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ProMat 2023 exhibits show what is possible in warehouse automation, motion control

Control Engineering

Westfalia ’s Dan Duffy, a controls engineer, said automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) solutions are expanding beyond traditional warehousing applications into food and beverage and other markets. Easier interfaces to other systems and energy savings are two recent ways ASRS solutions are gaining traction. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Four things to look for in a robotic integration partner

Control Engineering

To maintain the necessary skills to assist customers in with a variety of tasks in industries such as including automotive, electronics, energy, food and beverage, health and medical , and consumer products, Calvary engineers earn credentials from a third-party certified integrator program.

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Grant awarded to increase artificial intelligence and robotics use in poultry processing

Control Engineering

Robotics are fit for repetitive tasks but don’t do well with the precision needed to cut up chicken products.” “It’s hard enough to teach people how to use a knife with precision,” said Dongyi Wang, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Motion control, ease of use, sustainability: Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Understand how advances in PC-based controls, motion controls and robotics for food and packaging are making automation for food and beverage packaging easier to automate. Related machine simulation is fit for digitalization. Profinet and Pulse Train versions of single-axis ac/ac drive are available.