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ABB Robotics IRB1300 robots
Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, shared his insights on the current trends in robotics — from AI-driven automation and mobile robots to breakthroughs in the med tech, constructio...
Matt Ruth, Actemium Avanceon
Environmental responsibility doesn’t require grand gestures or major investments. By incorporating efficiency into everyday operations, significant sustainability impacts can ...
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Traditional industrial vision systems face resolution, environmental and processing limitations. Cloud-centralized, AI-powered vision systems overcome these constraints through...
Jeff Mowry, CIO at Workhorse, at Siemens RealizeLive
While technology hype cycles come and go, Siemens indicates it’s playing the long game with the acquisition of Altair and plans for a specialized AI model trained exclusively ...
Regal Rexnord's Perceptiv asset condition monitoring system for predictive maintenance.
Ensuring equipment reliability, avoiding costly unplanned downtime and maximizing operational efficiency are paramount in industrial manufacturing. Here’s how condition monitoring...
Brian R. May, Accenture
The shifting global trade landscape is testing companies’ ability to anticipate and recover from sudden disruption – again.
Danny Haskell, NeoMatrix
Paper-based work instructions have long been the standard for guiding shop floor processes. But today’s production environments demand speed, precision and traceability, which...

Products

Phoenix Contact's Quint AC Uninterruptible Power Supply
The Quint High-powered (HP) AC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) adds a higher energy output level and panel-mount package to Phoenix Contact’s Quint AC UPS technology....
SA1N series of space-saving subminiature photoelectric sensors
The new SA1N series of space-saving subminiature photoelectric sensors is available in a barrel-mount fiber-type diffuse-reflective infrared LED style, secured with M6 nuts through...
Phoenix Contact Catan C1 EN controller
The Catan C1 EN controller is designed for building and room automation. The compact REG housing has an overall width of 6 HP to fit in all electrical distributors. The flexible...
Weidmuller M-Series M4000 programmable automation controller
The Weidmuller M-Series M4000 programmable automation controller (PAC) expands traditional PLC capabilities by integrating real-time control, IT and OT convergence and edge computing...

Videos

Robot End of Arm Tooling
Get insights from Jordan Meader, with system integrator Concept Systems, about the different robot tooling types and how the success of a robotic workcell depends on selecting...
Casey Taylor, Beckhoff
Beckhoff describes its TwinCAT CoAgent as an intelligent AI assistant that supports PLC code development, I/O configuration and human-machine interface creation. Using natural...
Beckhoff's MX-System
According to Beckhoff, the MX-System is an IP67-rated modular automation system that can be used to replace traditional control cabinets with pluggable function modules that can...
Universal Robots' AI Accelerator
Insights into Universal Robots' latest AI Accelerator and its bundle options, offering a comprehensive explanation of its features and target users.

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