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Editor's Pick: Featured Article
Made in Canada for Canada: Two Iconic Canadian Brands Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries
ABB is an international company with a large global presence, but did you know that a significant percentage of the products sold in Canada are also designed and manufactured locally? As part of its sustainability 2030 strategy, ABB is focused on energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.
ABB is committed to Canada’s vision for a green, safe, and affordable infrastructure and to supporting the country’s value chain. With supply chains as local as possible, ABB ensures adaptability to sudden shifts, opportunities for new jobs and economic growth.
Latest Articles
Although modern motor technologies offer significant potential energy savings to business owners, ...
In cooperation with TÜV NORD, Pilz offers the qualification to become a CMSE – Certified Machinery ...
Spanish company Packfeeder has developed a family of automatic, robot-supported bottle unscrambling ...
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) and the Incident Command System for Industrial ...
ABB is an international company with a large global presence, but did you know that a significant ...
Anyone who has been following the latest expert discussions on energy efficiency in machines and ...
Join in with Rittal to sharpen up your IT & Industrial infrastructure, as well as your mission ...
Certified Electrical Safety Engineer (CESE) is an internationally recognized professional ...
Common in most industrial settings, electric motors are broadly grouped as those driven by ...
Machine safety is one of the most important requirements in factory automation and it can also be ...
Intelligent XTS Transport System Sorts Bottles With Automatic Format Changeovers
Spanish company Packfeeder has developed a family of automatic, robot-supported bottle unscrambling machines for the packaging industry. The so-called Pickfeeder uses the eXtended Transport System (XTS) from Beckhoff to implement a machine concept that is highly flexible and suitable for the most demanding sorting jobs in packaging with virtually no changeover effort.
Headquartered in Barcelona with global presence and service, Packfeeder specializes in systems for unscrambling and positioning bottle-shaped containers. Such machines are frequently used in the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, household cleaner and chemicals industries where products must be filled into bottles.
Product News
Fluke Process Instruments, a global provider of infrared imaging and thermal profiling solutions ...
The complex global supply chain has a an ever-stronger demand for customization along with the ...
The Type 3 safety light curtains in accordance with EN/IEC 61496-1/-2 are specially ...
Obtain a fast, comprehensive overview of a plant: that’s the purpose of Pilz’s web-based ...
AutomationDirect has added Stahl hazardous location alarm buzzers to their lineup of control and ...
The VariaPro line of Cable Glands is made for enduring extremes. It could be hot, cold, ...
AutomationDirect has added WON linear bearing and rails to their line of mechanical power ...
A new UL-approved product enhancement from Rockwell Automation helps increase workplace safety in a ...
Siemens LDA has received an order from a Chinese customer to deliver a special machine with dual ...
Littelfuse, Inc., an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, ...
New Product
Larger Stepper Motors Now Available At AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added new SureStep motors, now available in NEMA 42 frame sizes. Six new motor sizes are available with single or dual shafts. These twelve models extend the torque range of the SureStep line up to 4532 oz-in.
The mating extension cables are available in 6, 10, and 20-foot lengths, and an encoder adapter plate option allows the attachment of CUI Devices AMT132/AMT332 encoders and US Digital E6 encoders.
Latest News
In cooperation with TÜV NORD, Pilz offers the qualification to become a CMSE – Certified Machinery ...
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) and the Incident Command System for Industrial ...
Machine safety is one of the most important requirements in factory automation and it can also be ...
Allied Electronics & Automation has strengthened its robust roster of more than 500 world-class ...
Keeping workers safe and keeping the production line going may seem contradictory, but in most ...
The design of HVAC systems poses unique challenges for things like motor control and circuit ...
ABB has provided electrification, connected control and operations management systems, ...
With interest in driverless cars increasing all the time, and with car manufacturers looking for ...
Tundra was recently excited to announce that they’re now a part of the Wajax Corporation. Be sure ...
In October of 2020, orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector matched the previous ...
Daily News
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA) and the Incident Command System for Industrial Control Systems (ICS4ICS) recently announced the release of a cybersecurity first responder credentialing program.
The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance has joined forces with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and cybersecurity response teams from more than 50 participating companies to adopt FEMA's Incident Command System framework for response structure, roles, and interoperability. This is the system used by First Responders globally when responding to hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, industrial accidents, and other high impact situations.
