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Editor's Pick
Women in Engineering: An Interview with Dr. Zoe Reeve
 Mechatronics Canada had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Zoe Reeve, Analytic Product Manager at Endress+Hauser Canada. In this interview she discusses her journey to Endress+Hauser Canada and sheds light on what an Analytic Product Manager does. She also touches on some of the initiatives that have been taken to help women and employees in general achieve professional heights. Read on to learn about this conversation. Read More |
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Featured Article
How Omron’s AVEVA Edge Partnership Simplifies Machine Visualization
 For customers seeking an Industry 4.0 solution for PCs, industrial panels, or embedded and mobile devices, AVEVA Edge provides a powerful, affordable, and user-friendly supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system that integrates seamlessly with Omron technologies, This is thanks to Omron’s partnership with AVEVA. SCADA software is like a human-machine interface (HMI), but much more powerful. Users can communicate with... Read More |
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Featured Article
ABB Predicts Key Trends That Will Change Robotic Automation in 2022
 With demand for robots growing as companies in multiple sectors look for new ways to enhance their productivity and competitiveness post-pandemic, ABB has compiled a set of growth predictions, looking at key trends driving demand for robots in the coming year. Based on customer conversations, market research and a global survey of 250 companies, ABB has identified three key trends that will shape the demand for robots in 2022. Read More |
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Endress+Hauser Broadens its Mobile Calibration Services
Endress+Hauser expanded its on-site calibration offerings by adding three additional mobile calibration rigs to the existing fleet, making a total of 19 rigs that service Endress+Hauser and third-party instrumentation including flow, pressure, and temperature. All Endress+Hauser authorized sales and service representatives across the U.S. are equipped with mobile calibration capabilities, with over... |
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Panduit Launches SmartZone™ Uninterruptible Power Supply
SmartZone offers excellent electrical performance, intelligent battery management and long lifespan (lithium-ion units), enhanced intelligent monitoring, and network functions. Compliant with ENERGY STAR® 2.0, EMC, and safety standards, SmartZone UPS meets the continually growing power demands of data center, enterprise, and Edge IT equipment. The rack-mounted SmartZone UPS portfolio focuses... |
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Compact Wall Rack RB-CW Series by Hammond Manufacturing
Available in 2U, 4U and 6U mounting heights. Includes a single pair of 10-32 threaded rack rails that can be positioned in four locations. Three (3) positions in the front, one (1) position in the rear. Includes a removable cover panel for ease of equipment installation. The housing and cover are constructed in 16-gauge steel and the mounting rails are constructed in 12-gauge steel. Tested to nearly double the suggested... |
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Emerson New Smart Valve Positioner for Range of Environs
The PD Series enhances the current TopWorx portfolio of discrete valve controllers, providing 100% control over valve position and integrating communication via a 4-20 mA loop signal and HART protocols. Customers can extract valuable feedback through this intelligent communication and can monitor for trends that offer predictive maintenance insights to help prevent costly downtime. To maximize reliability,... |
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Peers & Profiles
Festo Helps Customers Harness Worker Upskilling at Oracle Industry Lab
 Oracle and Festo are joining forces to help educators create new opportunities and solve tough challenges at the Oracle Industry Lab. Opened recently this spring, the facility provides hands-on, simulated industry settings for customers to experiment, learn, and bring transformative technologies to life. At the lab, visitors will interact with a sophisticated Festo “Learning Factory” used in training and workforce development programs worldwide. Read More |
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Development Process Safe and Secure with PILZ
 TUV Sud scrutinized PILZ’s development processes. The result of this audit: PILZ’s development met the requirements of the standard IEC 62443-4-1 and complies with the SDL process. The international series of standards IEC 62443 "Industrial communication networks - Network and system security" deals with IT security in automation. The range of topics spans from risk analysis, to requirements for safe operation and the secure development... Read More |
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FRABA Group Reports Double-Digit Growth in 2021
 The FRABA Group, an internationally recognized leader in motion control sensors for industrial applications has reported 23% growth in revenues in their 2021 fiscal year. Sales were 48 million Euros ($52 million USD), while the staff count grew to 300. “We are very pleased to see strong growth in revenues,” commented Christian Leeser, FRABA’s CEO and majority shareholder. “The challenging logistics situation brought about by the Covid pandemic... Read More |
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OMRON Changing Name of Electronic & Mechanical Components Business
 OMRON Corporation announced recently that it will launch its long-term vision "Shaping the Future 2030 - Continue to create social needs with automation that empowers people" in April 2022. Based on this vision, to realize transformation into a business that continues to create social value, OMRON will change the company name of electronic and mechanical components business from "Electronic & Mechanical Components Business Company"... Read More |
