Welcome to the Omron Operation Automation podcast where your hosts talk about all things factory automation. Your hosts bring more than 25 years of experience in automation at Omron and in the industry.
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), the global market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), today launched its most powerful robots for transporting pallets and other heavy items around manufacturing facilities, warehouses and logistics centers.
Created to give machine developers complete control from a single environment, Sysmac Studio integrates configuration, programming, simulation, and monitoring in a simple interface.
Cognex Corporation, a major provider in industrial machine vision, announces VisionPro® 10.0 and VisionPro Deep Learning 2.0, two new releases in its VisionPro line of vision software.
Red Lion’s Secure Remote Access Platform, in partnership with MB connect line GmbH, is now available in United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and France. This next-generation remote access solution meets the most demanding security requirements of modern industrial applications.
More manufacturers see the business benefits of automating manual processes, but also realize that to seize on this opportunity they must hire people with the right skills. MDX, a Department of Defense-funded research organization, developed a digital workforce taxonomy, which identified 165 new data-centric manufacturing jobs.
FABTECH 2017 was a milestone year as the first welding systems based on Universal Robots (UR) threw sparks at the show and officially entered the market. Flash forward to 2021, and UR cobot-powered systems are mainstream at FABTECH with numerous OEMs and UR+ partners.
AutomationDirect has added new ProSense temperature probes, sensors, and thermowells to their existing portfolio of process sensors. Four new probe designs and three new sensor designs are offered to meet the needs of unique applications.
Picking and packing go hand in hand at FachPack 2021. At the Schmalz booth 4-245 in Hall 4, a lot will therefore revolve around manual handling: The JumboFlex will be mobile, can weigh and will be equipped with a new special gripper.
Lighter, more powerful and more intelligent. The suction plate SUF has been demonstrating its capabilities in automation for more than two years. Now users of the vacuum lifting device VacuMaster also benefit from the properties of the blue suction pad for universal use.
Allied Electronics & Automation added three new suppliers to its industrial controls roster this August, including Isostatic, Real Time Automation (RTA), and Hub City. New products from these suppliers are now available at www.alliedelec.com.
Authorized employee training is one of the most important aspects of a complete energy control program. Training delivers the knowledge that employees need to effectively lock out equipment for servicing or maintenance.
There are many reasons companies in the food and beverage industry choose collaborative robots when they increase the level of automation in their operations. Here are three factors for you to think about when considering automation in your own facility.
TwinCAT Analytics software from Beckhoff offers a complete workflow from acquisition of data through to its storage and analysis to dashboards for continuous machine monitoring. Traditional condition monitoring algorithms are now also available in TwinCAT Analytics using simple configuration with no programming requirements.
AutomationDirect has added PS-AMC motion controllers designed to work seamlessly with select Productivity PLCs to provide accurate, coordinated, plug-and-play motion control. These controllers are capable of up to 4 coordinated axes of motion per controller (PS-AMC4) with differential encoder feedback for each axis and a maximum switching frequency of 1MHz.
From Flying Motion with XPlanar to cloud-connected IoT tools and beyond, Beckhoff will showcase new hardware and software solutions that enable revolutionary packaging applications at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021.
