PBC Linear, a Pacific Bearing Company, continues to strengthen its Applied Cobotics brand with the latest product offering, the Cobot Feeder. This essential automation tool will help small- to medium-sized companies boost their robot production without significant increases in labor, and ultimately see a higher return on their investments. Cobot Feeder The Cobot Feeder from…

Design World recently stopped by the ABB booth at this year’s Pack Expo in Chicago to learn about what the global technology company is up to in the packaging space. There were several products on display at the booth, but one was commanding most of the attention; the company’s new AI-powered Robotic Item Picker. We…

Festo introduces the Festo Automation Experience (AX), a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform for predictive maintenance, predictive quality, and energy optimization. Using advanced analytics, Festo AX maps data to learn a component, machine, product, or energy system’s healthy state. Festo AX provides actionable information to correct anomalies when data begins trending out of normal. At…

The winners of the 2022 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced earlier this week across several categories. This year’s winner for Advanced Materials is Jabil. Gold Jabil PK 5000 PK 5000 is an eco-friendly, powder-based additive material engineered to deliver improved strength, chemical resistance, and resilience in comparison to general-purpose nylon materials,…

Two online, interactive ROI calculators are designed to illustrate the dramatic cost reductions possible when jet engine balancing is performed utilizing the PBS 4100+ and PBS eXpress advanced vibration analysis technology. These calculators contrast the total costs of both labor and fuel when utilizing the MTI PBS 4100+ system (for commercial jets) and MTI PBS…

• Demo highlights include versatile industrial and collaborative robots, software advancements that reduce programming complexity, and a selection of interactive robotic educational systems and training programs. • ABB has developed over 30 new robot, software digital and educational products and educational tools in the last year, designed to help industrial manufacturers of all sizes increase…

With the new EPX module series, Beckhoff offers a compact option for Ex i signal acquisition from zones 0/20, 1/21, and Div. 1 as an addition to the wide range of EtherCAT Box modules. With robust IP67 protection, they enable direct and decentralized installation on machines and systems, even in harsh environments. This results in…

Emerson has announced PACSystems Edge Solutions, a new portfolio of turnkey industrial edge hardware and software solutions. Edge Solutions simplify selection and deployment, helping original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), systems integrators, and end users significantly reduce the time spent integrating, developing, and validating digital transformation projects. From low footprint connectivity and computing to plantwide analytics and…

General Magnaplate’s Nedox 10K3 surface protection coating delivers superior corrosion protection in harsh oil and gas environments where saltwater, sour gasses, and corrosive mud are present. As part of the Nedox family of coatings,10K3 boosts the performance of common metal alloy surfaces, helping them last longer and perform better. Nedox 10K3 achieves Rockwell hardness between…

Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today announced the Spring 2022 release of new offerings and enhancements to Honeywell Forge, the leading enterprise performance management software solution, designed to assist customers in accelerating the digital transformation of their operations. This class of offerings, which includes Honeywell Forge Connected Warehouse, will help organizations simplify operations and lower costs by…

igus, the Germany-based manufacturer of motion plastics, announced it has expanded its in-house toolmaking department to include new geometries and new materials to its FastLine service. With the igus FastLine service, customers can receive self-lubricating polymer components in special dimensions within 10-12 business days. Customers can select from various types of designs and materials and…

EXAIR’s Chip Vac offers a fast, effective way to clean chips or other dry materials from fixtures, floors and work surfaces of machining centers, lathes, saws, mills and other industrial equipment. It can easily be moved from drum to drum to keep different materials separate for recycling. Dusty materials, such as absorbents are trapped by…

AutomationDirect has added more Wiegmann enclosure options to their extensive lineup of over 7,000 modular and pre-fab enclosures. Wiegmann is one of the largest enclosure manufacturers in North America, manufacturing a wide variety of carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, and aluminum enclosures. New additions include NEMA 4/4X/12/13 rated stainless steel 22mm pushbutton enclosures, NEMA…

EXAIR now offers static eliminating Super Ion Air Knives that range from 3-in. (76 mm) through a maximum length of 108-in. (2743 mm). One-piece construction ensures seamless airflow and eliminates coupling multiple short-length air knives together. One-piece construction also decreases overall height by ½-in. making it better for tight spaces. The Long Super Ion Air…

Newly expanding to an 18,000 sq. ft. facility in the scenic, bustling seaport city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, IPSUMM is a growing multi-divisional product development company. IPSUMM’s business units serve the manufacturing sector with equipment and services including die-cutting, capital machinery, automation support, and a full-service machine shop. According to company President & CEO John…

The draw-wire encoder C105 features a compact design. It is available with various wire types. All encoders with 58 mm synchro flange and 6 mm shaft, as well as analog sensors with redundant interfaces can be combined with this draw-wire mechanism. The cable and connector orientations of the encoder can easily be adapted to the…

The PSU02 is combined with the Ants LES02 sensor to realize elevator and safety functions in compliance with EN81-20/-21/-50. The Ants LES02 measures the absolute car position 100% slip-free. The PSU02 evaluates the safe position feedback and triggers by means of safety relays, jointly with the elevator control, the required safety functions. Therefore, the safe…

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Forza Silicon — a business of AMETEK and leader of advanced image sensor and mixed-signal integrated circuit designs for imaging applications — recently used its Integrated Production Services (IPS) to enable the production of high-speed image sensors that employ back side illumination (BSI) technology. While BSI sensors have been available for more than 10 years…

Specialized machines designed for prototyping printed circuit boards can drastically speed up development efforts. Leland Teschler • Executive Editor Examine advice columns online pitched at engineers and you’ll often see posts advocating an investment in a milling machine specifically designed to produce prototype circuit boards. Engineers who use these machines point to benefits that include…

EXAIR’s new 3 NPT Heavy Duty Threaded Line Vac is a powerful in-line conveyor that transports high volumes of material through ordinary pipe. Designed for rugged, industrial applications, it is made of a hardened alloy to prevent premature wear when transporting abrasive or heavy materials like garnet, glass, sand, shot blast, tumbling media, or metal…

Process display – for standard signals with totalizer, scalable. Cost-effective standard signal display for front panel mounting with scalable, bright, 5-digit LED display. Due to 14-bit resolution, accurately measured value display range with minimum and maximum value acquisition and scalable totalizer for time-controlled summation of the reading. Product features – Entrance area: 1 current measuring…

Quest Industrial is bringing robotic palletizing to more customers and markets with the launch of its new standardized Box Bot – the QB300 series, which is debuting in booth C-2825 at PACK EXPO 2021, Sept. 27-29, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. The Box Bot, a space-saving robotic palletizer with a small footprint,…

Smalley recently launched the 2021 Ring and Spring Catalog and Design Guide, a resource engineers have relied on for decades for retaining ring and compression spring selection. Smalley’s Catalog and Design Guide contains specifications on over 10,000 stock parts, custom design configurations, engineering equations, application guides, and more; all wrapped up into one comprehensive guide. Our newest release is unique because…

The winners of the 2020 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced yesterday in a digital ceremony, with products across 12 categories. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. No one at WTWH Media selected the winners. Instead, our editorial team did the arduous work of assembling a top-notch…