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Editor's Pick
Why Omron’s NY Series Industrial PC Is the Perfect Host
Omron’s partnership with AVEVA Edge makes machine visualization easier than ever. Although this solution is designed to work well across all industries regardless of platform, some platforms work even better - particularly the Omron NY Series Industrial PC or NY ICP for short. Omron AVEVA Edge is a powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use supervisory data control and acquisition (SCADA) software with a custom tag/variable-based driver set for Omron... Read More |
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Featured Article: Playing it Safe
Playing It Safe in the Assembly of MRI Machines
The future belongs to human-robot cooperation. System builder BEC developed such a collaborative solution for Siemens Healthineers. It inserts coils weighing several tonnes precisely into the magnets of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. Electric cylinders from Festo, which ensure the coils are securely gripped, play a crucial role here. The first thing you notice when entering the BEC assembly hall is one of the world's biggest articulated... Read More |
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Featured Article: Worth Repeating
Not Just a Bearing Company. NSK: The Subject Matter Experts
Mechatronics Canada recently had the opportunity to sit down with Jon Lorello, Linear and Mechatronics Specialist at NSK Corporation, to ask him about the basics of bearings. We gained better understanding of bearings – and the awareness that NSK is more than just a bearing manufacturer. They are subject matter experts in motion and control for virtually any industry. NSK is a global manufacturer of ball and roller bearings, precision linear motion... Read More |
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New Cerabar, Deltabar Pressure Gauges from Endress+Hauser
Endress+Hauser has launched new Cerabar and Deltabar pressure gauges with a Bluetooth® interface that makes them easier to operate and maintain in safety-critical systems. Their high level of safety combined with productivity enhancing features is another application of Endress+Hauser’s smart safety approach to increasing plant availability. As technicians in the Baby Boom generation retire, many... |
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New Services Package Evaluate Machinery Safety
With “Machinery Safety Evaluation” (MSE), the automation expert Pilz offers a new service to evaluate the machinery safety of existing machines. Operators obtain a simple, fast overview of the safety and conformity status of their machines via a dashboard. As a result, Pilz is providing a particularly efficient addition to the comprehensive risk assessment or plant assessment in its services package... |
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Yaskawa Adds 30 kg Payload to HC-Series Line
Featuring a robust 30 kg payload and 1,700 mm maximum reach, the easy-to-use six-axis HC30PL human-collaborative robot facilitates safe and efficient fenceless palletizing, and can also be deployed in select handling, packaging and logistical applications of demanding production environments. Joining Yaskawa’s proven HC-series line of collaborative robots, the HC30PL meets established safety standards... |
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F3SG-SRA & SRB Series Safety Light Curtains
Omron F3SG-SRA and F3SG-SRB series safety light curtains redefine safety at manufacturing sites. This series eliminates dead space that exists at the joint. The reduced wiring system of the F3SG series reduces the number of cables and terminal blocks and wiring time. The robust unique structure allows you to use it even in harsh environments such as cold storage warehouses(down to -30°C), metal working... |
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Peers & Profiles
Vention Named As One of Canada's Top Growing Companies
Vention, a leading digital manufacturing automation platform (MAP), is pleased to announce its rank, 45 out of 430 companies, on the 2022 Report on Business ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies. Canada's Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth. Vention earned its spot with a three-year growth of 964%. Since 2016, Vention has empowered high-mix manufacturers to implement industrial... Read More |
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It’s official! Rittal is a Great Place to Work® and Recipient of Award
Rittal Limited, Canada, is proud to announce that we have been certified as a Great Place to Work® after a thorough, independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work Institute® Canada. This certification is based on direct feedback from employees, provided as part of an extensive and anonymous survey about their workplace experience. André Bousette, President, Rittal Limited, Canada said, “Rittal is proud to receive this Great Place to Work... Read More |
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Change Within the Endress+Hauser Executive Board
