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Published by Kerrwil Media Limited Message from the Editor Before we step into 2024, we take a moment to reflect on the past year. This digest presents a brief collection of some of the top articles and products of 2023. Mechatronics Canada wishes you all the best in 2024 and we look forward to bringing you the latest news, articles, and products in the New Year. Enjoy reading! Top Articles of 2023 Industrial Automation Megatrend: Experts Discuss Whether in production, assembly, material handling or logistics, industrial automation is being integrated into more and more processes across all industries and areas of business and it’s changing them from the bottom up. Cables and wires are like a nervous system. When required, they transmit signals, data and power from the sensor via the controller to the management level. This expert discussion looks at... Read More... Guillevin Automation: What You Need to Know Every industry wants to be more productive, and automation is necessary to help customers achieve this, making Guillevin Automation a great partner for industry. With Guillevin’s experience of the market and their extensive list of manufacturer partners, they can propose technical products based on their expertise and available inventory. Guillevin Automation began in Quebec, and today has four... Read More... EcoStruxure: Evolving Everything in the Enterprise Schneider Electric has launched EcoStruxure Automation Expert V23.0, an open platform that connects everything in the enterprise, for the Canadian market. EcoStruxure is an open, IoT-enabled, plug-and-play, interoperable architecture and platform. It is universalizing automation in homes, buildings, and data centres to infrastructure and industries – and it continues to evolve. Hugo Lafontaine, Vice President... Read More... Festo's Productivity Tools with Improved Features Festo’s 2023 innovations include their CPX-AP-A remote I/O, CMMT MP servo drive, and a portfolio of productivity tools. These online and downloadable tools have been meticulously designed to address all existing factors in the design of a motion system – and they are all 100% free. These innovative tools include Electric Motion Sizing, Handling Guide Online, Automation Suite, and their 3D CAD Configurator... Read More... Sponsored Content IO-Link Safety: Transforming the Future of Safety Communication and Diagnostics IO-link Safety is the upcoming expansion of the already well-accepted universal industrial smart device communication standard. With IO-link Safety, a new vendor-neutral method will be available to wire, monitor, configure, and expand the function of safety components in the ever-growing machine safety market. Stay tuned for the launch of IO-link safety with Pilz. Learn More... Product News Siemens Launches Siemens Xcelerator in Canada To unlock the value of digitalization at speed and scale for its Canadian customers, Siemens has launched its global open digital business platform, Siemens Xcelerator, in Toronto at Collision Conference 2023. The platform accelerates digital transformation and value creation for customers of all sizes in industry, buildings, grids... Read More... Festo Introduces the Electric Motion Sizing Online Tool Festo introduces the company’s latest online productivity tool – Electric Motion Sizing – for error-free sizing of linear and rotary electromechanical systems. Electric Motion Sizing improves project efficiency by slashing the engineering time required for identifying and specifying harmonized electric motion systems. Multi... Read More... PITmode Fusion from PILZ: Access Permission System The best gate safeguard or access control is worthless if unauthorized access to your machine is possible via the network. A holistic safety concept is required here, that takes both machinery safety and industrial security into account. Should any security gaps emerge, loss of quality and unplanned downtimes are two of the... Read More... Product News ABB Launches IRB 930 SCARA Robot for Pick-and-Place ABB Robotics is expanding its industrial SCARA robot portfolio with the addition of the IRB 930. The new robot, compromising three variants capable of handling 12 kg and 22 kg payloads, has been designed to meet the demands of new growth opportunities in traditional and new markets. Engineered for fast point-to-point... Read More... Automated Welding Nearly Triples Speed of Production Pipe Titan is the latest robotic welding system from LJ Welding Automation. The integrated PC-based control technology from Beckhoff facilitated the implementation of a modular system architecture, offering a lot of flexibility for changing production processes in fully or semi-automatic operation. For one manufacturer of... Read More... Electromate Announces Pre-Order of New UR30 Cobot Electromate Inc., a leading