Day: November 14, 2017
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Giant alien may have lived inside Great Pyramid of Egypt
Who knows? The entire thing’s been a mystery for millennia, and remains so to this day, but new technology has enabled the discovery of a previously undetected cavern inside the supermassive structure, shedding new light on the baffling, age-old conundrum The ScanPyramids Project has made a rare discovery in the Great Pyramid in Egypt. The…
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Warehouse management systems: A next-minute overview
With warehouses increasingly becoming a hub of robotic and automation innovation, we thought now would be a good time to take a closer look at this dynamic sector. First, the basics. What is a warehouse management system? Basically, it’s a software application which enables the digital management of a warehouse.
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Kuka demonstrates cloud-connected robotic machining cell
Kuka has demonstrated a cloud-connected robotic work cell which it says represents “the next step towards the production of the future”. Kuka recently showcased many of its technologies at the China International Industry Fair for the first time since joining the Midea group. The company is promoting what it calls its “ready2_use packages”, which the…
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Softing to showcase solutions for digital data exchange in networked production
Softing is planning to showcase its latest products and solutions for digital data exchange in networked production at this year’s SPS IPC Drives event. Softing says it wants to present itself as a “competent partner for the realization of networked automation”. The company says it wants to close the gaps between operation technology and information…
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Pepperl+Fuchs launches device for precise detection of absolute position of actuators
Pepperl+Fuchs has launched a device for the precise detection of the position of actuators. The new PMI F90 inductive positioning system can “precisely detect the absolute position of one actuator as well as the distance between two”, says Pepperl+Fuchs. The company says the system has “comprehensive communication functionality and is equipped for Industry 4.0 applications”,…
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HMS integrates support for OPC UA and MQTT into its Anybus CompactCom networking solutions
HMS Industrial Networks has integrated support for the IoT protocols OPC UA and MQTT within its Anybus CompactCom range of embedded networking solutions. HMS says that, with OPC UA and MQTT in the portfolio, device and machine manufacturers who use CompactCom are offered “a straight-forward path to providing secure data to the IIoT factories of tomorrow…
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Market research reports: A roundup of the latest surveys about the robotics and automation industry
There seems to be an increasing number of reports about the robotics and automation market, each looking at different segments, often in a different way. It’s difficult to keep track of them all, let alone look too deeply into them and evaluate the data contained within. So, it seems best to list all the reports currently…