Designed for precise pushing motion or handling of work pieces, the electric slide series EGSL from Festo for pick and place systems or planar surface and 3D gantries operates with linearity and parallelism to an accuracy of + .0006 inches (+ 0.015 mm), even with heavy loads.

November 1, 2012

Controls & Machine Components

Pneumatically rendered Stairway to Heaven

Demonstrating the company's expertise in pneumatic control applications, the Clippard Automated Air Guitar at Clippard Instrument Laboratory's booth uses 62 cylinders, 58 valves, and 50 psi to strum out 16 acoustic songs for the enjoyment of show visitors.

October 31, 2012