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Using Sensors & IoT for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

ATS

Availability of production machinery and ancillary services such as HVAC and utilities are critical to controlling costs, but stringent regulatory requirements constrain how work is done. Data is collected in a central location, in the cloud or on-premises, where it’s stored and analyzed.

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Ubiros Gentle grippers go all electric for reliability, flexibility

Robotics Business Review

The spinout of Worcester Polytechnic Institute ( WPI ) also offers Gentle Duo with two soft fingers and Gentle Pro with four fingers, as well as Touch models for both that include force control, part sensing/confirmation, and a low-power mode. Our electrical micro-controller is partly a system for force control and partly sensing.

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Researchers developing more natural robotic leg control

Robotics Business Review

The R01 grant of $3 million will also enable the implementation of the researchers’ improved control program on a commercially available robotic prosthetic leg. Previously, robotic prosthetic legs used separate controllers for each stage in the gait cycle like the heel strike, push-off and swing.

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Molding Equipment Features More Connectivity With Robots, Auxiliaries, Industry 4.0

Mold Making Technology

These machines include plug and produce, Wittmann Digital, control room, remote access, OPC UA communication and data collection, and more. Complete line of auxiliaries including dryer, conveyers, blenders, temperature controllers and granulators to help customers enable a closed loop process. technologies in every cell.

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Sawing Systems Manage Your Most Demanding Applications

Fabricating & Metal Work

Cosen Saws demonstrated the SH-1100LDM, one of its larger fabrication saws, within the Controlled Automations booth at NASCC 2024. Controlled Automations is an official distributor for Cosen Saws. Automated efficiency: Equipped with hydraulically controlled operations for seamless and highly efficient cutting processes.

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Control Engineering hot topics, July 2022

Control Engineering

Hot topics in Control Engineering, for July 2022, for stories posted in the last three months, included PLC programming, digital transformation, direct-drive servos, IIoT optimization and more. While the programmable logic controller (PLC) is very important, the programming inside the controller is just as critical and can be overlooked.

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Exro receives first pilot order for battery energy storage and lifts NDA with Brazilian partner

Canadian Manufacturing

a clean-technology company that develops new generation power-control electronics that expand the capabilities of electric motors and batteries, announced a milestone in its first in-field pilot location for its Cell Driver Energy Storage System in partnership with post-secondary institution Red Deer Polytechnic, in Central Alberta. .