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Sam Francis

Leybold to present vacuum portfolio at Anuga FoodTec

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Leybold will present its vacuum technologies for the food processing and packaging industry at the trade fair Anuga FoodTec in Cologne, from the 20th to the 23rd March 2018.

The company says its solutions are used worldwide.

In a wide variety of applications, the pumps, systems and measuring devices of this long-established company make a significant contribution to sustainable and competitive products and processes in the food and beverage industry, adds the company.  [Read more…] about Leybold to present vacuum portfolio at Anuga FoodTec

Rohde & Schwarz to showcase its new deep packet inspection engine for industrial cybersecurity

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Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity, a leading provider of deep packet inspection software for embedded network devices and systems, today announced that the company will present its OEM DPI engine R&S Pace 2 at Embedded World 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany, in hall 4, booth 218.

By implementing R&S Pace 2 in embedded devices, vendors of firewalls, gateways, switches, and routers are able to gain full IP traffic visibility in real time in order to assure security and connectivity across networks, devices, and applications.

Security has become a major concern for the makers of embedded devices that work by isolating systems and offer only partial protection – mainly only against known attack vectors.  [Read more…] about Rohde & Schwarz to showcase its new deep packet inspection engine for industrial cybersecurity

Industrial packaging experts to come together at new event

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A new industrial, transit and protective packaging trade show Industrial Pack 2018 – taking place April 4th and 5th at the Cobb Centre, Atlanta – has announced an impressive initial line-up of speakers at their inaugural free-to-attend trade show and conference.

Focusing on key issues such as the challenges of sustainability, re-usability, legislation, new materials, reconditioning and numerous other core concerns affecting the future of the packaging industry, the Industrial Pack Conference will tackle these topics and more over the course of the two-day event.

Speakers of note will include Kyle Stavig, Chair of IPANA (Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America) & CEO at Myers Container; AJ Gruber, President of ISTA (International Safe Transit Association); and Tim Debus, President & CEO of RPA (Reusable Packaging Association).  [Read more…] about Industrial packaging experts to come together at new event

Omron launches two new barcode readers

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Two brand-new barcode readers from Omron Microscan are being released to the market this month.

Omron, a manufacturer of industrial code readers and machine vision technology, will host a live webinar on February 22nd to outline the benefits and key features of the HS-360X, an ultra-rugged DPM handheld, and the MicroHawk ID-45, a new addition to the MicroHawk family that boasts new and improved lighting configurations.

Both readers are optimized to capture the most challenging Direct Part Marks on all sorts of surfaces.  [Read more…] about Omron launches two new barcode readers

Do you know what a camera looks like? Do you know what a watch looks like? If you’re under 30, you probably don’t

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Young people today. What do they know?

Not much, obviously. For example, they don’t know what a camera looks like. An actual camera, not a camera “app” on their smartphones.

It’s one of the reasons why Instagram decided to change its logo. The photo-sharing app and website previously used an attractive image of a camera, as shown below, on the left.

It was an elegant design, and made you want one of those cameras. Someone should probably manufacture a camera of that design – it might find a lot of buyers.  [Read more…] about Do you know what a camera looks like? Do you know what a watch looks like? If you’re under 30, you probably don’t

Miso Robotics raises $10 million to develop burger-flipping robot

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Miso Robotics says it has raised $10 million in Series B funding to develop its burger-flipping robot. (See video below.)

The financing was led by Acacia Research Corporation.

Strategic investors participating in this funding round include Levy, the industry-leading sports and entertainment hospitality company, OpenTable’s chief technology officer Joseph Essas, and founding investor Cali Group, as well as six members of Cali Group’s management team and its subsidiary company, CaliBurger.  [Read more…] about Miso Robotics raises $10 million to develop burger-flipping robot

Heidenhain launches new encoder

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Heidenhain has launched a new encoder for use with Acu-Rite’s digital readouts.

The AMO LMF 9310 multi-section linear encoder adds to the company’s line of linear encoders.

The new TTL encoder is specifically designed for long length applications (over 10′) on manually operated machines and is compatible with Heidenhain’s Acu-Rite brand of digital readouts.  [Read more…] about Heidenhain launches new encoder

Mitsubishi partners with Eplan to integrate new IIoT data exchange system

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Industrial automation company Mitsubishi Electric is partnering with computer-aided design software provider Eplan to integrate a new industrial internet of things data exchange system.

The integration is made possible by industry association AutomationML, according to the companies.

The new integration solution from Eplan Electric P8 to Melsoft iQ Works by Mitsubishi Electric connects electrical engineering systems to automation systems.  [Read more…] about Mitsubishi partners with Eplan to integrate new IIoT data exchange system

The quantum leap with EMF Motor

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Twenty years ago, an engineer called Michael Prokopp co-developed a new concept for an electric motor, which was supposed to be far superior to the traditional motor.

The synchronous torque motor should achieve a much higher torque at low speeds and thus be more efficient than traditional motors.

If the best German manufacturer in this industry achieves an efficiency of 76 percent, then the EMF Motor is 94 percent – “a quantum leap” – said Prokopp confidently.  [Read more…] about The quantum leap with EMF Motor

Novotechnik releases new touchless transducer

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Novotechnik has released its TFD-4000 series short-stroke touchless transducer.

The company says the new transducers are “an ideal and economic solution” where minimal size, high environmental protection, extremely long life and high reliability are key factors for medium to high-volume OEM position control applications.

Available from Variohm EuroSensor, they feature single or optionally redundant ratiometric output; a typical repeatability of +/- 0.1 % FS; a measurement range of 5 to 50 mm; and 12-bit resolution.  [Read more…] about Novotechnik releases new touchless transducer