Mitsubishi Electric’s KOTSUMON System Uses AI Video Technology to Analyze Production Line Workers’ Motions

Mitsubishi Electric’s KOTSUMON System Uses AI Video Technology to Analyze Production Line Workers’ Motions

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced recently its newly developed KOTSUMON system uses the company’s Maisart artificial-intelligence (AI) technologies to extract video data for the automatic identification and analysis of specific types of human motions, such as those of workers on production lines. The system simply requires a normal video to automatically measure work efficiency and detect omitted or mistaken motions, which manufacturers are expected to use to upgrade their line operations for improved productivity.

 

 

Baumer: Fasterthanever sensor replacement with the parameter server function

Baumer: Fasterthanever sensor replacement with the parameter server function

Switching point, switching window, filter, sonic  beam width, output logic: when a new sensor is installed in a machine, a variety of parameters must be adjusted to the application. The parameter server function via the IO-Link interface is the solution for parameter exchange within seconds. This ensures maximum system availability.

 

 

 

Need help coupling two parallel shafts? Electromate offers a full family of Power-On Clutches

Need help coupling two parallel shafts? Electromate offers a full family of Power-On Clutches

Power-on Clutches are used to couple two parallel shafts. The armature hub assembly is mounted to the same shaft as the rotor assembly. The armature hub accommodates a pulley, gear, sprocket, etc., to transmit torque to the second shaft. The field assembly is mounted on the shaft and retained by a loose-fitting pin or bracket through the anti-rotation tab.

 

 

 

Festo’s decentralized remote I/O system lets machine designers think differently

Festo’s decentralized remote I/O system lets machine designers think differently

Every so often a game-changing idea like Festo’s new CPX-AP-I decentralized remote I/O reaches the market, giving machine designers new possibilities to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their projects. In fact, the genius of the design and the potential unleashed by these CPX-AP-I control modules earned Festo a coveted reddot product design award earlier this year.

 

 

 

Festo Automation Suite: New software gets automation up and running quickly, simply

Festo Automation Suite: New software gets automation up and running quickly, simply

With the free, PC-based Festo Automation Suite commissioning software, getting a new drive package up and running couldn’t be simpler and faster. Only five easy steps are needed to parameterize and configure all parts of an installation, from the mechanical system to the controller using the Automation Suite’s commissioning wizard. It’s all very intuitive.

 

 

 

Toshiba: MTX2-15 NEMA 3R

Toshiba: MTX2-15 NEMA 3R

The second generation Toshiba MTX2®-15 NEMA 3R outdoor medium voltage adjustable speed drive (ASD) is one of the most innovative outdoor ASD offerings to date. A smaller footprint and improved mean time to repair are the result of an advanced enclosure design and power section topology. The MTX2-15 is specifically designed for mounting in remote locations from the jungle to the desert or applications where a building does not exist.

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Electric: New MELIPC Line of Industrial PCs for Edge Computing

Mitsubishi Electric: New MELIPC Line of Industrial PCs for Edge Computing

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has announced the release of its MELIPC Series of industrial-use computers for data computing, edge computing, remote monitoring, and the integration of hardware and software technologies. The MELIPC Series is targeted towards OEMs and end users running general manufacturing applications, and especially those who require a computing and data monitoring solution that takes up a limited amount of space with a small footprint.

 

 

 

The ix Industrial connector wins the “Innovative Product Award“ in China

The ix Industrial connector wins the “Innovative Product Award“ in China

Acknowledging the ix Industrial connector, the HARTING Technology Group has been awarded this year’s “Innovative Product Award“ in China. The coveted award was bestowed by the “MM modern manufacturing “publication, the counterpart to the specialist magazine “MM Maschinenmarkt “– which both belong to the German Vogel Communications Group, headquartered in Würzburg.