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Robots get greater range with plug-and-play linear actuators

Robots get greater range with plug-and-play linear actuators

Industrial robots have long been established as the technology of choice when it comes to efficient automation solutions for a wide range of handling and processing tasks. Now, thanks to a new innovation, owners and users can significantly extend the working range of their robots and cobots (collaborative robots) by installing Schaeffler driven linear units as horizontal axes.

23rd June 2020
Panasonic PAN1780 high-performance Bluetooth 5 low energy module now available at Mouser

Panasonic PAN1780 high-performance Bluetooth 5 low energy module now available at Mouser

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the PAN1780 module from Panasonic. The ultra-low-power Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 module enables the transmission of large amounts of data in connectionless environments, providing a compact solution for Internet of Things (IoT), beacon, and mesh network applications.

22nd June 2020
Three-axis handling with tray recirculation system

Three-axis handling with tray recirculation system

MK has designed a fully automated system for a customer who required a palletiser with a connected tray recirculation system. This custom solution uses cost-effective standard components and adapted special functions which allows pallet trucks to be used to feed Euro pallets into the system.

22nd June 2020
Fast, secure remote maintenance platform for machines

Fast, secure remote maintenance platform for machines

KEB Automation has introduced COMBIVIS CONNECT, a hardware and software solution that provides users with a fast, secure remote access maintenance platform for industrial machines and automation systems.

22nd June 2020
Roll feed and winding web length measurement made easy

Roll feed and winding web length measurement made easy

Extensively proven over several years for precise measurement of web length, position and speed in numerous roll winding and web-based machinery applications, Wachendorff’s LMS range of length measurement systems includes a novel spring-loaded arm design that facilitates straightforward mounting, fast pressure adjustment, and suitability for use with any surface material. Available with comprehensive support from Variohm EuroSensor, Wachendorff’s exclusive UK distributor, the LMSMA series is based on the German manufacturer’s rugged industrial incremental or absolute rotary encoders for a linear positioning resolution from 1 millimetre to 8 microns per pulse.

22nd June 2020
New EM1 expandable safety relay just got smaller

New EM1 expandable safety relay just got smaller

Four years ago, Mechan Controls successfully launched its innovative, modular EM1 safety relay. The goal was to develop an ‘intelligently simple’ safety relay that was expandable and more importantly, non-programmable. After thousands of units sold into a variety of applications/industries, the decision was made to make further improvements and developments to the existing design.

22nd June 2020
Scale-up capacity with smart tool changing

Scale-up capacity with smart tool changing

RARUK Automation is again pushing the boundaries of automation flexibility with the introduction of the SMARTSHIFT tool changer. Designed to operate with all models in its Universal Robots (UR) range of collaborative robots, the system cuts production time and errors and allows companies to scale-up capacity with ease.

22nd June 2020
Assistance system for surge protection with new functions

Assistance system for surge protection with new functions

A major firmware update provides new functions for Phoenix Contact’s ImpulseCheck assistance system for surge protection. Firmware 2.0 now allows Proficloud Global or Proficloud China to be selected as the end point. Additional interfaces are also provided to access selected data for the assistance system in the local network.

22nd June 2020
Miniature sensors help robots get a grip on silicon wafers

Miniature sensors help robots get a grip on silicon wafers

During automated production of solar cells, compact two-finger grippers transport trays of silicon wafers between operations. To avoid impacts on the wafer’s surfaces, process engineers require reliable confirmation that gripper jaws are fully open before the gripper descends to pick up a tray. Contrinex’s Ultra-miniature inductive proximity sensors, mounted directly above the top faces of the gripper fingers, sense the position of the jaws in the fully open position, eliminating avoidable scrap costs.

22nd June 2020
Easy roller adjustment for perfect dough thickness

Easy roller adjustment for perfect dough thickness

When a UK subsidiary of a multinational food and beverage equipment manufacturer looked to upgrade and simplify an automated dough thickness adjustment option across its range of biscuit baking machinery, they turned to Positek and its P103 series LIPS short-stroke linear position sensor to provide precise measurement of the gauge roller gap position.

22nd June 2020
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