Distributor of Precision Robotic & Mechatronic Solutions, is excited to announce the pre-order availability of Universal Robots’ latest innovation – the UR30 collaborative robot (cobot). The UR30, boasting a 30 kg payload capacity, is the newest addition to Universal Robots’ cutting-edge... Read More... Featured Articles Sealing and Material Coating in EV Manufacturing Omron has a vast portfolio of EV sub and final assembly services based on 90 years of leadership in automation and decades of experience serving the automotive industry. In this article, Omron discusses how their automation solutions for material coating and sealing can increase the efficiency and productivity of EV manufacturing and assembly while at the same time offering quality assurance through...   Battery Formation: A Critical Step in EV Production Festo is supporting the Canadian automotive industry with innovative products, optimized motion control solutions, and unrivaled support. In this article, two subject matter experts from Festo, Jarod Garbe, Industry Segment Manager – Automotive, and Lawrence Lin, Emerging Technologies Business Development Manager -EV Batteries, shed more light on the subject. They discuss Festo’s products and...   Buildings Become Smarter, and More Sustainable Smart building technologies offer many benefits: economic, environmental, societal, ecological. Robert Palajsa, Territory manager for the smart power and smart buildings division for southern Ontario at ABB Canada, discusses ABB’s smart building technologies and how they can help businesses to be more sustainable and enjoy these benefits. Advancements in smart buildings technology offer immense...   Nexii – Reinventing the Way the World Builds Nexii Building Solutions is a green construction company that is reinventing the way the world builds. It designs and manufactures high-performance green buildings and building products that are sustainable, cost-effective, and climate resilient. In this article, we sit down with Zosia Brown, VP of Sustainability, Nexii Building Solutions, to discuss the company’s innovative technologies and how it is breaking new... Product Focus Industrial Surge Protection for Mission Critical Environments Dirty power is not good for any business and usually ends up costing you thousands in repairs and unexpected downtime. Looming power surges can be troublesome but there is a better solution. Addressing power quality with an industrial surge protection device (SPD) you will have more uptime and less unexpected downtime... Read More... Arieltech’s Heater Series Line, New CSA Approved in 2022 Arieltech’s Heater Series Line was recently CSA Approved. Products from Arieltech as made in Canada and include climate control solutions such as Arieltech Thermostats, Hygrostat, Fan Filters, Exhaust Filters, Heaters, Thermoelectric Cooling Units and Air Conditioning systems increases the life of sensitive electronic equipment... Read More... The PIANO Product Family from PULS The product family PIANO is designed for users who need reliable, easy-to-use and cost-effective DIN rail power supplies. The focus of the PIANO product family is on the basic functions without making compromises on PULS’ renowned qualities: efficiency, lifetime, reliability and small size. Additional and more complex features... Read More... Phoenix Contact Gigabit Ethernet Switches Looking for reliable, high-speed network solutions? You’re in the right place! In this post, Proax Technologies explores Phoenix Contact’s Gigabit Ethernet switches. From the easy-to-use 1000 and 1100 series Unmanaged Switches to the advanced 2000 Series Managed Switches and robust FL MGUARD security routers, they have... Read More... Looking Back - and Forward Humber Students Win Mechatronics Skills Competition(s) In February 2023, students competed at the Humber Skills Varsity Qualifying Competition in the Mechatronics category at the Skills Mechatronics Room, located on the second floor of the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation. During the summer, they went on to compete in - and win gold at - the Skills Ontario and Skills Canada Competitions in the field of Mechatronics. They compete at the World Skills... Read More... Siemens’ Automate the Future Tour 2023 Siemens’ Automate the Future Tour 2023 transforms the every day across Canada. This cross-Canada tour showcased the most recent innovations in manufacturing and process technologies. Customers were invited to explore and engage with all aspects of factory automation, motion, and process automation solutions that are transforming operations and helping companies succeed in today’s highly... Read More... Published by Kerrwil Media Limited Kerrwil Media Limited, 538 Elizabeth Street Midland Ontario, L4R2A3 About Us    Unsubscribe     Privacy Policy    This email was sent to krystiejohnston@kerrwil.com.