Every year, there’s Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, and even a World Migratory Bird Day (which is fast approaching!) But where’s the appreciation for the real heroes of society – our…

The IRB 1100. (Image courtesy of ABB.) The market for smallparts assembly automation has a new player. At the China International Industry Fair 2018 last month, industrial robotics giant ABB…

The Sawyer robot. (Image courtesy of Rethink Robotics) The news today that Rethink, the pioneering collaborative robotics firm behind Baxter and Sawyer, had shut down came as a surprise to…

ABB Variable Frequency Drive ABB ACQ580 variable frequency drive. (Image courtesy of ABB.) ABB has released the ACQ580 variable frequency drive (VFD), which is geared for the water and wastewater…

Dedrone raised $10 million in venture capital in 2016 to develop its drone-sensing technology. (Image courtesy of Butler Tech.) San Francisco startup Dedrone and telecom giant AT&T announced they will…

The Fluke MDA-510 and MDA-550 Motor Drive Analyzers are designed to simplify troubleshooting on single-phase and three-phase motor-drive systems by providing guided testing that enables technicians to capture important measurements.…

SmartRunner from Pepperl+Fuchs is a family of sensors tailored to the needs of specific applications. These sensors transform complex profile data into digital signals. Source URL: Pepperl+Fuchs introduces SmartRunner Matcher…

zenon’s application as an HMI gives SWR operators flexibility to set welding parameters. This is a requirement for the environment in which SWR is designed, as almost every job requires…

By Rachel Bugaris, Panduit The significance of PtD in manufacturing-oriented environments today can’t be understated, and furthermore the case for PtD in implementing solutions that design electrical safety into the…

Wilfried Eberhardt, Chief Marketing Officer and Member of the Advisory Board of KUKA AG in Augsburg, Germany, has been elected Chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association for a…