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New Festo Proximity Switch First with Auto Teach-In for Fast, Easy Commissioning
Festo’s pioneering SDBT-MSX is the first programmable proximity switch with automatic switching point setting that makes commissioning easier than ever. With an initial detection range of 20 mm, it’s easy and reliable to install, especially in applications where mounting is difficult. It’s ideal for all standard applications, especially in factory automation and the electronics industry/small parts handling. |
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Red Lion Launches Flexedge™ Intelligent Edge Automation Platform
Red Lion Controls, global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, launched the FlexEdge™ Intelligent Edge Automation Platform recently. This revolutionary system brings a new degree of versatility to edge computing, while its ease of use makes productivity and efficiency gains from digital transformation initiatives accessible with point-and-click simplicity. |
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Parker’s New Axis Control System Optimises Hydraulic Controls
Parker Hannifin, a global leader in motion and control technologies, has announced the launch of two components - the Parker Automation Controller PAC120 and the electro-hydraulic controller module PACHC - that together offer an innovative solution for the automation of fast and precise hydraulic processes. The compact PLC PAC120 can be combined with several PACHC controller modules to enable... |
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Allied Electronics Announces New Pneumatic Product Stock
Allied Electronics & Automation is now offering an array of in-stock pneumatic products from industry-leading suppliers including Chicago Pneumatic Tools, Duff-Norton, Gefran and Marsh Bellofram Precision Controls. Pneumatic systems use compressed air or gas to generate fluid power and are prevalent in industrial automation applications including food, beverage and medical packaging and automotive... |
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Daily News
Pilz Canada sponsoring Functional Safety & Validation Seminar
 The Functional Safety and Validation Seminar will take place on May 26-27, 2022. The objective of the seminar is to give an overview about international standards for machinery safety and their application. These standards provide manufacturers of machines the basic technical rules for the design of safe machinery. The seminar is intended to transmit the participants the basic knowledge of these standards and their use in the industrial area. Read More |
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Algoma Steel Awards Building Contract to Walters Group
 Algoma Steel Group Inc. a leading Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, recently announced that it has awarded the structural building contract for its electric arc steelmaking facility (“EAF”) to Hamilton, ON-based Walters Group Inc. Walters will be responsible for fabricating and erecting the main building structure in addition to the necessary dust collection hoods. Pursuant to the fixed-priced contract, Walters will... Read More |
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Major Investments Secure Automotive Manufacturing Futures for Windsor and Brampton
 Ontario is quickly becoming a leader in developing and building the car of the future by attracting a $3.6 billion investment from Stellantis in the automaker’s Windsor and Brampton plants. These investments will accelerate the creation of one of the most vertically integrated electric vehicle supply chains in North America. Stellantis will retool and modernize the plants in Windsor and Brampton, converting them to flexible, multi-energy vehicle... Read More |
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Featured Video
ABB Robotics Automates Order Picking System to Speed Up Delivery Times at Westvlees
 Ready for a future with automation? Belgium’s largest pork producer, Westvlees, has reduced lead time from order to supermarket delivery by 50% and increased product shelf life by 20% after installing a fully automated order fulfilment system using ABB robots. With food producers and retailers both keen to maximize the choices on offer to customers whilst minimizing wastage due to food going out of date, the ability to get products onto shelves as quickly as possible for as long as possible is increasingly important. Westvlees developed an order picking system that would produce labelled meat packages for each supermarket and a storage system with a capacity of 72,000 trays which can take in 16,000 trays an hour and take out 12,000 an hour. The flexibility of the automated system means Westvlees can respond quickly to customized orders, picking and labelling products and ensuring that they are delivered to the right destinations. The business is now prepared for an e-commerce future. Watch the video HERE. |
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Featured Video
ActiNav Machine Tending Delivers Fast Savings and Improvements in Productivity and Labor Utilization
 In Cheraw, South Carolina, two Schaeffler Group USA factories produce high-precision engine components and industrial products. Schaeffler turned to the Universal Robots (UR) ActiNav machine tending kit with a UR5e cobot to automate manual assembly lines and improve labor utilization and productivity. The ActiNav system picks complex components jumbled together in bins and places them in precise orientation on an automated conveyor for assembly. This reduces manual labor for a repetitive, hard-to-staff job; delivers an immediate 7% boost in productivity due to the robot’s consistent, round-the-clock dependability; and saves the company $150,000 per year. Watch the video HERE. |
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