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Women in Control Automation and Your Pathway into STEM

Women in Control Automation and Your Pathway into STEM

What is the current state of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and how can you become a control systems engineer?


News Mar 08, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Energy Monitoring Unit From Opto22 is on the Market

Energy Monitoring Unit From Opto22 is on the Market

Opto22 provides a solution for monitoring energy consumption using the popular Groov RIO system, enabling monitoring of machine health for the prevention of unplanned downtime.


News Mar 05, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
IoT Leaders Commit to OPC-UA Adoption for Edge-to-Cloud Applications

IoT Leaders Commit to OPC-UA Adoption for Edge-to-Cloud Applications

Big players in the tech industry providing artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to the industrial automation sector are committing to OPC-UA adoption to enhance interoperability.


News Mar 03, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Carbon Robotics Debuts New Solution in Weed Removal: Tow-Behind Lasers!

Carbon Robotics Debuts New Solution in Weed Removal: Tow-Behind Lasers!

Weed control is typically performed either manually, by pulling weeds, or chemically, by spraying crops. Recently, a new alternative has entered the market: lasers towed behind a tractor!


News Mar 02, 2022 by Seth Price
MIT Promotes Industrial Competitiveness with MIMO Educational Program

MIT Promotes Industrial Competitiveness with MIMO Educational Program

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) brings its Machine Intelligence for Manufacturing and Operations (MIMO) program to the table with supporting research.


News Feb 28, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Omron Opens R&D Center With Advanced Machine-Control Focus

Omron Opens R&D Center With Advanced Machine-Control Focus

Omron has opened a new research facility in CA geared towards advanced motion control systems.


News Feb 28, 2022 by Seth Price
AGV Applications Utilize Luxonis Cameras With ams OSRAM Dot Projector

AGV Applications Utilize Luxonis Cameras With ams OSRAM Dot Projector

Luxonis has recently announced a partnership with ams OSRAM Group, to combine their individual technologies using OSRAM’s Belago 1.1 for its recent OAK-D Pro spatial AI camera.


News Feb 26, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Yaskawa Cobots Switch Between Collab / Non-Collab Modes

Yaskawa Cobots Switch Between Collab / Non-Collab Modes

Yaskawa announces new features on the release of the latest collaborative robot models - the ability to toggle between standard and collaborative operating modes.


News Feb 24, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
All About Base-2 on this Tuesday, 2/22/2022

All About Base-2 on this Tuesday, 2/22/2022

Every day has historical significance - it will never happen again. But more importantly, today contains a lineup of a LOT of 2’s. Is there a better day to talk about the language of computers and PLCs, base-2?


News Feb 22, 2022 by David Peterson
Insights into Nontraditional Digitized Facilities of the Modern Age

Insights into Nontraditional Digitized Facilities of the Modern Age

Globally recognized companies and pioneering start-ups offer up technological stepping stones toward non-traditional digitized facilities required for Industry 4.0 operations.


News Feb 22, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Presidents Day, and the Link Between Politics and Manufacturing

Presidents Day, and the Link Between Politics and Manufacturing

In honor of Presidents Day, we take a rare editorial dive into politics to examine just a few of the ways the government drove industry in the 20th century.


News Feb 21, 2022 by David Peterson
RE2 Robotics Partners With JLG on Solar Field Construction

RE2 Robotics Partners With JLG on Solar Field Construction

How can RE2’s robotic arm and JLG equipment handle heavy payloads in the field?


NEC Develops AMR Control Technology Promoting Safety in Warehouses

NEC Develops AMR Control Technology Promoting Safety in Warehouses

Safety considerations of autonomous mobile robotics (AMRs) benefit from control technology changes that consider uncertain factors of the environment around the device.


News Feb 17, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Emerson Debuts Noise Silencer to Help Protect the Industrial Workforce

Emerson Debuts Noise Silencer to Help Protect the Industrial Workforce

Emerson announces the release of its new noise suppression device, the Fisher WhisperTube Modal Attenuator, for protecting industrial workers.


News Feb 16, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
How Do Coils Reduce Waste and Increase Sustainability in Thin Sheet Metal?

How Do Coils Reduce Waste and Increase Sustainability in Thin Sheet Metal?

An interview with Andrea Dallan of Dallan S.P.A. highlights the advantages of using coiled metal instead of sheet metal, as well as improving overall efficiency in manufacturing.


News Feb 15, 2022 by Seth Price
TSN Ethernet Switches Enable Lower Latency Data Traffic Flows

TSN Ethernet Switches Enable Lower Latency Data Traffic Flows

Microchip Technology’s new family of switches increases the reliability of networks with higher speed components and Time-Sensitive Networking protocol conformity.


News Feb 14, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
Bezos’ Company Set to Acquire Industrial Robotics Company

Bezos’ Company Set to Acquire Industrial Robotics Company

Honeybee Robotics will become a wholly-owned subsidy of Blue Origin, combining Honeybee’s robotic experience with Blue Origin’s space exploration missions.


News Feb 12, 2022 by Seth Price
Epson Updates SCARA Robot Lineup

Epson Updates SCARA Robot Lineup

Epson combines user-friendly software programming with its latest SCARA robots.


News Feb 10, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Reaching for the Sky: What’s Happening With the Cloud?

Reaching for the Sky: What’s Happening With the Cloud?

Industrial automation experts, including Yokogawa, Emerson, ThinkIQ, and Balluff, announce new cloud-focused solutions to help customers digitally transform operations.


News Feb 09, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
GE Digital Introduces a Digital Twin Solution to Autonomously Tune Gas Turbines

GE Digital Introduces a Digital Twin Solution to Autonomously Tune Gas Turbines

GE Digital released a software tool to optimize gas turbine operations to reduce emissions and fuel consumption.