The agreement will ensure customers have access to standard solutions on a global scale, backed by a local presence. The initial focus of the partnership will be on assembly systems…

The BigRep EDGE (Image courtesy of BigRep.) Today at formnext, the large-scale 3D printing company BigRep unveiled two new industrial 3D printers: The BigRep PRO and BigRep EDGE, aiming to provide…

Working with Cognex, engineers at automotive manufacturer General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) developed a chain drive stretching system that measures every link in real time and automatically marks…

The metal housing fits on commonly used extrusion and a built-in LED provides switch status. These features make the switches suitable for many applications including packaging, food & beverage, automotive,…

This addition means that the controller supports two industrial safety networks – CIP Safety and Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE). The controller is optimized to support applications in industries like automotive…

David McMillan is an automation application engineer from the Detroit, Michigan region with over 20 years of experience in automotive, aerospace and general industry manufacturing. Opinions expressed are his own…

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.…