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LINAK releases Software Development Kit (SDK) to help design customized apps for its products

LINAK has introduced a Software Development Kit (SDK), enabling, for example, manufacturers of comfort beds to design an app experience aligned with LINAK products. The SDK has been designed and tested to […]

Beckhoff releases new touch panels featuring 10.1-inch widescreen displays with superior display quality

The new price/performance class of touch panels from Beckhoff, first launched with 7-inch displays, has been expanded by three built-in devices with 10.1-inch widescreen displays. PC-based control technology in the cost-sensitive, lower […]

Rockwell Automation updated its FactoryTalk View software with new features and enhancements

Rockwell Automation has updated its HMI software to equip industrial workers with better information to run and maintain their systems. New features in the FactoryTalk View software version 10.0 include greater access […]

Rittal launches its new web-based “Edge Data Center Configurator”

The Internet of Things is rapidly taking shape. It is now clear that companies are adapting their IT infrastructure. Edge data centers are helping to process the vast amounts of data involved […]


Ganter offers wide selection of set collar types for different application requirements

No, the set collar is not a simple standard part; in fact, it represents a sophisticated and multifaceted element. At least when it comes from Ganter. A total of 18 different set […]


DEHN showcased its surge protection with ACI technology at this year’s Light + Building trade fair

Due to digitalization, networked technology is becoming more important, equipment and components more sensitive and demands in the workplace higher. Failure of sensitive, networked technology is unthinkable and often has dire consequences. […]


HARTING’s new MICA 2 has up to five times better computing performance than MICA Basic

The MICA product family develops into a universal modular platform to capture data, process it at the machine level, and exchange it in wireless and wired fashion. New MICA versions are expanding […]


Epson to support emWin embedded GUI tool for its S1C31D01 microcontroller

Seiko Epson Corporation and SEGGER Microcontroller GmbH & Co. KG announced that Epson will start support and free of charge distribution of the emWin embedded GUI tool for Epson’s 32-bit flash memory […]


Yaskawa’s Motoman HC10 robot received EC Type Examination Certificate by TÜV Rhineland

Yaskawa’s collaborative Motoman HC10 robot not only satisfies the requirements of European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Its YRC1000 controller with FSU and PFL circuit board also meets the performance level (PL) d Cat. […]


Nikon Metrology demonstrated its inspection solutions optimised for Industry 4.0

At Control 2018, Nikon Metrology’s focus on inspection automation sharpens. As the growth of Industry 4.0 accelerates, quality control needs to keep pace with these latest evolutions. Digital, automated and connected inspection […]


FANUC expands its range of welding solutions with the new ARC Mate 100iD/10L robot

The new long-arm ARC Mate 100iD/10L welding robot has arrived. One of the latest additions to FANUC’s extensive range of welding solutions, the ARC Mate 100iD/10L robot offers customers a bigger working […]


TM Robotics’s new TSAssist software assists users in all stages of automation

Industrial robot specialist, TM Robotics, introduces the new TSAssist software; a powerful programming tool from Toshiba Machine. The software offers powerful assistance to all phases of automation, including planning, design, and improvement. […]


Hexagon combines BendingStudio and Absolute Arm enabling greater portability and measurement speeds

A new approach to tube and wire measurement was announced by leading metrology and manufacturing solution specialist Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. An updated version of the popular AICON BendingStudio software platform now allows […]