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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Releases System Recorder Module to Simplify Maintenance Data Management

March 23, 2023 The new iQ-R Series System Recorder Module helps customers troubleshoot difficult or inconsistent machine errors to reduce downtime, maintenance costs, and the need to be on-site with the machine Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. announces the new iQ-R Series System Recorder Module that efficiently assists programmers in determining a machine’s malfunction root cause…

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Festo’s DHOP Advances Lab Automation with High-Throughput Pipetting with Closed-Loop Control

March 21, 2023 The DHOP seamlessly integrates with Festo’s world-class mechatronic systems Festo’s new DHOP closed-loop pipette head for high-speed robotic pipetting applications delivers consistent volumes over a wide range of liquid viscosities. In so doing, it assures the utmost in automation flexibility, speed, and feedback where devices are frequently required to handle many liquids….

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Festo’s New Multi-Axis EXCL Gantry Breaks Price/Performance Barriers in Lab Automation

March 21, 2023 The EXCL gantry checks all the boxes for affordability, performance, flexibility, footprint, and integration Festo introduces the EXCL, a multi-axis gantry kit that lowers acquisition, engineering, and assembly costs for automated sample handling and liquid dispensing in laboratory devices. The EXCL joins Festo’s rapidly expanding portfolio of products dedicated to applications in…

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Festo Introduces the Electric Motion Sizing Online Tool for Quick Selection of Servo Drives

Users receive a choice of perfectly dimensioned options for electric and electromechanical drive components in minutes March 20, 2023 Festo introduces the company’s latest online productivity tool – Electric Motion Sizing – for error-free sizing of linear and rotary electromechanical systems. Electric Motion Sizing improves project efficiency by slashing the engineering time required for identifying…

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Introduces Powerful iQ-R Series Module Allowing Users to Configure Two Networks Using One Module

The newly introduced iQ-R Series CC-Link IE TSN Plus module allows dual network communication, easy configuration, simple diagnostics using one software environment, simplified wiring, and much more March 20, 2023 Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. announces the iQ-R Series CC-Link IE TSN Plus module which supports CC-Link IE TSN and EtherNet/IP™ networks in one module. CC-Link…

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RFID Made Simple: New UHF Read/Write Device with IO-Link

March 20, 2023 Seamlessly identify and track parts and goods according to the “Track and Trace” principle. Establish transparency throughout the entire manufacturing process. Creating the information basis for implementingIndustry 4.0 concepts. Pepperl+Fuchs now offers a practical solution for users looking for an easy entry into the world of RFID with all its possibilities: The new F191 RFID…

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Littelfuse Expands eFuse Protection ICs Series to Address More Diverse and Demanding Applications

March 20, 2023  Littelfuse, Inc. announced the latest release of four versatile circuit protection devices in the eFuse Protection ICs product line. The latest eFuse Protection ICs utilize an innovative design ideal for a wide range of power inputs (3.3V to 28V) with highly integrated protection. These semiconductor-based electronic fuses provide robust overvoltage, overcurrent, short…

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Feintool and SITEC Strengthen Cooperation in Europe

March 20, 2023 After a successful cooperation start in Asia, both technology companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to intensify cooperation in the production of metallic bipolar plates for fuel cells and electrolysers in Europe. The market for fuel cell and electrolyser applications in Europe is developing very dynamically and offers high potential. In…

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IDEM: 2 Handed Safety Control Panels from Automation Direct

March 20, 2023 AutomationDirect announces the addition of IDEM two-hand safety control panels to their safety products portfolio. Two-hand safety control panels, used with a special control monitoring relay, require an operator to use both hands simultaneously during a hazardous operation. This forces operators to keep their hands on the two-hand control actuator and out…

STOBER’s Servo Gear Units Outperform the Competition

March 20, 2023 Did you know STOBER’s servo gear units outperform the competition? STOBER’s servo products are the most precise with less than 1 arcmin of backlash. Plus, they have the highest stiffness. STOBER’s optimized gear hardening ensures smoothness of motion and minimizes velocity ripple. When precision matters, you want to make sure you have…

TMC3 Armored Gland from Eaton is Easy to Install and Mitigates Electrocution Risk

March 20, 2023 Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds series TMC3 cable glands are designed to quickly and easily terminate metal-clad (MC) cable, TECK corrugated cable, and non-armored tray cables.  Packed with innovative features, the TMC3 is ideal for terminating cable at junction boxes, control centers, panelboards, and enclosures for motor control and electrical distribution equipment. TMC3 Features Source

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Festo Features Electric Automation Innovations at ProMat 2023

March 16, 2023 Festo is highlighting several of its latest innovations in electric automation, including its unique Simplified Motion Series (SMS) at ProMat, the North American supply chain exhibition, held this year from March 20-23 in Chicago. Electric automation with the simplicity of pneumatics These machine-mounted SMS axes are an innovative engineering and manufacturing breakthrough, comparable in…

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Expansion at Invertek Drives with an Anticipated Investment of £6.3m in a New Innovation Centre

An anticipated investment of £6.3 million in a new Innovation Centre is planned at the global headquarters of Invertek Drives, a world-leading innovator and manufacturer of variable frequency drive (VFD) technology. March 10, 2023 Land has been acquired next to the company’s global headquarters and manufacturing facility at Offa’s Dyke Business Park, Welshpool, Powys, UK,…

ABB expands its family of award-winning, ultra-efficient, Baldor-Reliance® EC Titanium™ motors
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Ultra-Efficient, Baldor-Reliance® EC Titanium™ Motors

ABB Expands its Family of Award-Winning, Ultra-Efficient, Baldor-Reliance® EC Titanium™ Motors March 8, 2023 IEC frame integrated motor-drive ABB has added IEC frame options to its integrated motor-drive offering of Baldor-Reliance EC Titanium motors. Standard features include aluminum housed top-mount of axial mount integrated drive, IP55 enclosure, internal shaft grounding brush and class-F insulation. EC Titanium motors…

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Top 5 Factors to Consider when Shopping for Electrical Enclosures by Electrozad

March 8, 2023 Choosing the appropriate electrical enclosures to suit your industrial or commercial application doesn’t have to be complicated. There are a considerable number of enclosures and junction boxes to choose from, but not all of them will be the best solution for your operational needs. We break down the top 5 specifications to…