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Editor's Pick
Monitoring the Condition of Your Plants With Vibration Sensors
To enable long-term monitoring of vibrations, Pepperl+Fuchs recently launched a new portfolio of vibration sensors. You can find out what distinguishes these products in the following blog article. Using a wind turbine as an application example, they will also show you how you can use vibration and acceleration sensors in combination to keep an eye on both long-term and short-term changes in vibration. Their portfolio of vibration sensors... Read More |
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Featured Article
Three Ways to Pick Up a Pallet Using a Mobile Robot by Omron
When logistics facilities start considering an AMR solution, a common question that arises is how to get the pallets onto robots. It turns out there are three methods for doing this, and each has its own advantages relative to the constrains of a particular warehouse infrastructure. In this article, Omon looks at each of these in turn. Omron HD-1500s are quickly becoming a gold standard for automating pallet transport in warehouses and distribution centres. Read More |
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Featured Article
Building Automation System Training at George Brown College
The expansion of today’s concrete jungles is accelerating at an unprecedented pace and shows no sign of slowing any time soon. The systems that manage a building’s environmental controls have come a long way in terms of sophistication and performance. With each new building that is erected, a Building Automation System (BAS) is deployed to automate and monitor the building’s various environmental controls. Many take these systems for granted... Read More |
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HARTING New Mating Face for Single Pair Ethernet
HARTING recently announced the launch of the T1 Industrial connector – the standard mating face for Industrial Single Pair Ethernet. The T1 Industrial can accomplish communication across the common industrial Ethernet protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, EtherCAT, and others) with a single twisted pair of wires instead of four or eight wires. This connector utilizes power-over-data-line (PoDL) technology... |
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New Industrial Event Camera from Pepperl+Fuchs
With the VOC Industrial Event Camera, Pepperl+Fuchs is expanding its industrial vision portfolio. The camera allows event-driven video recording up to 60 seconds before and after a trigger signal, therefore enabling targeted and simple remote diagnostics as well as automatic documentation. If a malfunction, a predefined status or process occurs, the trigger initiates the video recording. In an automated... |
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Eaton Delivers Versatile, Resilient Power Protection
Eaton recently announced its latest innovation in backup power protection with the North American launch of the 9395XC uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Designed to anticipate the growing needs for large power capacity in a small footprint in data centers, the new solution delivers reliable, flexible power protection for everything from hyperscale and multi-tenant data centers to enterprise and light... |
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Rollon’s New Digital Platform Delivers Fast Selection
Rollon, a leading manufacturer of linear motion systems, guides, linear actuators, and gantry systems, has unveiled a new digital tool to help engineers design equipment and systems more efficiently. The new ecosystem consists of two core elements: a redesigned corporate website and myRollon — a revolutionary tool that personalizes product selection. The website has been expanded with brand new... |
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Peers & Profiles
Endress+Hauser Proves Reliable - International News
For the financial year 2021, Endress+Hauser has exceeded its own expectations. The measurement and automation technology specialist achieved new records in incoming orders, sales, profit, and headcount and continued to carry this momentum into the new year. Although the Ukraine conflict is dampening hopes for continuation of the solid growth, the company considers itself well equipped for a difficult economic environment. Read More |
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Honeywell Innovation Helps Facilities Become Smarter, Safer
Honeywell recently announced a strategic collaboration with OTTO Motors giving warehouses and distribution centers throughout North America an automated option to handle some of the most labor-intensive roles in an increasingly scarce job market. The collaboration enables Honeywell customers to increase efficiency, reduce errors and improve safety by deploying OTTO’s autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in their facilities. AMRs... Read More |
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Advanced Motion & Controls Offers Various Sensor Types
Pepperl+Fuchs is a major manufacturer of industrial sensors – which are now available in Canada through Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. The lineup includes a wide variety of innovative, high-quality proximity switches and inductive proximity sensors, as well as capacitive sensors and magnetic field sensors. The inductive sensors are the recommended option for tasks in which accurate, non-contact detection of metallic objects is needed... Read More |
