November 19, 2024 By Quinn Harker The world of industrial automation is complex, and we’re here to help you navigate it. After thousands of successful deployments, Vention has defined key strategies to maximize project outcomes. From a free discovery session to a streamlined e-commerce ordering experience, these services are designed for your convenience. Here are…
November 19, 2024 Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced the expansion of its newest global Innovation Center near Montreal in Brossard, Quebec less than a year after its opening. After developing cutting-edge software in the region for nearly 40 years, last year the company announced its Innovation Center focused on the research and development…
November 19, 2024 HPS announces opening of their new warehouse near Dallas Fort Worth Hammond Power Solutions (HPS) has announced the opening of their new warehouse near Dallas Fort Worth. This facility is set to significantly enhance our logistics and delivery capabilities, providing numerous benefits to their customers throughout the United States and Canada. “The…
November 19, 2024 Kollmorgen delivers greater performance, flexibility and ease of use in a new, powerful programmable motion controller for simple to highly complex automation environments. Kollmorgen, a global leader in motion control and automation systems, has released its new PCMM2G programmable motion controller. This highly scalable controller offers simple integration with systems based on the…
November 19, 2024 More customer success through seamless data accessibility Users today face the challenge of having to integrate different topics such as control and motion, AI, data integration and evaluation, predictive maintenance and much more into their applications at the same time, with short development cycles and ever new requirements. Festo AX Controls presents…
November 19, 2024 Higher resolution opens possibilities in new application areas POSITAL has enhanced its IXARC family of incremental magnetic encoders, increasing the maximum resolution to 32,768 pulses per revolution (PPR). This upgrade includes new phasing options, offering a choice of wider index (Z) pulses, making it easier to replicate the features of older encoders…
November 15, 2024 For applications requiring especially high speeds and dynamics, Beckhoff offers the water-cooled AM8300 servo series with standstill torques three times greater than conventional options With the AM8300 servomotor series, Beckhoff expands its drive technology portfolio to include modular motors with integrated water cooling. Compared to conventional convection-cooled motors, these devices support higher…
November 14 2024 The rapid growth of e-commerce, combined with an ongoing skilled labor shortage, is pushing today’s material handlers to maximize opportunities and secure a larger market share. This has led to a significant demand for smarter, more powerful conveyor and sorting systems, which in turn require versatile industrial enclosures with a wider range of panel and cable…
November 14, 2024 Joint venture with Honda will strengthen Ontario’s end-to-end electric vehicle and battery supply chain The Ontario government is welcoming the start of construction on Asahi Kasei’s $1.7 billion manufacturing facility in Port Colborne to produce lithium-ion battery separators, a key component of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The new plant, the first of…
November 13, 2024 ABB has been selected by the German space and technology company OHB System AG to develop and build the thermal infrared payloads for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Harmony satellites, planned to launch in 2029. ABB will equip the two satellites with multispectral thermal infrared payloads capable of measuring a…
November 11, 2024 Portable PC- and EtherCAT-based controls for in situ heat treatment Heat treatment is traditionally used in the welding of pipelines to influence the material properties through controlled heating and cooling. A Canadian system integrator was looking for a flexible, compact system solution for controlling and documenting this process. With the space-saving EtherCAT Terminals and Industrial…
November 11, 2024 Engineering and runtime with a significant leap in performance Based on well over 40 years of experience with state-of-the-art automation technology, Beckhoff presents the newly developed TwinCAT PLC++, enabling control engineers to make a real leap in project performance. Both engineering and runtime can be accelerated, while the well-known TwinCAT advantages of…
November 7, 2024 Energy Manager simplifies electricity monitoring, tracking real-time use to identify opportunities that can minimize waste and reduce emissions by up to 30% Emerson has launched its new Energy Manager solution, a pre-engineered hardware and software offering designed to simplify industrial electricity monitoring with quick setup and intuitive operation. Ready out of the box,…
November 7, 2024 Process Device Profiles for Ethernet/IP Expanded ODVA has announced that new process device profiles for temperature sensors are now available as a part of The EtherNet/IPTM Specification. Process device profiles help system integrators and end users to be able to efficiently commission new devices and to more easily replace devices for optimized…
November 7, 2024 ODVA is pleased to announce that the CIP SafetyTM on EtherNet/IPTM technology has been enhanced to allow for the use of Concurrent Connections for applications requiring both high availability and functional safety. Concurrent Connections allow for communication redundancy between multiple producing and consuming devices for the most critical automation processes. CIP Safety…
November 7, 2024 The MELFA RV-12CRL vertically articulated robot has the largest reach of any robot in Mitsubishi Electric’s low-cost robot series, at 1,504mm, and a 12kg payload capacity, making it a candidate for machine tending, case packing, and pick-and-place applications. Mitsubishi Electric Automation is reputable for its flexible and high-performance robots available in diverse…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
