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Gripper software adds flexibility to automated handling systems - Drives&Controls
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (399+ words) Festo has introduced AI-powered gripper software that allows robots to handle mixed, unfamiliar and randomly positioned products without needing extensive programming, template loading or specialist vision integration. Designed for manufacturers wanting greater flexibility from their automated handling systems, the GripperAI…...
App helps manufacturers to understand machine performance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (232+ words) By visualising equipment operating status and operational trends, identifying factors that affect operating time, highlighting wasted energy, and supporting predictive maintenance, the app helps users to prioritise improvements and respond faster to emerging issues. Information is visualised on graphical dashboards,…...
Colour camera reads print marks at line speeds of up to 500m/min
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (307+ words) Drives&Controls Colour camera reads print marks at line speeds of up to 500m/min ABB’s Machine Automation division has introduced a high-speed colour camera for precise print mark detection. Designed to balance colour accuracy with high-speed processing, the B&R…...
Hybrid device connects servomotors and drives using just one cable
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (302+ words) The German connector manufacturer binder has launched a new generation of hybrid connectors for industrial automation. The B23 series combines power supply and shielded data transmission in a compact connector, allowing servomotor and drive systems to be connected using just one…...
Triangular connector housings cope with demands of modern machinery
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (344+ words) The German connector manufacturer binder has developed a triangular moulding to provide strain relief, anti-twist protection and long service lives for cable connections in applications such as robotic systems and moving machinery. The moulding is being used for the first…...
Online rotating machine analyser avoids site inspections
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (258+ words) Quartzteq has launched a partial discharge analyser (PDA) designed to enhance the performance, durability and connectivity of rotating machines. The modular Lifeview PDA III instrument allows permanent online condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines. It gives operators control and flexibility…...
Barcode verifier lets manufacturers check codes as they are created
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (332+ words) Drives&Controls Barcode verifier lets manufacturers check codes as they are created Omron has announced a high-speed system that verifies 1D, 2D and DPM (direct part mark) barcodes on production lines, allowing manufacturers to check code quality when it is created, and…...
Multi-DoF absolute encoder system supports advanced positioning
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (227+ words) Drives&Controls Multi-DoF absolute encoder system supports advanced positioning Renishaw’s multi-DoF encoder system streamlines motion architectures Renishaw has launched an absolute multi-DoF (multiple degrees of freedom) optical encoder system that combines its Resolute absolute encoder read-heads with one or more…...
Compact servodrive combines motion control and safety functions
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (396+ words) Drives&Controls Compact servodrive combines motion control and safety functions Festo has announced a servodrive that combines motion control and safety functions in a compact device. The CMMT-AS-MP-S3 drive is designed to simplify the implementation of high-level extended safety in…...