Automation

Photo
26.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Component flexibility for mechanical engineering

In addition to Profinet IRT and Ethercat fieldbus, Baumüller offers various bus systems such as CANopen, VARAN, Modbus TCP, EtherNET / IP or Powerlink for the b maXX 5500 servo system. This makes Baumüller drive technology particularly flexible and enables it to be combined with system components from various manufacturers.

Photo
26.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Food safe motors for washdown environments

As recent tests have shown, ABB's Food Safe motors can handle even harsh washdown environments. The stainless steel housing prevents corrosion. In addition, protection class IP69 is achieved, which ensures that no damage occurs during high-pressure cleaning at high temperatures.

Photo
26.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Flange bearings for optoelectronics

The customer-specific system solutions from Rodriguez are often in demand in the optical industry - due to the limited installation space, particularly small and light solutions and special packaging are required here.

Photo
26.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Modular system for motor adaptation

Nabtesco has developed a flexible modular system for the servo gear units of the new Neco series. Combinations of standardized elements create a large number of defined interfaces that cover a wide range of drives without much effort. In this way, users can use the Neco gearboxes with all motor brands and types available on the market.

Photo
26.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Drive electronics for every application

With the Nordac product family, Nord Drivesystems offers electronic drive technology for almost every application. The frequency converters and motor starters cover a wide range of outputs up to 160 kW and, according to the manufacturer, offer performance and safety.

Photo
26.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Servo motor series with higher nominal torque

B&R is expanding its motor portfolio with the new servo motor series 8LW and 8LS with high torque density. Thanks to an improved design, in connection with the servo amplifiers of the Acopos series, a nominal torque of up to 75% higher than comparable motors is achieved.

Photo
26.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Multisensor technology becomes even more flexible

The Scopecheck FB from Werth Messtechnik is now available with one, two, or three independent sensor axes. The multisensor technology is perfectly integrated and can therefore be used without restriction and without time-consuming sensor changes.

Photo
25.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Brake monitoring in focus

With the Roba-brake-checker module, Mayr has developed a smart electrical component that enables the brakes to communicate without additional sensors.

Photo
25.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Lean managed switches for network monitoring

Wago is now offering new lean managed switches. The switches are available with 8 or 16 copper ports, with transfer rates of up to 1000 Mbit / s. Devices with two additional SFP slots (100/1000 Mbit / s) are optionally available, which can be used to connect fiber optic cables, for example.

Photo
25.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Illuminated membrane keyboards

For particularly demanding applications, Kundisch has developed a backlit Profiline keyboard that can be used in many areas, from vehicle technology and payment systems to medical technology.

Photo
25.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Safety module for sensorless standstill detection

With the SSW303HV, the Schmersal Group is now introducing a new sensorless standstill monitor. The SSW303HV only takes up 45 mm width in the control cabinet. The plug-in and coded connection terminals create the prerequisites for quick and error-free installation. An additional signal contact provides information about the error status of the block.

Photo
25.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Scalable safety control

With the Flexi Compact, Sick presents a new modular safety controller that is characterized by an improved user experience in handling and safety engineering. At the same time, users can operate automated machines more productively thanks to the scalable scope of services and intelligent diagnostic functions of the safety controller. 

Photo
25.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Power supply with 3-phase delta or WYE input

TDK-Lambda has expanded the TPS series with a power supply unit with 48V, 83.3A and 4kW output power. The TPS4000-48 works with an industrial three-phase input. It works automatically with nominal 400, 440, or 480Vac Delta or WYE input without changing wiring or large, expensive step-down transformers.

Photo
25.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

New power supplies

Schneider Electric presents three new power supply series for the power supply of automation systems: "Modular ABLM", "Optimum ABLS" and "Panel Mount ABLP". The robust and compact power supplies of the three series are available with different housing dimensions and are each characterized by a different nominal output.

Photo
24.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Easy integration of artificial intelligence

Kontron is now supporting companies with a compact platform for artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. It integrates all Google TensorFlow-Lite applications and enables rapid development of your own AI applications.

Photo
24.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Smart grid gateways with LTE support

HMS is expanding its range of gateways for networking energy components with new Ixxat SG-gateway variants with 4G / LTE radio modem. In addition, other device variants with a 4-port Ethernet switch are offered. B. networks in substations and power stations can be expanded more safely and easily.

