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Exploring the Air | UAVs Provide Quality Data for Outdoor Environments

Exploring the Air | UAVs Provide Quality Data for Outdoor Environments

Recently, drones have been providing new data for a variety of specialty projects related to public safety, environmental monitoring, and interaction with nature in many innovative areas.


News Jul 28, 2023 by Seth Price
Banner Releases the K100 Basic Beacon for Tool Status Indication

Banner Releases the K100 Basic Beacon for Tool Status Indication

Banner Engineering’s new K100 Basic Beacon makes machine status available at a quick glance in a variety of colors with configurable patterns and intensities, a good fit for virtually all settings and users.


News Jul 26, 2023 by Seth Price
Comau and Fincantieri Team Up to Create a Ship Building Robot

Comau and Fincantieri Team Up to Create a Ship Building Robot

In what has been hailed as the first of its kind, MR4WELD, an autonomous mobile welding robot platform, will begin performance testing in the shipbuilding industry.


News Jul 23, 2023 by Seth Price
Schneider Announces Enhancement to Square D VisiPacT Safety Switches

Schneider Announces Enhancement to Square D VisiPacT Safety Switches

Schneider Electric improves the Square D VisiPacT product line with safety and convenience features designed to set the paradigm of heavy-duty switches, meeting or exceeding the demands of OSHA and NEMA.


News Jul 18, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Newly Released: Exclusive Control.com Robotics Textbook

Newly Released: Exclusive Control.com Robotics Textbook

The engineering team at Control.com has written a brand-new textbook section explaining the fundamentals of robotics, explaining the most recent innovations in industrial, collaborative, and mobile robots.


News Jul 14, 2023 by David Peterson
JPB Système Receives Funds for Monitoring and 3D Printing Capabilities

JPB Système Receives Funds for Monitoring and 3D Printing Capabilities

JPB Système received investment from the French Government to advance its vibration-connected production monitoring solution and strengthen its Metal Binder Jetting 3D printing capabilities.


News Jul 13, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Leuze Develops New TL 305 Tower Light Indicator Series

Leuze Develops New TL 305 Tower Light Indicator Series

Tower lights can offer vital information about automated cell status from a distance via visual cues. Leuze has announced the TL 305 series of tower lights to provide robust, customizable indicator options.


News Jun 27, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Banner Expands Light Curtain Lineup With New Easy-To-Install Devices

Banner Expands Light Curtain Lineup With New Easy-To-Install Devices

Banner Engineering has added the new S4B light curtain lineup to improve light curtain functionality for customers with tricolor LED alignment and preventative maintenance capabilities to reduce downtime.


News Jun 20, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
What’s New? SICK Adds Sensor and Encoder Products to Catalog

What’s New? SICK Adds Sensor and Encoder Products to Catalog

SICK has released a new time-of-flight (TOF) safety vision sensor and a new contactless linear encoder to the product catalog, intended to impact new automation systems in mobile and linear motion designs.


News Jun 15, 2023 by Seth Price
Dobot Introduces New CRA Cobot Series with Vision and Safety Additions

Dobot Introduces New CRA Cobot Series with Vision and Safety Additions

Dobot’s new CRA series cobots offer end users enhanced gripping capabilities through the use of the new CRV500 smart camera and other enhanced features designed to decrease cycle time.


News Jun 13, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
Cognex Advantage 182 Vision System Aims to Automate Life Science Industries

Cognex Advantage 182 Vision System Aims to Automate Life Science Industries

Cognex has released their AI-enhanced Advantage 182 Vision System which is expected to improve quality control and automation speed, specialized for application in the life sciences industries.


News Jun 12, 2023 by Seth Price
ROEQ Releases New 130kg Cart System for OMRON LD-90x AMR

ROEQ Releases New 130kg Cart System for OMRON LD-90x AMR

ROEQ looks to help OMRON AMR users enhance logistical fleet capabilities through the introduction of their new TMC130 and by use of the TR1000, both increasing AMR payload possibilities.


News Jun 06, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
ABB Supports US Robotics Through Education and Technological Advancement

ABB Supports US Robotics Through Education and Technological Advancement

ABB Robotics is making strides to promote the adoption of automation solutions and incubate the future automation workforce through its latest educational and technology offerings.


News Jun 05, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
Highlights and Photos from Automate 2023

Highlights and Photos from Automate 2023

Join Control Automation for a review of the show highlights and a special feature of some exciting booths visited on the last and final day of the Automate trade show. Excited for the next year of innovation!


News May 28, 2023 by David Peterson
Covering all the Latest Control Technology: Automate 2023

Covering all the Latest Control Technology: Automate 2023

The second day of Automate 2023 in Detroit was a huge success! The Control Automation engineering and sales team met with a number of companies to discuss and explore the exciting, innovative demonstrations.


News May 25, 2023 by David Peterson
Comau’s Exoskeleton Suit Facilitates Worker Wellness at John Deere

Comau’s Exoskeleton Suit Facilitates Worker Wellness at John Deere

Comau has deployed its wearable exoskeleton suit, the MATE-XT, at John Deere's parts distribution center in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, to help workers reduce the risk of ergonomic injury.


News May 04, 2023 by Seth Price
Pilz Releases New “Key In Pocket” for Machine Maintenance Safety

Pilz Releases New “Key In Pocket” for Machine Maintenance Safety

Machine maintenance safety is a major concern for manufacturers, and Pilz hopes to increase efficiency through the use of card readers to reduce cost and improve the process over traditional methods.


News Mar 02, 2023 by Damond Goodwin
An Audible Alert Indicator For In-line Use with Tower Lights

An Audible Alert Indicator For In-line Use with Tower Lights

Banner Engineering has introduced an audible indicator to its existing family of modular, in-line light tower indicators to provide real-time audible alerts to operators.


News Jan 23, 2023 by Shawn Dietrich
Inspecting Oil and Gas Pipelines with Fiber Optics, Drones, and Little Bots

Inspecting Oil and Gas Pipelines with Fiber Optics, Drones, and Little Bots

Pipelines are used to transport oil and gas safely and efficiently. In this article, we'll explore some technologies being used to protect and maintain the integrity of oil and gas pipeline infrastructures.


News Jan 20, 2023 by Stephanie Leonida
A Dual-powered Protection Relay for Overcurrent and Earth Fault Protection

A Dual-powered Protection Relay for Overcurrent and Earth Fault Protection

Siemens introduces a new addition to the Reyrolle protection product line that is capable of being installed in remote locations with the ability of dual-power sources.


News Dec 08, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich