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Control Automation Online Textbook: The Best Just Got Better!

Control Automation Online Textbook: The Best Just Got Better!

Control Automation is proud to announce updates to several chapters of our popular online textbook. Check out the improvements in the PLC, Feedback Control, and Power Generation sections.


News Oct 23, 2022 by David Peterson
Manufacturing Technologies For Increased Productivity and Reduced Costs

Manufacturing Technologies For Increased Productivity and Reduced Costs

Amid global economic concerns, businesses are looking towards automation. Explore the emerging technologies helping make the future of manufacturing more cost-effective and productive.


News Oct 21, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
AI-based Bin Picking Software for Collision and Singularity-free Sortation

AI-based Bin Picking Software for Collision and Singularity-free Sortation

KUKA and Roboception have partnered to bring AI to bin picking, creating a 3D vision system that helps identify objects accurately before AI is used to pick and place them.  


News Oct 19, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Git Version Control - Back Up Automation Code Seamlessly

Git Version Control - Back Up Automation Code Seamlessly

Copia reduces the strain of backing up automation code on the factory floor with their latest software release DeviceLink. This automated backup software makes use of the Git workflow and backup running code automatically.


News Oct 18, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
CAN-to-fiber Converters for Long-distance Sensor Monitoring

CAN-to-fiber Converters for Long-distance Sensor Monitoring

Moxa releases a CAN bus to fiber optic converter for industrial automation and automotive applications, giving the CAN bus protocol a speed and distance boost.


News Oct 17, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
German State of Bavaria Invests in Security of AI and Autonomous Systems

German State of Bavaria Invests in Security of AI and Autonomous Systems

The Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems announced the start of construction of a new research facility at its Garching campus for safe intelligence research.


News Oct 16, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Warehouse Automation - Robotics, Digital Twinning, and AI on the Rise

Warehouse Automation - Robotics, Digital Twinning, and AI on the Rise

Warehousing and distribution are critical parts of the growing global supply chain, and as a means to meet the demands, automation is playing an increasing role in these operations.


News Oct 14, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Driving Motors Faster: Rockwell’s New PowerFlex 6000T VFD

Driving Motors Faster: Rockwell’s New PowerFlex 6000T VFD

Increasing motor speed is critical in many situations, but it also poses serious risks in both electrical and mechanical performance if not driven properly. Enter Rockwell Automation’s new PowerFlex 6000T.


News Oct 13, 2022 by David Peterson
Siemens’ 120 V Solid-state Circuit Breaker Now UL Listed

Siemens’ 120 V Solid-state Circuit Breaker Now UL Listed

Siemens breaks new ground by having a solid-state circuit breaker UL listed for residential, commercial, and light industrial use.


News Oct 12, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
Doosan Robotics Partners with Air-Oil Systems to Integrate Cobot Solutions

Doosan Robotics Partners with Air-Oil Systems to Integrate Cobot Solutions

Continuing to expand its market reach, Doosan is teaming with Air-Oil Systems to distribute its popular M, H, and A-SERIES collaborative robots to customers in the Mid-Atlantic.


News Oct 12, 2022 by Caitlin Nicholson
Rockwell’s New FactoryTalk Motion Analyzer and Expanded Threat Detection Managed Services

Rockwell’s New FactoryTalk Motion Analyzer and Expanded Threat Detection Managed Services

Rockwell has expanded its offering with the FactoryTalk Motion Analyzer software, a new automation simulator, and its expanded Threat Detection Managed Services for enhanced condition monitoring and cybersecurity.


News Oct 11, 2022 by Seth Price
ABB Ability Smart Sensor Now For Use With General Machinery

ABB Ability Smart Sensor Now For Use With General Machinery

ABB expanded its Ability Smart Sensor capabilities to allow customers to perform predictive and preventative maintenance for not only powertrain equipment, but now general machinery and industrial motors.


News Oct 10, 2022 by Gunner Scott
Rockwell Set to Acquire CUBIC for Strengthened Motor Control Offerings

Rockwell Set to Acquire CUBIC for Strengthened Motor Control Offerings

Rockwell Automation announced plans to acquire the electromechanical solutions provider, CUBIC, to promote intelligent motor control offerings worldwide.


News Oct 09, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
K-12 STEM Learning Opportunities Funded by Endress+Hauser and Purdue

K-12 STEM Learning Opportunities Funded by Endress+Hauser and Purdue

A lack in STEM education leaves manufacturers with a real possibility of stagnation due to labor shortages in technology related fields. Endress+Hauser and Purdue IN-MaC have collaborated to create education systems to combat the problem.


News Oct 07, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
What’s New at Teledyne? Latest Technologies for Improved Machine Vision

What’s New at Teledyne? Latest Technologies for Improved Machine Vision

Teledyne Technologies has released two new products for improved machine vision—the AxCIS series line scanners and the Forge 5GigE area scanners.


News Oct 06, 2022 by Seth Price
Double the Payload: OMRON’s LD-250 with Cart Solution from ROEQ

Double the Payload: OMRON’s LD-250 with Cart Solution from ROEQ

Via collaboration between OMRON and ROEQ, the payload potential of OMRON's LD-250 autonomous mobile robot has doubled from 250 kg to 500 kg with ROEQ's TMC500 cart solution.


News Oct 05, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Banner Engineering Now Offering Industrial Cloud Data Services

Banner Engineering Now Offering Industrial Cloud Data Services

The newly released Cloud Data Services (CDS) from Banner Engineering is a web-based platform for collecting and storing data in a cloud-based system, providing users an affordable and efficient IIoT solution.


News Oct 04, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
Honeywell Joins Leading Health Providers To Improve Digitalization in Healthcare

Honeywell Joins Leading Health Providers To Improve Digitalization in Healthcare

Honeywell furthers its investment in the healthcare sector, aiming to find digital and automation solutions to inefficiencies, fallible processes, and ineffective tasks highlighted by the pandemic.


News Oct 02, 2022 by Gunner Scott
HP Unveils its Autonomous Construction Site Layout Printing Solution

HP Unveils its Autonomous Construction Site Layout Printing Solution

HP announced the release of its autonomous, lightweight, and transportable robotic solution—the HP SitePrint—for printing construction site layouts.


News Sep 30, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
COSEL’s New DIN-Rail AC/DC Power Supplies

COSEL’s New DIN-Rail AC/DC Power Supplies

COSEL welcomes its new power supply lineup, the WDA series, for industrial applications. The AC/DC DIN-rail power supplies feature improved efficiency to help manufacturers reduce costs.


News Sep 29, 2022 by Damond Goodwin