IDTechEx Report: Smart Cities massively exceeding expectations
The report reveals how cities will even achieve independence in water, food and energy: they may still import but they can export too and be secure against increasingly violent weather…
Optimal Engineering Systems releases AT20-300 Motorized Vertical Lift Stage
Applications for the AT20-300 Motorized Vertical Lift Stage include: Positioning of Flasks, stirrers, hotplates, and other lab equipment, testing, inspection, assembly, sampling, laser drilling and machining in a broad range…
Latest Production Tech: Bodine Planetary Gearmotor, Yxlon Line Detector & More
Bodine Planetary Gearmotor 22B4-60P planetary gearmotor. (Image courtesy of Bodine.) Bodine has introduced its type 22B4-60P planetary gearmotor, an integral gearmotor that combines the company’s type 22B brushless DC motor…
Circuit Board Manufacturing: USA vs. Asia
According to Research and Markets, the worldwide OEM electronics assembly market is worth $1.4 trillion dollars, and is expanding rapidly. Automotive, consumer electronics, computers and aerospace are all major segments.…
ABB introduces IRB 14050 single-arm YuMi collaborative robot
Weighing less than 10kg, and capable of being mounted from a ceiling, table and wall, this addition to the YuMi family offers increased flexibility to help meet high-mix, low volume…
Moxa's SDS-3008 Smart Ethernet Switch earns Red Dot Award for Product Design
This year, Moxa competed with over 6,300 entries produced by designers and manufacturers from 59 countries. A jury of 40 experts assessed the submissions based on criteria such as degree…
ABM Greiffenberger introduces unit sizes 80 and 100 of SINOCHRON Motors
The drives operateat ambient temperatures from –30 °C to +60 °C. Torque fluctuations are minimal thanks to the special rotor design. This provides for torque synchronisation and a low noise…
Zero-Max introduces Zero-Max Crown Right Angle Gear Drives
Zero-Max Crown drives feature heat treated AGMA Class 10 spiral bevel gears. This combination of bearing design and lubrication formulation ensures maintenance free operation for industrial applications. Source URL: Zero-Max…
ATEN Technology announces 4-port USB Boundless KM Switch
The Boundless Switching function supports extended desktops with up to eight monitors when two switches are daisy-chained, speeding up switching between computers. Source URL: ATEN Technology announces 4-port USB Boundless…
German machine tool industry maintains record order level
Image Courtesy of Fraunhofer IGD In the second quarter of 2018, order bookings in the German machine tool industry increased by two per cent compared to the preceding year’s equivalent…