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ISL introduces customizable stepper motors for ‘unlimited industrial automation applications’

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ISL has launched customizable stepper motors for “unlimited industrial automation applications”.

ISL is a provider of value-added manufacturing and engineering services for electronic and electromechanical components.

The company says the hybrid, permanent magnet and variable reluctance stepper motors meet the exact positioning, holding torque, and repeatability specifications of the broadest array of automation designs.  [Read more…] about ISL introduces customizable stepper motors for ‘unlimited industrial automation applications’

Webcast: Denso engineering leader provides insight into $40 billion company

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In this webcast, we interview Bill Foy, senior vice president of engineering at Denso International America. (See video below.)

Denso is one of the world’s largest automotive technology suppliers, having started out in 1949 as a spin-off from Toyota.

Today, the company has a market capitalization of around $40 billion, and it’s gone through some fundamental changes in the past year or two.  [Read more…] about Webcast: Denso engineering leader provides insight into $40 billion company

Comau supports ‘Made’ Industry 4.0 centre in Italy

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The “MADE” Competence Centre, spearheaded by the Polytechnic of Milan, has been launched in Italy.

Comau – a member of the FCA Group and leader in the field of industrial automation – is a partner company, with a place on the MADE Board of Directors.

MADE is a public-private partnership formed by 39 partners from the business and academic world.

[Read more…] about Comau supports ‘Made’ Industry 4.0 centre in Italy

White paper: Safety in collaborative robot systems

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Sick AG is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sensors. The company was founded by Erwin Sick in 1946 and today suppliers innovative and award-winning sensors. 

As part of a partnership with Robotics and Automation News, Sick Sensor Intelligence has released a white paper on the subject of safe automation in factory environments.

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Robot sensor market poised for growth, says analyst

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The global robot sensor market is forecast to increase growth with the rise in demand for industrial robots, says a report by Transparency Market Research.

Increasing incidence of service and industrial robots undergoing technical developments through continuous updates and improvements could set the tone for significant growth of the global robot sensor market.

Machine vision and force sensors are some of the common types of robot sensor used in sanding robots to improve productivity in the manufacturing field.  [Read more…] about Robot sensor market poised for growth, says analyst

Kollmorgen says its new servo motor offers ‘greater performance’

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Kollmorgen says its automation partners are “delighted” about the company’s new servo motor, the AKM2G.

“Smaller with greater performance. That is a very good combination, allowing us to equip machines better and more flexibly.”

These were the comments often heard at the Kollmorgen European partner event.  [Read more…] about Kollmorgen says its new servo motor offers ‘greater performance’

Smart Parks uses advanced sensors to save endangered black rhinos. Fewer than 900 left

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“Rhinos, people, vehicles and gates at a glance. Now that is useful!”

Over the past few months, Smart Parks has improved and expanded its current installation at the eastern black rhino sanctuary based in Mkomazi, Tanzania. (See video below.)

With a zero poaching track record and an increasing population, this sanctuary runs one of the most successful eastern black rhino breeding programs.

Since 2016 Smart Parks has been working on improving the security of this vulnerable species.  [Read more…] about Smart Parks uses advanced sensors to save endangered black rhinos. Fewer than 900 left

Sick introduces new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics

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Sensor manufacturer Sick has introduced a range of new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics.

Direct drives in robotics applications and handling systems are two of the key applications that are ideal for the new SEM70 and SEM90 motor feedback systems from Sick, featuring HiperFace interfaces.  [Read more…] about Sick introduces new motor feedback systems for direct drives in robotics

FarmWise launches autonomous weeding robot

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San Francisco-based startup FarmWise has started production of its first generation of autonomous weeding robots after successful tests in 2018 and has already secured bookings for 2019.

The company says the robot can help farmers reduce their reliance on chemical weedkillers. (See video below.)

FarmWise says that farmers today are facing the need to use fewer chemical inputs to match current consumer expectations and preserve the integrity of our soil.  [Read more…] about FarmWise launches autonomous weeding robot

Omron to launch ‘industry’s first’ 2D dimensioning and visual inspection machine

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Omron has launched what it says “the automation industry’s first VT-M121: 2D dimension and visual inspection machine”, which performs simultaneously dimension and visual inspection to detect scratches and cracks on products.

VT-M121 demonstrates the feasible full inspection to meet the required quality standard of the automotive industry in full cooperation with SIIX Corporation that is the nation’s largest provider of EMS and works to improve the production quality of electronics components and to increase their reliability.

Instead of the inspection process of the sampling inspection by operators, VT-M121 enables full inspection automatically in the production line and contributes to achieving “zero defects” in automotive electronics which are required to have high quality and high reliability.  [Read more…] about Omron to launch ‘industry’s first’ 2D dimensioning and visual inspection machine