By Bill Lydon, Automation.com The PAR meetings to represent one of the most knowledgeable groups of automation professionals gathered in one place, at any one time, to discuss automation issues,…
Functions have been added to the Automation Design Suite (AD Suite) integrated engineering environment to improve engineering efficiency. Source URL: Yokogawa Electric releases CENTUM VP R6.07 Source Website: Factory Automation…
Porsche recently unveiled their new “Bioconcept-Car” built primarily with organic materials. The automaker teamed up with researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI to discover how to…
Corobore 825. Image courtesy of Sandvik Coromant Sandvik Coromant unveiled its new-generation CoroBore 825 dampened fine-boring tool, featuring the company’s Silent Tools technology. The tool’s dampers can be dimensioned specifically…
Triboconditioning is a combined mechano-chemical surface treatment process which uses a machining procedure to level off surface peaks and apply a friction- and wear-reducing compound to the component surface. Unlike…
The award recognizes outstanding application of innovative control systems and/or instrumentation technology in the production of electric power. Source URL: Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) earns ISA Power Industry…
A 20-strong team from ABB Robotics will work in the new 5,300 sq ft (500m2) research facility, which includes an automation laboratory and robot training facilities, as well as meeting…
Their robotics approach is initiating access to the robotics world through optional actuators. They developed 2 sizes of motors and drive modules in the robotic arm. This modular design allows…
The Series 813 M12 L-coded connector is a panel-mount connector with single wires. (Standard wire length is 200 mm; other lengths are available upon request.) The screw locking mechanism meets…
While handheld 3D scanners aren’t new, the human factor involved in their use can result in less-than-perfect data. When scanning a small object with intricate geometries, missing a tiny element…