311 press releases : Automation, Regulation, Robotics

TRM has launch a new generation of backgauge controllers from 1 axis to up to 3 axis. Our controls also come with 16 Digital inputs and 16 Digital Outputs easily programmable for controlling external devices as lights, pumps, compressor, relays etc. Our controllers can be used for controlling DC Servo motor, AC servo motors or Vector drives. The 5.7 inches colour screen allows to display more i...

Unitronics is now releasing a new line of enhanced I/O expansion modules. Based on the same stable platform as the traditional modules, these four new compact devices offer up to 32 digital I/Os per unit, plus 3 additional analog inputs for maximum I/O capacity and minimized cabinet space. The new modules incorporate many advantages for machine builders and integrators. Firstly the cost—users c...

Columbia/Okura now offers our customers an innovative new robotic pail palletizing solution. Easily palletize pails with this straightforward robotic palletizing solution Columbia/Okura now offers our customers an innovative new robotic pail palletizing solution that will save both time and money. Our new pail palletizing end effectors have the ability to adjust to different sizes and weights o...

When GEORGIN was created in 1939, Mr. Marcel GEORGIN, could not have possibly imagined the evolution of his small workshop located in the Desnouettes Street in the 15th district of Paris, where some high-quality electric regulators were made by craftsmen.   After 30 years of business, the company, which was taken over by Mr Jean DENISSELLE, took a new step by adding the production of pressure a...

On occasion of the fair SPS 2008 from November 25th through the 27th we showed the new Developerboard for our all-in-one bus nodes of the series UNIGATE IC. The Developer Board was developed so that the fast implementation of the Deutschmann All-in-one bus node UNIGATE® IC into your electronic system can be guaranteed. The board is suitable for all Fieldbuses and Industrial Ethernet Buses suppor...

Next generation ultra fast TS SCARA robots New TS80 SCARA robot Stäubli Robotics Announces Next Generation Ultra-Fast SCARA Robot Series Stäubli Robotics, manufacturers of innovative and technologically advanced industrial and cleanroom robots, announces the introduction of the new TS series of high speed SCARA robots. This next generation robotic line features 100% Stäubli design and engi...

May 10th, 2009, Delta, B.C., Canada - LMI Technologies Inc. (LMI), a global manufacture of machine vision applied technology is pleased to announce it has received its first of several worldwide patents for the use of Time of Flight sensors in livestock management from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Patent 7,490,576 B2 comprises details on how a light projection source and a came...

Pro-face presents the new touch terminal model "special well-lighted locations" : 1000cd/m2. Low-light reflexion and ultra-brightness model. - 5.7" model - Colour TFT - 640 x 480 - 65536 colours - RS232/RS422/RS485 - USB - Ethernet CF-Card - ultra High-brigthness: 1000cd/m2 - Power supply: 24VCC A new solution for applications installed in Well-lighted locations.

By Bill Lydon - Contributing Editor Autonomous Robots... At ProMat 2009, Seegrid Corporation provided a peek into the future capabilities that advanced technology will deliver to material handling with its GP8 robotic pallet truck. The product is easy to use, simply walk it through where it needs to go and it learns the path by taking pictures and building 3D map of its surroundings to creat...

For use in extreme ambient conditions, particularly outdoor applications. With the new piezo keypads SCHURTER provides key panels that are impervious to all kinds of dirt and fluids. The keypads are particularly suitable for use in outdoor applications due to their ability to resist extreme ambient conditions such as negative temperatures, ice and snow. The keypads fulfill the IP69K protection cla...

In the Metal Working 2009 trade show held in Moscow, Russia, and in the recent Easy Automation Roadshow events in Sweden and Denmark, Fastems launched Fastwizard – a new, user-friendly interface for controlling robotized production cells. It is now an integral part of the RPC-20G robot cell designed for the tending of CNC machine tools, especially lathes. In conventional manual programming of...

Machine safety sensors are often needed in environments which have high durability requirements. Therefore, elobau developed the machine safety sensor 165...VL especially for the packaging industry and it is now a permanent feature in the product range. The machine safety sensor 165...VL has an extremely robust design, which is complemented by its highly polished stainless steel housing (material ...

Datalogic is pleased to announce the availability of the new high-end vision system NVS9000™.This new camera system has been designed to dramatically improve the overall system throughput in large couriers and postal distribution centres.At the same time the NVS9000™ provides the simplest integration, the easiest installation and highest industrial reliability with a very low total cost of investme...

Det Norske Veritas Certification, Inc. (DNV) recently awarded ISO certification to Sentry Equipment Corp. By achieving ISO 9001:2008, Sentry has demonstrated its commitment to a highly effective quality system, continual quality improvement, and to focusing on providing extra value to its customers. Sentry Equipment Corp’s employee owners are proud to announce its certification to the internatio...

The Ethernet/PROFIBUS gateway "Fieldbus Network Link" from COMSOFT is available in a new updated version. The compact hat rail module allows the connection to all copper based PROFIBUS DP and PROFIBUS PA networks and supports DP Master class 1/2 on the basis of DP and DPV1 services as well as DP Slave. The new Ethernet based operation mode as MODBUS TCP/IP Slave provides easy integration as PROF...

The SCM5B48 provides excitation to piezoelectric sensors with built-in microelectronic amplifiers, commonly known as ICP®* or IEPE* or LIVM* sensors. The module provides a constant current excitation to the sensor, then isolates, filters, and amplifies the sensor output, yielding a high-level analog voltage output. The excitation current, signal gain, and filter high-pass and low-pass cutoff freq...

Speed and Affordability -- On track for a record year of new product introductions in 2009, Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of high-speed digital imaging systems, today unveiled the Phantom® v710 and Phantom® v210 -- the latest additions to the company’s renowned v-Series of advanced digital high-speed cameras.

Jetter AG publishes figures for the fiscal year 2008/2009 ended 31 March 2009. After a good first quarter, Jetter was hit by the economic crisis. While a strong growth could be recorded in the first semester, second-semester sales fell 17 % behind the previous year. Yearly sales fell by 2 % to 40.2 Mio. Euro. After-tax consolidated profit was 1.2 Mio. Euro. Management expects sales in the current...

Pilz has now developed the decentralised I/O system PSSuniversal for connection to Profinet and Profinet safe. So now Profinet users can also take advantage of the system's benefits. PSSuniversal offers a high level of safety plus integrated standard automation in equal measure. The system can have a mixed physical structure, and can be individually adapted to suit the respective application. The a...

The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces the PWS-8101M, a 10.4” XGA TFT LCD rugged mobile computer with an Intel® Core™ 2 Duo U7500 processor, 802.11 a/b/g WiFi, built-in Class2 V2.0 +EDR Bluetooth, Windows® XP™ Pro and an optional 3.5G/HSDPA GPRS and SiRF III GPS. With its military-grade MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD-461E certification, while meeting rugged demands such as a 3 foot ...