A change is occurring within the Executive Board of the Endress+Hauser Group. Chief Sales Officer Nikolaus Krüger is retiring at the age of 63 at the end of the year. He will be succeeded effective 1 January 2023 by 54-year-old Laurent Mulley, to date the managing director of Endress+Hauser France. “Nikolaus Krüger has shaped our sales and service organization over a long period of time and as a result contributed significantly to Endress+Hauser’s market... Read More |
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OMNI CT and ABB Collaborate On Innovative Waste-To-Fuel Technology
ABB received a Letter of Award from Canadian cleantech company OMNI Conversion Technologies Inc. (OMNI CT) to offer municipalities and industry a fully integrated waste-to-energy solution. ABB was selected by OMNI CT to provide cutting-edge automation technologies to support their process, including industry-leading distributed control system ABB Ability™ System 800xA and ABB integrated eHouse solutions, ready to operate in the field with minimal installation, commissioning, and start-up time. The ABB Ability™ System 800xA is not only a distributed control system (DCS) it’s also an... Read More |
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Bryant Pin & Sleeve Devices at AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added Bryant pin and sleeve wiring devices to their current offering of low-cost wiring solutions. These devices include non-conductive electrical plugs, connectors, receptacles, and inlets designed to withstand heavy-duty industrial environments and maintain a reliable watertight connection resistant to accidental disconnection. Bryant pin and sleeve devices are designed... |
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Facilitating Compliance with NEC 2023 - MENNEKES
The National Electrical Code (NEC), the leading standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment in the United States, will release a 2023 Code update later this year. As with previous iterations, we know the 2023 Code update will contain revisions to ground fault protection requirements. Ground fault protection for personnel is a top safety priority in plant environments. Section 210.8 (B)... |
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Allied Offers Array of Motion Control Products
Allied Electronics & Automation continues to broaden its extensive array of motion control products for automation applications. Solutions spanning seals, bearings, and belts to AC motors and hydraulic pumps, valves, and power units are available from industry-leading suppliers including SKF USA Inc., CR Seals, Encoder Products Company, Goodyear Belts, Toshiba Motors & Drives, and Nachi America Hydraulics.... |
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Compact SMD TVS Diodes Provide High-Reliability
Littelfuse Inc. recently announced the new 5.0SMDJxxS-HRA TVS Diode Series. The high-reliability TVS diodes are designed, manufactured, and screened to provide robust overvoltage protection, with low early failures and zero degradation over continuous surge events. Today's aircraft use more and new composite materials, thus requiring higher-level lightning protection for all electrical and electronic... |
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ADM Montréal
Join SEW-Eurodrive at ADM Montréal November 9-10, 2022
SEW-Eurodrive Company of Canada Inc. is a supplier of choice among Canadian companies from pulp and paper to mining, food and beverage processing, and manufacturing. This outstanding success is based on the company's ability to offer rugged, reliable drive products backed by an infrastructure that offers extensive support for SEW customers from coast to coast. They are thrilled to announce that they will be participating at The ADM Montréal... Read More |
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Factory Tomorrow
Digi-Key Launches "Factory Tomorrow" Season 2 Video Series
Digi-Key Electronics has released the first episode in Season 2 of its "Factory Tomorrow" video series focused on advancements in automation and control within factories and manufacturing facilities. Sponsored by Siemens, Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact, the three-episode series will take a closer look at the driving forces behind Industry 4.0, interviewing experts in the field about how artificial intelligence (AI), connectivity and edge computing... Read More |
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Featured Video
Siemens Fire Protection for Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems
Today, lithium-ion battery storage systems are the most common and effective type of battery to storage excess energy. This trailer shows the risks involved when using this emerging technology, and what Siemens does to prevent a fire from happening. Watch the video HERE. |
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Featured Video
Robotiq Adaptive Grippers - Universal Robots
The 2F-85 and 2F-140 Adaptive Grippers are the grippers for collaborative robots. Use them to accomplish a complete lineup of applications with a fast time-to-production—no robotics expertise required. They’re key to a highly flexible and reliable robotic cell. Watch the video HERE. |
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