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Keyence’s Electromagnetic Interlock Switch Solution for Safety Fencing and Guarding

Keyence’s Electromagnetic Interlock Switch Solution for Safety Fencing and Guarding

Keyence releases new safety-rated interlock switches for monitoring and locking the position of guarding and fencing. Unlike traditional door switches, the GS-M series switches use electromagnetic technology.


News Sep 26, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
Humidity Measurement Basics: Relative Humidity, Sensors, and Applications

Humidity Measurement Basics: Relative Humidity, Sensors, and Applications

Humidity control is vital in many industrial applications. We'll take a look at nine different humidity measurement technologies, how they are used, and discuss the difference between relative humidity and dew point.


Uncontrolled Machine Vision Lighting for Infrared and Robots

Uncontrolled Machine Vision Lighting for Infrared and Robots

Ambient light, reflection, and transparent objects can all cause difficulties during machine vision applications. Learn about these issues and some potential solutions to better ensure safety and quality.


Doosan Robotics Partners with Industrial Automation Supply to Expand Reach in US

Doosan Robotics Partners with Industrial Automation Supply to Expand Reach in US

In a boost for manufacturing across the Northeast US, Doosan has announced a partnership with Industrial Automation Supply as a reseller for the popular collaborative robot M, H, and A-SERIES models.


News Sep 14, 2022 by Caitlin Nicholson
KUKA Expands KR SCARA Series for Standard and Cleanroom Applications

KUKA Expands KR SCARA Series for Standard and Cleanroom Applications

KUKA adds to their product line of SCARA robots. SCARA robots are great for applications with fast, short movements. By adding to its SCARA lineup, KUKA is ensuring its foothold in the industrial robot market.


News Sep 13, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
End of Arm Tooling: Power Sources and Sensors

End of Arm Tooling: Power Sources and Sensors

An EOAT, located at the end of an industrial or collaborative robot arm, is entirely customizable with nearly unlimited possibilities. Learn about the five main methods of how EOATs are powered and the sensors that they use.


Emerson Improves User Operations with Next-Generation Machine Visualization Solutions

Emerson Improves User Operations with Next-Generation Machine Visualization Solutions

Emerson's new visual interface solution, PACSystems RXi HMI, is an out-of-the box system ready for IIoT operation to help machine builders and operators overcome the limitations of lower budgets, fewer people, and higher productivity demands.


News Sep 09, 2022 by Gunner Scott
Banner Releases Compact, Programmable IO-Link Master with Ethernet

Banner Releases Compact, Programmable IO-Link Master with Ethernet

Banner's new DXMR90-4K IO-Link Master is a self-contained programmable controller, compatible with industry IO-Link standard devices to collect factory data to send directly into the cloud for different operations.


News Sep 08, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Programming B&R PLCs With Automation Studio

Programming B&R PLCs With Automation Studio

While B&R PLC controllers are quite different from typical PLCs, Automation Studio offers tools and features that make programming them less intensive. In this article, we’ll discuss how to program B&R PLCs with Automation Studio.


Industrial XR: Are Virtual and Augmented Reality Living Up to the Hype?

Industrial XR: Are Virtual and Augmented Reality Living Up to the Hype?

The extended reality market is predicted to grow nearly 60% in the next five years and is seeing increasing use in manufacturing. Below, we’ll take a look at some of the ways AR, VR, and MR are being used in various industrial processes.


News Sep 06, 2022 by Caitlin Nicholson
Rockwell Automation Revamps 450L GuardShield Safety Light Curtains

Rockwell Automation Revamps 450L GuardShield Safety Light Curtains

Rockwell revamps their 450L GuardShield safety light curtains with new, patented technology, offering customers transmitter and receiver dual functionality for a more efficient and economical safety solution.


News Sep 05, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
 PLC Program Commands: Arrays and Pointers

PLC Program Commands: Arrays and Pointers

The ability to utilize an array effectively is a fundamental skill in becoming a PLC programmer, but it can also be very complex and difficult to master. Let’s do a run-down of arrays and some of their complexities!


The Connection Between Blockchain and Manufacturing

The Connection Between Blockchain and Manufacturing

Blockchain is a secure and decentralized system of immutable database records that can be useful in manufacturing, such as with product traceability and logging network activity from IoT industrial devices. 


LMI Technologies’ All-in-one 3D Smart Sensor Solution

LMI Technologies’ All-in-one 3D Smart Sensor Solution

LMI Technologies has developed the Gocator 2600, a 3D smart sensor laser line profiler that provide customers with improved plant efficiency in order to reduce costs and improve production processes for their customers.  


News Aug 31, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Challenges and Best Practices Implementing Industrial IoT Solutions

Challenges and Best Practices Implementing Industrial IoT Solutions

As the IIoT continues to grow in the industrial sector, businesses face a number of obstacles to integrating its solutions. Learn about these challenges as well as some potential solutions.


Festo Celebrates 50 Years Stateside with Planned Campus Expansion

Festo Celebrates 50 Years Stateside with Planned Campus Expansion

To mark their 50th anniversary, Festo plans to build their first North American Global Production Center on their 47-acre Mason campus to expand their customized solution capabilities.


News Aug 28, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Acromag’s New I/O Modules for Quick and Local Decision Making

Acromag’s New I/O Modules for Quick and Local Decision Making

Acromag recently released their new I/O modules, the BusWorks NT series, that can handle some of the rule-based decision making internally, saving processor time on automation systems.


News Aug 24, 2022 by Seth Price
Solving the Biggest Challenge of IoT Devices: Power

Solving the Biggest Challenge of IoT Devices: Power

Remote locations are notoriously difficult to supply power, yet they are the exact locations where many data points must be collected. How can IoT devices be designed to conserve power to last for months or even years?


SensoPart FT 55-RLAM Compact Photoelectric Sensor Series Update

SensoPart FT 55-RLAM Compact Photoelectric Sensor Series Update

SensoPart has updated its current F 55 compact class to include the FT 55-RLAM-320 model, offering new extended operating ranges for a diverse set of industrial applications.


News Aug 23, 2022 by Gunner Scott
Softing’s New OPC UA-based OT/IT Integration Solution with MQTT Connection

Softing’s New OPC UA-based OT/IT Integration Solution with MQTT Connection

Softing introduces a new OPC UA-based OT/IT integration solution with MQTT connection, the edgeAggregator, for applications in cloud and edge computing to manage complex system architecture.


News Aug 23, 2022 by Damond Goodwin