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Siemens steps up industrial network training to plug skills gap(05/03/2021)

Siemens has boosted its professional training offering in industrial networks to combat the skills shortage among manufacturers modernising networks and becoming 5G ready.
EtherCAT with distributed clocks(04/03/2021)

The complete BLDC motor series dPro from Dunkermotoren is now also available with EtherCAT interface.
New products extend the application flexibility of AMR(01/03/2021)

ROEQ mobile robotic equipment allows RARUK Automation to team its range of MiR (Mobile Industrial Robot) autonomous mobile robots (AMR) with handling accessories to meet customers’ individual application needs.
New smaller, flexible & versatile robot boosts productivity(01/03/2021)

YASKAWA continue to expand its range of industrial robots with the focus on smaller, flexible options which are designed to meet the rapidly changing manufacturing environment. The significant advances in automation are due in part to the expanding 3C markets, some of which are being driven by the unprecedented production demands associated with the current pandemic.
RS Components supports Schneider Electric’s platform for managing and controlling low voltage loads(01/03/2021)

RS Components (RS) has added TeSys island from Schneider Electric to its portfolio. This object-oriented digital load management solution has huge potential in a modern industrial automation context.
ABB launches next generation cobots(24/02/2021)

ABB is expanding its collaborative robot (cobot) portfolio with the new GoFa and SWIFTI cobot families, offering higher payloads and speeds, to complement YuMi and Single Arm YuMi in ABB’s cobot line-up.
ABB appoints Joerg Theis as President of B&R(10/02/2021)

ABB has appointed Joerg Theis as President of ABB’s Machine Automation Division (B&R), effective April 1, 2021. He succeeds Clemens Sager, who managed the division ad interim since January 1, 2021.
Farnell adds Festo to expand automation technology range(10/02/2021)

Farnell is now stocking a wide range of pneumatic automation products from Festo. Festo is the performance leader in a range of industries including electronic equipment manufacturing, light assembly, automotive, life sciences, pharmaceutical and food processing and packaging.
Pitch drive controllers from KEB play a central safety role in wind turbines(08/02/2021)

KEB Automation is seeing an increase in demand for its drive controllers, motors and brakes for onshore and offshore wind turbines.
Phoenix Contact expands e-mobility portfolio(01/02/2021)

Phoenix Contact is now bundling its range of coordinated charging technology components for both the electrification of vehicles and setting up powerful charging infrastructure under the name Charx.
Smart Factory demonstration centre showroom(29/01/2021)

TRUMPF has opened a new smart factory at its headquarters in Ditzingen and the new facility is already producing sheet metal parts for the company’s machine tools. Designed as a fully connected manufacturing environment, the smart factory also serves as a demonstration centre – a place where SMEs and other businesses can see how efficient sheet metal fabrication works.
Condition-based maintenance service for fleet and individual robot assessments(21/01/2021)

ABB’s new Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) service enables robot users to create a preventive maintenance schedule for individual or robot fleets based on real-time operational data, to optimise productivity and minimise downtime.
The open ecosystem PLCnext Technology by Phoenix Contact(20/01/2021)

Experience shows that demands change over the duration of a project or during the life cycle of an application. Therefore, the open ecosystem PLCnext Technology by Phoenix Contact, in addition to being expandable via downloads of functions from the PLCnext Store, now also offers a plug-in solution.
Sandvik invests in leading AI-powered manufacturing software provider Oqton(15/01/2021)

Sandvik has acquired a minority stake in the privately-owned American company Oqton, provider of AI-powered manufacturing solutions that allow manufacturers to manage, optimise and automate their manufacturing workflows.
Maximum flexibility with IO-Link Y Series(15/01/2021)

Carlo Gavazzi continues to meet the needs of Industry 4.0 by launching the IO-Link Y series of IIoT-enabled network blocks which allow up to eight smart devices to connect to the higher-level control system.