AutomationDirect introduces Hammond industrial enclosures
A variety of metal and non-metal enclosures, rated NEMA 1, 3, 3R, 3S, 4, 4X, 6, 6P, 12 or 13, are available in wall-mount, floor-mount and freestanding form factors. Source…
B&R Integrates ABB Robots in Machine Automation System for Better Synchronization
B&R, ABB’s business unit, is integrating ABB robots in its own automation portfolio. This will enable B&R to supply machine builders who want to buy directly from them along with…
Pickup Power: A Look at the Electric Trucks Coming to Market Soon
E-trucks could smash the pickup truck market wide open. While Elon Musk made a characteristic splash with the announcement of the Cybertruck, Tesla’s all-electric pickup truck is only the latest…
Alewijnse introduces AIViVi virtualization and visualization platform
The platform acts as a central hub, centralizing and integrating all the dredging process systems, and distributing the visualization of the data to all networked screens on board. Source URL:…
ST Robotics providing hands-on robotics training to university students
More than 30 other educational institutions have benefited from ST Robotics’ systems. These include: MIT, Cambridge University, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Lyon, Newcastle University Australia, National Autonomous University of…
Nanotec introduces DF20 flat external rotor motor
Thanks to its construction with flat ribbon cable, this brushless DC motor is suited for applications with limited space, such as robot grippers, medical pumps or prosthetics. Source URL: Nanotec…
Digi introduces ConnectCore 8M Nano System on Module (SOM)
This SOM platform features pre-certified wireless connectivity, an integrated device security framework, remote management, cloud integration and a complete Linux software platform based on Yocto Project. Digi ConnectCore works to…
Phoenix Contact releases two-piece M8 device connectors
The four-position socket contacts feature D-coding and data transmission at up to 100 Mbps (CAT5 in accordance with IEEE 802.3) in Ethernet and PROFINET environments. Source URL: Phoenix Contact releases…
Xometry Expands to Europe, Signalling Growth in On-Demand Manufacturing Market
On-demand manufacturing service provider Xometry has recently acquired Munich-based Shift, the largest On-Demand manufacturing marketplace in Europe. Through the acquisition, Xometry will expand into 12 new countries with a worldwide…
Well-designed Custom Jigs and Fixtures: Big Production Benefits at Low Cost
An example of a custom assembly tool featuring manual actuation of moving components. All the tools seen in these images were engineered by BMW. (Image courtesy of Xometry.) Today’s factories…