PI introduces U-723 XY positioning stage
The U-723 XY stage provides 0.8” travel per axis, with a footprint of 42x42mm (1.6x1.6”). Its profile of 21mm (~0.8”) and design allows for integration into tight spaces. In addition…
LPT: Motion Components – NTN Spherical Roller Bearings, Rexroth Planetary Screw Assemblies and More
Interroll Curved Roller Conveyor Curved roller conveyor. (Image courtesy of Interroll.) Interroll has presented tapered elements for its curved roller conveyors that offer optimized fixing.Installing a roller conveyor curve is…
RT Engineering announces opening of Controls Direct automation parts store
Controls Direct’s goal is to deliver an easy process for ordering automation parts. They offer support, with access to all of RT’s mechanical and electrical engineering expertise, whether if it…
How Robots Change The World: What automation really means for jobs and productivity
By Oxford Economics The robotics revolution is rapidly accelerating, as fast-paced technological advances in automation, engineering, energy storage, artificial intelligence, and machine learning converge. The result will transform the capabilities…
Flintec introduces UXT family of tension load cells
The UXT is particularly suited to process weighing systems using suspended vessels or tanks. Other common uses include lifting applications such as crane scales, and medical applications such a patient…
CIMdata releases 2019 Simulation & Analysis Market Report
The PLM MAR Series provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the PLM market during calendar year 2018. It contains analyses of major trends and issues; revenues of PLM providers;…
igus linear guides help Spanish company build drones keep pests at bay
The “FitoStinger” was developed by the Technology & Advances Centre of Barcelona. It includes an extendable arm, which allows the precise spraying of pesticides. The maintenance free linear guides made…
Is There an End in Sight for the 737 Crisis?
At the Paris Air Show Boeing, executives apologized for the 737 MAX crashes that left 346 dead, grounded the planes worldwide and created many questions that still haven’t been answered.…
Democratizing Digitalization to Achieve Manufacturing Competitiveness – PTC LiveWorx 2019
By Bill Lydon, Automation.com While attending LiveWorx 2019, for example, it was obvious to me that that PTC has created the most open system architecture which manufacturers can use to…
FDT Group announces Executive Committee approval of FDT IIoT Server (FITS) specification for release to the FDT membership
The emerging FITS standard, set to release at year-end, will provide control system and device vendors with the opportunity to advance their intelligent automation solution offerings with FDT's standards-based, platform-independent,…