POSITAL’s New Multiturn Counter Module: Battery-Free Rotation Counts

POSITAL’s New Multiturn Counter Module: Battery-Free Rotation Counts

POSITAL’s Multiturn Counter Module is a zero-maintenance rotation counter designed to be integrated into motors or other types of rotating machinery to provide their control systems with a reliable count of the number of rotations the machine has completed. These modules can be used in many situations where rotation counts are needed, including positioning tasks in machine tools, robots, packaging machinery and medical equipment.

 

 

 

Introducing the BradyJet J1000 Industrial Printer for Terminal Block and Control Panel Identification

Introducing the BradyJet J1000 Industrial Printer for Terminal Block and Control Panel Identification

Customers who mark terminal blocks and control panel components know the process is intricate. But it can become more streamlined when all equipment, data and labels are connected and work together. With the new BradyJet J1000 Industrial Printer, Brady Workstation software and Brady materials, customers can experience just that.

 

 

 

IO-Link Rotary Encoder—Simplified Condition Monitoring and Increased Plant Availability

IO-Link Rotary Encoder—Simplified Condition Monitoring and Increased Plant Availability

Unexpected machine downtime can be costly. This means short response times are required to ensure high plant availability in the long term. The new absolute rotary encoder with IO-Link interface from Pepperl+Fuchs helps you increase plant transparency and benefit from potential savings.

 

 

 

Beckhoff: Highly Dynamic AL8000 Linear Motors Provide Flexible, Modular Design

Beckhoff: Highly Dynamic AL8000 Linear Motors Provide Flexible, Modular Design

Backed by its wealth of expertise in the development of rotary servomotors, Beckhoff has added an innovative product to its portfolio in the area of drive technology. The AL8000 series, a new generation of high‐performance and modular linear motors, was developed in cooperation with Fertig Motors, the dynamically growing Beckhoff subsidiary.

 

 

 

WERMA Visual and Audible Signal Beacons / Devices from AutomationDirect

WERMA Visual and Audible Signal Beacons / Devices from AutomationDirect

Werma EvoSIGNAL signal beacons warn, guide, protect and are a new simple, modular solution for signaling from AutomationDirect. Werma EvoSIGNAL visual and visual-audible signal devices are available in Mini, Midi and Maxi versions with common signal module voltages (115-230 VAC, 12/24 VAC/VDC) and with base, tube, bracket and wall mounting options.

 

 

 

New Cylinder Becomes Seventh Member of Festo’s Simplified Motion Series

New Cylinder Becomes Seventh Member of Festo’s Simplified Motion Series

And then there were seven. The EPCE electric cylinder has become the seventh member of Festo’s Simplified Motion Series (SMS), a family of electric actuators that mimics the simplicity of pneumatics in performing simple point-to-point movements or positioning tasks. Each has an integrated servo drive, controller and electronics, and two on-board control options as standard: Digital I/O and IO-Link.

 

 

 

Beckhoff Introduces Contact-free, Flying Motion Technology with XPlanar

Beckhoff Introduces Contact-free, Flying Motion Technology with XPlanar

Beckhoff is unlocking entirely new possibilities in machine design with the introduction of XPlanar. In this innovative system for flying motion control, planar movers float freely above planar tiles arranged in customizable layouts and enable extremely flexible, precise and highly dynamic positioning. For machine builders and manufacturers, this results in maximum flexibility and simplification in machine and plant designs.

 

 

 

ROEQ’s New GuardCom System Delivers Faster Transfer of Goods Between Mobile Robots and Stationary Conveyors

ROEQ’s New GuardCom System Delivers Faster Transfer of Goods Between Mobile Robots and Stationary Conveyors

Wi-Fi instability is a common workplace challenge. In material handling applications with devices communicating through complicated setups passing data around between mobile robots, 3rd party receiving stations and conveyors, an intermittent Wi-Fi network is prone to cause costly errors and downtime.