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Editor's Pick
Three Strategies for Immediately Improving Order Picking with Robotics
 Together, shipping, receiving, and storage count for less than half of all warehouse activity costs. The lion’ share of expenses – a whopping 55% - is bound up in order picking. Breaking down the various activities associated with order picking, Omron finds that over 60% of time is spent walking, with writing, searching, and picking tasks comprising the other 40%. Omron’s Logistics Strategic Account Manager Yaqing Sun recently discussed some strategies... Read More |
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Featured Article
Endress+Hauser’s Partners in Process Food and Life Sciences Event 2022
 The Endress+Hauser Canada’s Partners in Process Hybrid Event 2022 was a big success. For the first time, customers were able to experience the new Customer Experience Centre in Burlington, Ontario. In early June, customers from the Food & Beverage and Life Sciences industries were welcomed to the event, both in person and virtually. Mechatronics Canada had the opportunity to join them for this occasion and see firsthand what it was all about... Read More |
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In Case You Missed It
Not Just a Bearing Company. NSK: The Subject Matter Experts
 NSK is a global manufacturer of ball and roller bearings, precision linear motion and integrated automation solutions, and automotive components and steering systems. Their linear components are found in everything from high-load industrial applications to surgical robotics. Mechatronics Canada recently had the opportunity to sit down with Jon Lorello, Linear and Mechatronics Specialist at NSK Corporation, to ask him about bearing basics... Read More |
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NEW: PITreader Keys – New Colours for Simpler Handling
The generic PITreader Keys are now available in six new colours. As a result, the transponder keys for the reader unit PITreader can be distinguished at first glance and provide much simpler handling in practice. It's entirely up to you which functions you assign to the individual colours, as the RFID keys are freely programmable. So you determine which colours you assign to the different machine types, functions... |
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Monitor Your Drive System on Vacation with DriveRadar®
The DriveRadar® IoT suite package includes plug and play smart sensors, Edge processing, and intelligent data analysis to transform your static Gear units into sophisticated, self-learning, and self-diagnosing Gear Units. The technology is designed to take the guesswork and even some of the thinking out of your maintenance tasks and allows you to view critical performance data right from your smart device... |
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State Of the Heart: Heartbeat Technology Empowers Devices
Heartbeat is a critical set of tools professionals depend on to maintain high productivity, while at the same time keeping operating and maintenance costs low and assuring safety and regulatory compliance. By incorporating Heartbeat’s unrivalled functionality in new devices, Endress+Hauser is ensuring that these state-of-the-art products can deliver the full benefit of their advanced capabilities. Heartbeat’s diagnostic... |
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Superior Cleanability with Additions to Hygienic Design Line!
Safer and cleaner with Hygienic Design enclosures, designed specifically for use in the food and beverage industry. Small and compact enclosures, large enclosures and accessories made from stainless steel in Hygienic Design variants. The new additions to Rittal’s HD line include small, single door enclosures, push button boxes, terminal boxes, and accessories to help food and beverage producers create a more... |
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Changing Scene
ABB Opens Global Innovation & Training Campus for Machine Automation
 AutomationDirect has added new NITRA ISO 5599/1 pneumatic solenoid valve components. These solenoid valves are completely interchangeable with any brand of ISO 5599/1 equipment. ISO 5599 size one and size two components include solenoid valve bodies in 5-way, 2-position configurations with single or double solenoids and 5-way, 3-position, double solenoid valves with a center-pressure, center-closed, or... Read More |
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PILZ Ready for Mobility Transition: Establishment of The Business Unit Rail
 Punctual trains, energy-efficient technology, international solutions, and an infrastructure that enables greater capacity – these are the basic requirements for mobility transition. We will be helping to shape these even more intensely from now on. By establishing the new Business Unit Rail, we are expanding our railway technology offer and bundling our global railway activities. As Head of the Business Unit Rail, Sebastian Lüke is the new face of... Read More |
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Motion Announces Senior Vice President Appointment
 Motion Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce that Lisa Solomon has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Corporate Accounts. Ms. Solomon joined the Company in 2015 as a Business Development Manager focused on an automotive industry account, before transitioning the same year into an Automotive Specialist role concentrating on a different automotive account. In 2016, she expanded her role to a Corporate Accounts Manager overseeing... Read More |
