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Beckhoff Highlights Material Handling and Machine Vision Updates
Beckhoff’s press conference at Hannover Messe focused on new functionalities for its XTS, XPlanar, and TwinCAT Vision products.
David Miller
Apr 16th, 2021
Digital twins can be used to help optimize production lines, including motor and drive configurations.
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Motors and Drives Come Together for Motion Efficiency, Performance, Reliability
Beyond the advances made to both motors and drives in terms of energy efficiency, safety, cleanability, and more, suppliers emphasize the importance of how they work together in a complete motion system.
Aaron Hand
Apr 8th, 2021
Compact, All-in-one PCB-mountable intelligent drives
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Performance Motion Devices: Ultra-Compact Motion Controller
ION®/CME N-Series Digital Drives are compact, PCB-mountable intelligent motion control amplifiers that feature full programmability, 1 KW output capacity, support for quadrature, sin/cos and BiSS-C encoders, and more.
Performance Motion Devices
Apr 7th, 2021
Solve Integration Challenges Using Rich Data from Your Instrumentation
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Solve Integration Challenges Using Rich Data from Your Instrumentation
Advanced communication protocols enable ultra-fast, real-time information exchange and control between PLC/DCS and intelligent digital instrumentation. Learn how the integration, start-up, and productivity of industrial process systems can be improved.
Apr 14th, 2021
Awgyq Aweb
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What's the Difference Between Standard and Inverter Duty Motors?
In this episode, we connect with Brent Kooiman, senior project engineer and design manager at Interstates, to learn about the differences between general purpose and inverter duty motors and the types of industrial applications each are best suited for.
David Greenfield
Feb 15th, 2021
XPlanar eliminates the need to move the plasma jet; instead, a floating planar mover carries the workpiece into position for precise surface treatment. Source: Plasmatreat
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OEM Redesigns Equipment to Incorporate XPlanar Floating Movers
The levitating material handling technology from Beckhoff is being used by Plasmatreat in its equipment to position materials beneath spray nozzles for plasma pre-treatment and coating.
David Greenfield
Feb 4th, 2021
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Technology Matters: Beckhoff's XPlanar System
This video is an excerpt from Automation World's 'Technology Matters' video series in which Beckhoff's XPlanar technology debut at PACK EXPO Connects is highlighted.
Nov 10th, 2020
MicroHAWK® Industrial Fixed-Mount Barcode Scanners
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MicroHAWK® Industrial Fixed-Mount Barcode Scanners
Omron high-performance barcode readers are designed for easy, fast, and reliable decoding of 1D and 2D barcodes.
Apr 14th, 2021
Kinetix 5100 servo drive from Rockwell Automation
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Integrated Motion Technologies
A trio of new servo drive products highlight the integration of multiple motion control components to provide more compact size, higher power, and ease of installation.
Luis Rodriguez
Sep 1st, 2020
The well-known trunk-and-spur configuration will serve as the general topology for Ethernet-APL. Source: Profibus & Profinet International.
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OPC Foundation Joins APL Project; Announces OPC UA Motion
Highlighting its role in the development of new industrial process and discrete communications, the OPC Foundation has joined the advanced physical layer for industrial Ethernet project group and is working with ODVA and Sercos on a new motion technology.
David Greenfield
Jul 28th, 2020
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High-Efficiency IE5 Motor and VFD
Nord Gear showcases its newest high-efficiency motor and variable frequency drive combination to deliver operating cost savings regardless of the motor's speed and load.
David Greenfield
Apr 29th, 2020
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When the Drive Becomes the Controller
Determining when to use intelligent variable frequency drives without an external programmable logic controller is a matter of balancing costs, utility, and practicality.
David Miller
Apr 10th, 2020
The complex structure of Roche’s cobas plasma separation card consists of a carrier layer with a bonded nonwoven fabric and an upper layer for protection and labeling.
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Flexible Production Makes Roche’s HIV Test Innovation a Success
Roche designed a plasma separation card that greatly simplifies blood sampling and transport. Beckhoff Automation made production of the card cost-effective with its flexible, compact eXtended Transport System.
Aaron Hand
Mar 6th, 2020
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