Photo
24.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Cables for use in industrial robots

Lapp presented the Etherline Robot PN Cat.5e. It corresponds to the new type R standard for Profinet cables on robots. It is suitable for industrial data cabling within or on the robot - in hose packages or freely laid.

Photo
24.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

WLAN adapter for wireless communication

The compact WLAN adapters WiFi-C and WiFi-Pro from Sigmatek enable efficient and wireless CPU communication. The adapters work in the 2.4 GHz frequency band and can therefore be used without restrictions worldwide. The plug & play device WiFi-C, which acts as a client, is already available. The WiFi-Pro is planned for further expansion, in which the adapter can be configured as a client or access point.

Photo
24.11.2021 • ProductAutomation

Transport system with magnetically levitating shuttles

B&R has presented the Acopos 6D. The system is based on the principle of magnetic levitation technology: shuttles with integrated permanent magnets move without contact on a surface made up of motor segments. The electromagnetic motor segments are 240 x 240 mm in size and can be assembled into any shape.

Photo
24.11.2021 • ContributionsAutomation

Fireproof Baking Worldwide

An industrial wafer baking machine is complex in terms of control technology. The ignition process of the gas-fired long-tube burner alone comprises 20 individual steps. Numerous other process steps are added as the baking process continues. The wafer machine specialist Franz Haas-Waffelmaschine therefore decided in favor of a flexibly configurable, safe miniature control system that can be used to monitor and control not only the functional safety but also the burner control and thus the entire safety technology of the baking machines.

Photo
21.11.2021 • NewsAutomation

SPS 2021 canceled

Mesago has canceled the SPS - Smart Production Solutions, which was to take place in Nuremberg from November 23rd to 25th, 2021. In addition to the increasing number of infections, the organizer mainly cited the 2G rule that now exists in Bavaria and an upper limit for visitors as reasons.

Photo
10.11.2021 • NewsAutomation

RS Components expands distribution center

RS Components has inaugurated its expanded distribution center at the Bad Hersfeld location. It's the biggest in the company. After the project has now been completed from the technical point of view, RS gave selected customers and suppliers a deep insight into the highly automated system. In particular, the largest multi-shuttle system installed in Germany by the manufacturer Dematic is used here.

Photo
08.11.2021 • NewsAutomation

IAI opens new showroom

IAI Industrieroboter will open a new showroom in the office in Schwalbach am Taunus on November 10, 2021. From this day on, all electrical automation components from IAI can be viewed in person near Frankfurt Airport. In addition, this new showroom will also serve as a training center in the future to test the actuators and robot systems in practice and to learn their perfect integration and programming in training courses.

Photo
09.10.2021 • ProductAutomation

Steer-by-wire system presented

Nabtesco is expanding its activities in the automotive sector. Together with the company adcos, a company of the Nabtesco Group, the transmission specialist has developed a purely electromechanical steering and drive solution for commercial vehicles, thus targeting the next step towards autonomous driving.

Photo
09.10.2021 • ProductAutomation

Auto-tuning for servo converters

With the auto-tuning function, Lenze has now automated and significantly simplified the setting of the control parameters for its i-series servo inverters. Apart from the servo converter, no additional measuring components are required.

Photo
09.10.2021 • ProductAutomation

Frameless servomotors now also in "Large"

No motor housing, no bearings, but high power density and dynamics as well as a large number of configurable design variants - this is what distinguishes the housing-less servomotors of the Cyber ​​Kit Line series from Wittenstein.

Photo
08.10.2021 • ProductAutomation

Two-stage servo right-angle gearbox

With the Dynagear HR, Nidec Graessner has developed a new two-stage angular gear that is space-saving and also runs extremely smoothly. It complements the single-stage DynaGear transmission series.

Photo
08.10.2021 • ProductAutomation

Low threshold accelerometer

Kistler has improved its triaxial accelerometer 8763B050: Its measurement threshold has been reduced from 0.0004 to 0.00029 µg. This makes it particularly suitable for monitoring vibrations. It monitors the vibration in three mutually perpendicular axes.

Photo
08.10.2021 • ProductAutomation

3D snapshot sensor for inline testing

The Surfacecontrol 3D 3500 sensor from Micro-Epsilon is used for high-precision inline 3D measurements. With a repeatability of up to 0.4 µm in the z-direction, the sensor reaches a new performance class.

178 more articles

Award

inspect award 2026
Submit your solution or product now!

inspect award 2026

Submit a product or solution from the field of industrial machine vision or optical metrology for the inspect award 2026.