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MQTT Protocol Support and EDS Library Added
The Productivity family of controllers now offers the MQTT protocol for connections to cloud computing platforms. MQTT has become the front-runner for many machine-to-machine (M2M) and IIoT/cloud networking applications, due to its lightweight overhead and reduced bandwidth consumption. Productivity PLCs now support MQTT communication and with the fill-in-the-blank MQTT messaging... |
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Super-Long Life for High-Load Drive Ball Screws, NSK
NSK Ltd. has developed a new technology that significantly extends ball screw life in high-load drive applications. Products with this technology are expected to be adopted by industrial machinery makers shifting to electric designs. Through this and other technologies, NSK continues to contribute to electrification and productivity increases industrial machinery. Products adopting the technology will... |
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Nidec Creates New Linear Position Detector
Nidec Machine Tool Corporation recently announced that it has newly developed an “MPLW series,” an electromagnetic-induction-type linear position detector that digitally detects machines’ positioning, feed, and other information. While maintaining the resolution*1 and accuracy equal to those of the conventional model, MPLZ series. The MPLW series, which uses a newly developed signal detection... |
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ANCA Announces New Era of Automation
ANCA’s new product AIMS connects the sequential processes in tool manufacturing so that cutting tool makers can realize the many benefits of automation and integration. The interconnected grinding technology solution eliminates wasteful manual handling, reduces machine downtime between batches and takes away the need to have operators constantly monitoring and adjusting production machines. |
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Daily News
Siemens Critical Infrastructure Defense Center Latest Investment
Siemens Canada continues to expand its footprint in New Brunswick and increase its global cybersecurity offering with the official inauguration of the Critical Infrastructure Defense Center (CIDC). The center is the first facility of its kind in the Siemens realm dedicated to Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) focused on Operations Technology (OT). Siemens has been investing in its Canadian cyber initiatives since launching its Cybersecurity Research... Read More |
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Ontario Launches First-Ever Hydrogen Strategy
The Ontario government has released its Low-Carbon Hydrogen Strategy to accelerate the development of the low-carbon hydrogen economy in the province that will create jobs and reduce emissions. The strategy will position Ontario as a clean manufacturing hub, ready to support new investments to produce clean steel, electric vehicles (EV), and the batteries that power them. The strategy builds on that progress and leverages the province’s... Read More |
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Ontario Supporting Manufacturing Jobs in North Bay
The Ontario government is providing $109 million to refurbish 56 GO Transit bi-level rail coaches at the Ontario Northland Remanufacturing and Repair Centre in North Bay. This investment is part of the government’s plan to expand service across the GO rail network and support economic development and job creation in the North. The refurbishment of the bi-level coaches will begin at the end of May and support approximately 100 manufacturing jobs. Read More |
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Magna Lands Industry-First Award for Integrated Driver Monitoring System
With the rapid global growth of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), driver monitoring is quickly becoming an important feature and safety function. Getting ahead of Euro NCAP and General Safety Regulation mandates, Magna has secured a high-volume, global award from a German automaker to bring its industry-first system solution combining its camera, electronics and interior mirror technology to the market starting in 2024. The system reduces... Read More |
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Featured Video
Corporate Social responsibility at ABB Canada
As a leading global technology company, ABB is transforming society. This vision inspires us to stay connected locally through socially responsible and ethical practices. For over a century, ABB has been a proud partner and supporter of Canadian communities across the country. We aim to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees and our communities, share knowledge and support charitable organizations. Watch the video HERE. |
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Featured Video
Proax Technology - WeAutomate
Proax Technologies Ltd. Is pleased to announce the launch of its new slogan; WeAutomate. After extensive deliberation, this decision was made to reflect the changing nature of the automation and distribution industry and to better serve clients in the following technical sectors: Industrial Controls, Motion Control, Machine Safety, Pneumatics, Mechanical Solutions and Automation & Robotics. Watch the video HERE. |
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