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Easy line control and monitoring

Easy line control and monitoring

A focus for B&R is simplifying line control and monitoring, and the company has introduced new technology based on PackML. With just a few mouse clicks, a convenient line monitoring system can be implemented using B&R’s APROL process and factory automation system, with the solution based on OMAC’s PackML standard, which can be applied to virtually any machine.

23rd April 2016
New display sizes for Visu+ HMIs from Phoenix Contact

New display sizes for Visu+ HMIs from Phoenix Contact

Phoenix Contact is expanding its existing range of HMI devices for the Visu+ visualisation software with four additional display variants. The new 4.3in, 9.0in, 12.0in, and 15.4in display sizes give system planners even more choice. The HMIs are fitted with the latest ARM Cortex-A8 processors. The improved processor power gives the user up to ten percent faster image refresh and reaction times. This means the visualisations created with the Visu+ software will run even more smoothly. Detailed and complex operating and monitoring interfaces can be created and access to machines and systems intuitively designed. The 1GB flash memory and 512Mbyte RAM provide adequate resources for complex visualisation concepts.

23rd April 2016
Smarter PLCs and HMIs now rival SCADA systems

Smarter PLCs and HMIs now rival SCADA systems

The traditional boundaries between SCADA-based control systems and PLC-based control systems were, if not fixed, then at least relatively clear, with SCADA typically being the favourite for process applications and PLCs for discrete, sequential control. But as those boundaries have blurred, many users who would previously have considered a SCADA system as their best option might today find they are better served by a compact PLC linked to an HMI.

23rd April 2016
Advanced motion control optimises laser and mechanical micro-drilling

Advanced motion control optimises laser and mechanical micro-drilling

Advanced motion control technology plays a critical role in the success of micro-drilling equipment. It provides the ability to “tune” the axes to attain the highest possible process capacity and yield but, most importantly, it delivers maximum stability so that systems operate without resonance or vibrations to ensure maximum aperture consistency.

23rd April 2016
Expanded conveyor range from mk

Expanded conveyor range from mk

mk Profile Systems has expanded its conveyor range with two more options in its belt conveyor range and an addition to its chain conveyor range. A belt conveyor with metal detector is now available and also a belt conveyor with back lighting. The chain conveyor comes with an immersion bath for applications where an automated cleaning station is required.

23rd April 2016
Conceptual idea becomes a working product in two months

Conceptual idea becomes a working product in two months

When Sly Agri, the UK specialist agricultural machinery manufacturer, was looking for a set of bearings that would assure reliability in the field, with constant knocks, shimmies and shakes and a whole load of mud thrown in, without any maintenance, the company turned to Igus.

23rd April 2016
The breakthrough of smart robots at Automatica 2016

The breakthrough of smart robots at Automatica 2016

Robots have left their protective cage. They now work closely with people. Automatica (Munich 21-24 June, 2016) will highlight how the automation industry is facing the challenge of this technology.

23rd April 2016
Instant pneumatic cylinder configuration from IMI Precision Engineering

Instant pneumatic cylinder configuration from IMI Precision Engineering

Aimed at enabling design engineers to instantly configure fluid and motion control products to their individual application needs, IMI Precision Engineering has launched its best-in-class online configuration service – supporting more than 60 native CAD formats.

22nd April 2016
Renold Couplings invests in Cardiff future

Renold Couplings invests in Cardiff future

Renold Couplings have announced significant investment in the future of its Cardiff manufacturing facility. The investment centres on the installation of new machines, to increase production and reduce lead times of couplings manufactured at the site. Two of the machines are now fully operational, with a further two to follow later in 2016.

21st April 2016
RS Components signs new distribution agreements

RS Components signs new distribution agreements

RS Components has signed a distribution agreement with Huber & Suhner, the Switzerland-based manufacturer of advanced electrical and optical connectivity products. RS is now stocking over 270 Huber & Suhner data and energy connectors and related passive components aimed at communications, transportation and industrial applications.

20th April 2016
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