Manufacturer's Monthly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Condition monitoring sensors: Detect small issues before they become bigger and costlier problems with PMN-connected sensors, lowering maintenance costs and reducing unplanned downtime. Collectively, this cabling and infrastructure often represent a major expense for any manufacturer.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 15, 2023

Advances in RGBD cameras – composed of a standard RGB camera and a depth sensor – have received attention because of their ability to quickly acquire 3D models of the environment and to estimate the camera pose in a low-cost way. The need for Ethernet switches for VGRs. Safety is another consideration.

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Control Engineering

JULY 29, 2022

The IO-Link operating mode supports bidirectional data communications with field devices and is typically used during data collection for monitoring, testing and diagnostics. A local controllers port in DI mode accepts digital inputs and works when the port is connected to sensors — in this context, acting as input devices.

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Quantis

JUNE 5, 2024

The arguments range from "collecting worthless data" to the assumption that it is impossible to seamlessly connect the individual layers and thus enable smooth communication among them. The lowest layer comprises the devices, sensors and actuators used in production to collect data and control physical processes.

Beverage 130

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Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Omega Engineering solutions now available at RS include: More than 5,600 sensors, including a vast selection of temperature sensors, as well as sensor accessories, pressure sensors, flow sensors, load cells, linear transducers, thermistors, and board-mount sensors.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Developed to complement the Coromant Capto quick-change tooling concept from Sandvik Coromant, the driven tool holder solution uses sensors to gather data, which it transmits via Bluetooth, enabling predictive maintenance of the holder. HEIDENHAIN’S new TD 110 tool breakage sensor. www.alliedmachine.com.

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MEM

JANUARY 19, 2023

and the available support for manufacturers who wish to switch. Customer demands are rapidly increasing, and the insight from the data collected in Industry 4.0 Data is collected from IoT sensors and devices connected to the internet to create a real-time data exchange and automation process. Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0,

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 11, 2025

The company’s Advanced Mechanics Assistance System lets users collect demonstration data and generate diverse synthetic datasets with NVIDIA GR00T-Mimic and GR00T-Gen to train the GR00T N1 foundation model. SICK is integrating new certified sensor models — as well as 2D and 3D lidars, safety scanners and cameras — into NVIDIA Isaac Sim.

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Control Engineering

MAY 5, 2023

With the help of liquid metal and specialized polymers, researchers have developed sensors that can do both. According to Cheng, manufacturing sensors in a rigid state is better than in a soft state because the different layers can stack on one another without deforming. Henderson, Jr.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 21, 2023

The next step for igus has been its maintenance feature, where sensors can provide real-time data on wear to prevent a shutdown or unplanned failure. push/pull force monitoring Force measuring sensors mounted on the moving end detect the force required to move the chain over the travel during operation. i.Sense EC.B:

Industry 4.0 98

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 31, 2024

It is equipped with an AES-compliant, fully managed switch and an additional lean managed switch, providing security similar to that found in IT server rooms but tailored for the factory environment. enables data processing directly on the machine, offloading tasks from controllers to ensure low latency and high determinism.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

They’re also responsible for] teach pendants for robot control , data collection and processing, mapping, image analysis, path planning, obstacle avoidance and autonomy. There are several reasons why the switch from general-purpose OS that comes with “soft” real-time behavior to hard real-time OS (RTOS) makes sense.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

It is equipped with an AES-compliant fully managed switch and an additional lean managed switch, providing top-tier security similar to that found in IT server rooms, but tailored for the demanding factory environment. Enhanced security is a key feature of SmartBox 2.0. Designed for universal compatibility, SmartBox 2.0

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The Automation Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup: Today we're covering news about Transmitters, Aveva, Touch Sensors, Groov Epic, Wifi 6, LOTO, Level Monitoring, PowerFlex, Micro800 & RIO, Modicon TM3 RIO and more in our Automation This Morning blog for March 9, 2023. To learn more, click here.

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E&T

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Key technologies of novel wide-band electromagnetic sensors and panoramic information perceptions for intelligent power grids. Speccy: Miniature spectral sensor. Key technologies of novel wide-band electromagnetic sensors and panoramic information perceptions for intelligent power grids. SpinSwitch – the rotary rail switch.

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ATS

JUNE 18, 2024

It addresses sensor-based condition monitoring systems and technologies and covers implementation challenges and considerations. Sensor-based corrosion monitoring Corrosion is not new, therefore, some of the corrosion measurement techniques have been around a long time.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 7, 2024

Photo Credit: Evident Evident ’s DP75 digital microscope camera enables users to capture brightfield or wide-wavelength fluorescence images using a single camera, eliminating the inconvenience of switching between multiple cameras. The high-sensitivity cooled CMOS sensor makes it easier capture sharp, low-noise fluorescence images.

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Automation Mag

MAY 15, 2023

The data collected from the technologies of today are actively used to analyze processes, and predict failing machine components or issues before it actually stops functioning. You use the same sensors, controllers and same PLC code. IO-Link is another technology that is taking root (RA-02162023).

