The Bi-Directional DC/DC converter charges a low side (12V) battery during normal operation (buck mode) and charges or assists the high voltage (48V) battery in emergency situations (boost mode). It…
The NSR-PG-10-20 Precision Parallel Gripper is a smart gripper available for collaborative robots, including the UR3, UR5 and UR10 robots from Universal Robots (UR). Source URL: New Scale Robotics introduces…
Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit is one small step closer to reality—at least, for some Ford employees. Some jobs on the company’s auto assembly lines require workers to be constantly…
Samsung is planning on investing $161 billion into R&D over the next three years, including an initial $22 billion in IoT and 5G. (Image courtesy of The Korea Times.) Is…
The integrated ECU software manages components, such as sensors, brakes, and steering, which are basic driving functions and critical for automated driving. Source URL: AISIN, ADVICS, JTEKT and DENSO announce…
The 32 A per contact, 600 V power connector is constructed with 4+PE, 8 and 12 silver-plated crimp contacts. Source URL: Binder USA releases Series 696 HEC (Harsh Environment Connector)…
The RST2228P offers Power-over-Ethernet, precision timing and network communication on a single network. Source URL: Siemens releases RST2228P Ethernet 19 inch rack switch with Power-over-Ethernet support Source Website: Factory Automation…
The distributed force array (DFA) sensor uses Peratech’s quantum tunnelling composite (QTC) technology to provide an array of single point sensors that can be used in conjunction with a position…
All EyeCheck 4000 Z cameras have a FPGA, DualCore ARM processor as well as a GigE interface with Power over Ethernet (PoE). The user also gets the IP core for…
Enterprise Resource Planning helps large, multinational corporations monitor their inventory, production and machines. But what about the little guy? How small is too small to benefit from an ERP software…