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Packing It Up: Summary of the Las Vegas Pack Expo 2023

Packing It Up: Summary of the Las Vegas Pack Expo 2023

2,000 exciting displays, 4 massive exhibition halls, 1 gigantic show to highlight the advancements in the packaging and processing industries in 2023. Check out the sights from Pack Expo!


News Sep 13, 2023 by David Peterson
Increase Your Might: Kollmorgen’s AKD2G 24A Servo Drive Promises More Power On Demand

Increase Your Might: Kollmorgen’s AKD2G 24A Servo Drive Promises More Power On Demand

Kollmorgen’s latest servo drive offers more power for intermittent motion control applications.


News Sep 12, 2023 by Seth Price
Pack Expo Exceeds All Expectations

Pack Expo Exceeds All Expectations

Pack Expo Las Vegas kicks off day 1 with exciting demonstrations from OEMs, integrators, and service providers from all around the packaging and processing industry. Check out the sights from the show!


News Sep 11, 2023 by David Peterson
OTTO Motors Announces Heavy-Duty Autonomous Material Mover

OTTO Motors Announces Heavy-Duty Autonomous Material Mover

OTTO Motors' latest AMR offering is fit for heavy-duty material handling.


News Sep 11, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Robotiq’s New PE20 Aims to Set the Standard for Palletizing Efficiency

Robotiq’s New PE20 Aims to Set the Standard for Palletizing Efficiency

Robotiq recently released the new PE20 palletizing solution. The solutions come with impressive features and a user-friendly design for palletizing efficiency.


News Sep 10, 2023 by Bob Odhiambo
Rockwell Automation Signs Agreement to Acquire Clearpath

Rockwell Automation Signs Agreement to Acquire Clearpath

Clearly strategic, Rockwell plans to combine its PLCs and Clearpath’s autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to transform autonomous production logistics.


News Sep 08, 2023 by Steve Kuehn
Balluff Introduces Stereo 3D Innovation

Balluff Introduces Stereo 3D Innovation

Balluff’s new camera leverages "Praying mantis" stereoscopic vision and open-source software to see and sense distance, location, and the relative size of objects in motion.


News Sep 08, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Origin Story: Meet Unimate, the First Industrial Robot

Origin Story: Meet Unimate, the First Industrial Robot

Most commercial control technologies have fascinating histories, especially industrial robots. Here’s the story behind the development of Unimate, the world’s first.


Pack Accordingly: Pack Expo Returns to Las Vegas on Sept. 11-13

Pack Accordingly: Pack Expo Returns to Las Vegas on Sept. 11-13

With all eyes on innovation, Control.com will be in attendance, ready to learn about the latest products and solutions from the industry’s top experts and industry minds.


News Sep 04, 2023 by Steve Kuehn
User-Friendly, OMRON’s New H5CC Digital Timer Offers Seamless Industrial Timing Control

User-Friendly, OMRON’s New H5CC Digital Timer Offers Seamless Industrial Timing Control

OMRON recently released its new H5CC digital timer. Combining features from five OMRON designs, the Industry 4.0-ready device offers an easily accessible programming interface and predictive maintenance functionality in a compact package.


News Sep 01, 2023 by Bob Odhiambo
Deep Dive into PLC Sequential Function Chart (SFC) Programming

Deep Dive into PLC Sequential Function Chart (SFC) Programming

Sequential function charts (SFCs) are a great tool when processes require sequence control, but things can get complicated fast. Here are some ways to create better SFC programs and applications.


PLC Programming With Function Block Diagrams

PLC Programming With Function Block Diagrams

Function block diagram (FBD) programming is a common language for PLCs following the IEC 61131 standard. What is FBD, and how does it differ from the familiar ladder logic programs?


Google’s Robotic Transformer 2: More Than Meets the Eye

Google’s Robotic Transformer 2: More Than Meets the Eye

Google’s DeepMind vision-language-action model, which transforms web knowledge into robotic control, recently landed on Earth with a truly cutting-edge machine learning algorithm.


News Aug 29, 2023 by Michael Levanduski
NASA to Bring Autonomous Collaborative Mini-rovers to the Moon

NASA to Bring Autonomous Collaborative Mini-rovers to the Moon

NASA seeks to establish robot support crews for future space exploration missions through the Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) project.


News Aug 28, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Kollmorgen Introduces Enhancements to Its Powerful AKD2G Drive

Kollmorgen Introduces Enhancements to Its Powerful AKD2G Drive

Kollmorgen recently enhanced its AKD2G to deliver a more powerful drive that offers users better access to complex motion capabilities in a simple, compact device.


News Aug 24, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Elephant In the Classroom: Elephant Robotics Debuts Refreshed Learning Tools

Elephant In the Classroom: Elephant Robotics Debuts Refreshed Learning Tools

Elephant Robotics improved its educational offerings to facilitate robotics industry growth and application through training and education.


News Aug 22, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Optimizing Single-Run PLC Bits and Tasks for Startup Processes

Optimizing Single-Run PLC Bits and Tasks for Startup Processes

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are designed as an endlessly-looping program, examining all lines of code as rapidly as possible. Following are a few critical tips for when programmers only need to run a series of single operations at startup.


Community College and Tech Institute Collab to Deliver Skills-orientated Robotics Course

Community College and Tech Institute Collab to Deliver Skills-orientated Robotics Course

Hudson Valley Community College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute join forces to deliver a hands-on Introduction to Robotics course for college students, the engineers of the future.


News Aug 20, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Mitsubishi Electric Announces Exciting Automation Updates

Mitsubishi Electric Announces Exciting Automation Updates

Mitsubishi Electric continues to make advancements in the automation space, with new robots and controllers released recently, securing Mitsubishi as a leader in the future of industrial technology.


News Aug 18, 2023 by Seth Price
Balluff offers a minimalist yet powerful entry-level IO-Link sensor and actuator control hubs

Balluff offers a minimalist yet powerful entry-level IO-Link sensor and actuator control hubs

Checking all the boxes needed for harsh industrial applications, Balluff’s IO-Link hubs are fit for duty without frills or extra expense.


News Aug 16, 2023 by Seth Price