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

A Centrica solution has helped some companies lower their energy costs by 8% and found that there is potential for energy consumption to be reduced by 4% if timers are used to switch machines off during non-operational hours. It can also help inform and influence employee behavior change to further improve energy performance.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Integrating automation, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins, sensors or other smart manufacturing solutions into operations can lead to more efficient operations and lower scrap rates as well as cost savings. Smart manufacturing. Looking for more advanced solutions to optimize your operations?

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

DECEMBER 7, 2023

From the precision of sensor technologies to the intelligence of data-driven decision-making, Smart Manufacturing is forging a new era of innovation and production. While Smart Manufacturing adoption can drive significant value, don't overlook the financial and operational implications of making the switch.

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Control Engineering

JULY 23, 2023

Traditionally, sensors and actuators were created to be devices with a single function – a proximity sensor detected if an object was in front of it, and a valve actuator opened or closed a valve. IO-Link benefits Peter Wienzek, business development manager at ifm electronic, agrees that sensors were not born intelligent.

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E&T

JUNE 12, 2023

Viking Analytics was a winner in the first ABB Electrification Startup Challenge and has since developed software and dashboards for detecting anomalies in a data series generated by electrical equipment sensors. By doing so, the focus on innovation can switch from “what can we innovate for our customers?”

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Trimantec

OCTOBER 30, 2019

feedback sensors. . An adjustable sensor fastening part. . . A switch controls the circuit by adding a method to toggle between opened or closed, hence on or off. Made of semiconductor material, it acts as a switch or amplifier for electronic signals, controlling the flow of voltage and current. drive amplifier.

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Marshall Wolf Automation

JULY 25, 2022

Smart factories incorporate products, such as sensors and actuators , to receive real-time data and easily adjust parameters, which reduces unnecessary downtime. . As the world’s first standardized IO technology for communicating with sensors and actuators, IO-Link was designed for fast and easy data transmission. Ultrasonic sensors.

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E&T

JULY 12, 2023

But it knows that people are working in the area, so they're not constantly switching off just because you haven't moved. But every one has an occupancy sensor in, pretty much, and they all talk to each other.” I'm just starting to collect that data now and start to analyse it. And it does all that kind of stuff for you.

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Trimantec

OCTOBER 12, 2017

In the industrial automation sector, inputs and outputs relate to pushbuttons, switches, and sensors. A perfect example of this is a light switch. Distributed I/O modules are located throughout the machine and data is collected through an industrial network. What is I/O? The light can only either be on or off.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 17, 2024

Here, sensors collect data and send it to the fieldbus, while actuators receive commands from the same network. For instance, a narrow I/O range may create obstacles for manufacturers wanting to meet the diverse needs of their customers, because they lack the necessary sensor and actuator options.

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ATS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Inputs can consist of nearly any measurable condition of a piece of equipment, such as valves, switches, monitors and sensors. For example, the input may detect whether a switch is in an on or off position, whether a temperature monitor is above or below a certain measurement, or whether a valve is indicating a certain flow rate.

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Infinite Uptime

APRIL 7, 2022

These devices are part of a network that combines the prowess of both IT and OT systems to automate seemingly mundane human tasks like switching on and off lights. . This convergence is focused primarily on automatic processes, using connected devices equipped with sensors to gather, send, and receive data. Final Word .

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Control Engineering

APRIL 10, 2023

Four thousand versions of the robot are simulated in parallel in real time, enabling data collection 4,000 times faster than using just one robot. This controller lets the robot get back up after a fall and switch back to its dribbling controller to continue pursuing the ball, helping it handle out-of-distribution disruptions and terrains.

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Nexus Integra

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Through speed sensors processed in a data center, they have managed to improve travel times. Minimize the costs of public lighting , thanks to the customization of the hours of switching on and the use of renewable energies. This, in turn, allows savings in fuel consumption costs in the collection service and increases productivity.

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 10, 2023

These robotic solutions track the health and quality of the plants, collect plant images for analysis and perform material handling functions.”. In the case of POSITAL’s Wiegand sensors, bipolar magnetic sensing is used without the need for any external voltage or current to be applied. Higher performance.

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i4.0 today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

IIoT (industrial internet of things) capabilities allow users to collect and analyze data that help improve plant performance and ensure weld precision, consistency, quality and aesthetics. Industry 4.0/IIoT Product highlights: Product Innovation: Branson GLX-1 Laser Welder. Branson Ultrasonic Welding Power Supplies.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 24, 2024

Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensors now Compatible with FANUC Robots ATI Industrial Automation (Apex, NC), a Novanta company, announces the compatibility of its Multi-Axis Force/Torque (F/T) Sensors with FANUC robots and FANUC’s Force Control Software. Installation for the kitted OB7 cobots is simple and quick.

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E&T

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The reality is a muddle of systems that refuse to communicate: a patched-together collection of digital domestic servants shouting at one another in mutually unintelligible languages to little effect. Lack of interoperability is among the most serious obstacles to expansion of the ‘internet of things’, and has long been recognised as such.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The ways current systems operate, including smart systems or machine learning artificial systems, are both expensive and time-consuming. “If you mounted a sensor on a satellite, and you are imaging an area of the ocean,” Walia began explaining. “To Our technology can help maneuver satellites if they are in the direct path of collision.

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