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VantagePoint v6.0 from Rockwell Automation allows easy data access from any digital device

Manufacturers now have the freedom to use any digital device to easily access optimized performance metrics and data analytics from plant floors and machines, thanks to new capabilities embedded in the FactoryTalk […]

HARTING’s M12 PushPull connector is perfectly mountable just by hand

Through the M12 PushPull connector a much higher density of connections is possible on a device. The M12 PushPull can be mounted without tools by hand, thus accelerating the installation in tight […]

Yaskawa’s U1000 matrix converter reduces energy loss while taking up less space

The new U1000 matrix converter from Yaskawa enables asynchronous or synchronous machines to be driven effectively, while at the same time ensuring the energy-efficient recovery of excess braking energy. Unlike in conventional […]

Universal Robots’s collaborative robots help SHAD optimized its production process

SHAD, the leading European manufacturer of top and side cargo cases for motorcycles installs its first UR5 from Universal Robots in its factory in Mollet del Valles (Catalonia, Spain). The collaborative robot […]


KUKA’s KR AGILUS Robot challenges Timo Boll again

Extra Time in the battle between KUKA’s KR AGILUS Robot and German table tennis idol Timo Boll One year ago, Timo Boll challenged the KUKA’s robot in an extraordinary table tennis match Robot […]


ATOM encoder systems by Renishaw features miniaturisation with outstanding performance and reliability

ATOM is Renishaws innovative non-contact optical linear and rotary incremental encoder system that uniquely combines miniaturisation with exceptional dynamic performance and outstanding reliability. ATOM linear and rotary (angle) encoder systems feature integral […]


Rockwell’s Studio 5000 Logix Designer v24 further improves user productivity

With the Rockwell Software Studio 5000 Logix Designer v24 software from Rockwell Automation, engineers have new design capabilities that can dramatically increase automation productivity, improve start-up time and reduce costs throughout a […]


Ammeraal Beltech’s uni-chains PLUS+ brings further innovations for production lines

Ammeraal Beltech’s uni-chains® range of modular conveyor belts and chains now offers an increased choice of materials with the introduction of high-performance uni-chains PLUS+ hardened stainless steel chains. Of particular interest for […]


The new Volvo XC90 features MOST150 technology integration

The MOST® Cooperation – standardization organization for the leading automotive multimedia network technology Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) – announced that Volvo has integrated MOST150 into its brand new vehicle model Volvo […]


Ammeraal Beltech displayed its portfolio of process and conveyor belts at IPACK-IMA 2015

Ammeraal Beltech’s extensive and industry-leading portfolio of process and conveyor belts were on display at the company’s ‘one stop belt shop’ at IPACK-IMA 2015. For the first time combining its presence at […]


Lapp presents fibre optic cables for Profinet and angled connectors

Lapp presented numerous new products at the Hanover Fair. With the HITRONIC® PROFINET fibre optic cable, the Stuttgart-based company has rounded off its product portfolio for the Profinet Industrial Ethernet system. Also […]


Renishaw’s Primo™ LTS provides an efficient solution for tool length setting

Global engineering technologies company Renishaw has launched the Primo™ LTS (length tool setter) at CIMT, Beijing, China. The Primo LTS is a single-axis tool setter which allows users to set tool length, […]


HARTING RFID offers an optimized solution for railway application

Railroad engineering, otherwise known as a rather traditional branch of industry, is currently showing itself as very innovative in a consistent process of modernization of production, maintenance and signaling. In this context, […]