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Siemens Closes Brightly Acquisition, Elevating Software Offering
 Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) has completed the acquisition of Brightly Software. The acquisition elevates SI to a leading position in the software market for buildings and built infrastructure. It adds Brightly’s well-established cloud-based capabilities across key sectors – education, public infrastructure, healthcare, and manufacturing – to Siemens’ digital and software know-how in buildings. Brightly’s addition to the Siemens portfolio accelerates... Read More |
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Pneumatic Solenoid Valves from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added new NITRA ISO 5599/1 pneumatic solenoid valve components. These solenoid valves are completely interchangeable with any brand of ISO 5599/1 equipment. ISO 5599 size one and size two components include solenoid valve bodies in 5-way, 2-position configurations with single or double solenoids and 5-way, 3-position, double solenoid valves with a center-pressure, center-closed, or... |
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ABB Access – Unlocking Your Drives, Motors, and PLCs
With ABB Access, you can unlock all aspects of your drives, motors, or PLCs, from one central location: the palm of your hand. Simply scan the QR code on the ABB product to get started. ABB Access helps you easily find up-to-date product online data. It also provides easy access to documentation and manuals. If you happen to experience issues with your ABB product, this can be quickly and easily reported online... |
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Siemens Launches Siemens Xcelerator
Siemens AG has launched an open digital business platform, Siemens Xcelerator, to accelerate digital transformation and value creation for customers of all sizes in industry, buildings, grids and mobility. The business platform makes digital transformation easier, faster and scalable. Siemens Xcelerator includes a curated portfolio of internet of things (IoT) enabled hardware, software and digital services from... |
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Hollow Shaft Multiturn Kit Encoders from POSITAL
POSITAL’s family of hollow shaft absolute rotary encoders are perfect for servomotors, stepper motors, robot joints and anywhere else a hollow center design is needed to achieve an optimal mechanical layout. Both single and multi-turn variants are available. A self-powered rotation counter for multiturn models employs POSITAL’s Wiegand energy-harvesting technology, eliminating the need for backup... |
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Daily News
Rockwell Wins Globee® in Golden Bridge Business & Innovation Awards
 Rockwell Automation announced recently that The Globee® Awards, organizers of the world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named Rockwell Automation, a winner in the 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards. The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program recognizes and honors the world’s best in organizational performance, products and services, innovations, executives and... Read More |
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Ontario Welcomes $14.8 Million Investment for Manufacturing Jobs
 The Ontario government is supporting an investment of more than $14.8 million by Greenlid to build a new manufacturing facility that will bring the company’s production to Ontario. To advance this project, the government is providing Greenlid with $500,000 in funding through the Regional Development Program’s Southwestern Ontario Development Fund. “This investment from Greenlid is another vote of confidence in Ontario’s economy... Read More |
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iVT Expo is Heading to Chicago, Littelfuse Will be There, Aug 31 -Sep 1
 The Industrial Vehicle Technolog Expo is heading to Chicago. August 31, 2022 - September 1, 2022. iVT Expo is an international exhibition that features the latest components and technologies that go into making the next generation of industrial vehicles. Littelfuse will be showcasing their diverse mix of standard and custom engineered solutions for electromechanical switching, power control and circuit protection applications that are built to endure... Read More |
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Featured Video
Machine Vision Systems from Festo
 From inspection to identification, barcode reading to robotic guidance, measurement to color analysis, Festo provides machine vision solutions to suit your needs. With higher resolutions, more powerful software tools, easier integration and more flexibility, the latest generation of SBS vision sensors provide the right features and tools to meet your demanding machine vision requirements. Watch the video HERE. |
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Featured Video
Double the Operating Life: DH/DS Linear Guides from NSK
 Proprietary NSK heat treatment technology doubles fatigue life compared to conventional products. NSK's proprietary TF (Tough) heat treat technology was employed to double fatigue life for DH/DS, compared to conventional products. A wide range of sizes and configurations are available, ready to contribute to improving the reliability of machinery across many applications. Watch the video HERE. |
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