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Automation World covers news and trends around industrial automation software and hardware for professionals in the discrete and batch/hybrid manufacturing industries.

Articles

Robotic Automation and Industry’s Changing Future

Jeff Sanders

From the use of robots to handle repetitive and hazardous tasks to alignment with corporate sustainability goals, robotics are proving to be the answer to industry’s labor shortage and skills gaps.

NIST’s New and Improved Cybersecurity Framework

BASF Completes Successful Ethernet-APL Tests with ABB DCS

Robots Enable Cosmetic Packaging Innovation

Pjeter Lulgjuraj

Mobile Robots with Integrated Lifter and Roller Modules Save Integration Time

David Greenfield

Omron’s new MD-650 and the MD-900 autonomous mobile robots are designed to integrate with Roeq’s new TML500/TML750 lifter and TR600/TR700 roller modules.

Siemens Set to Acquire Industrial Drive Business

With the planned acquisition of ebm-papst, Siemens see growth in intelligent, battery-powered drive technologies.

Reality Capture in Manufacturing Workflows

Rusty Belcher

A look at 10 ways reality capture technology is used in manufacturing today to connect design and production, aid in reverse engineering, deliver hyper-accurate measurements and...

How Data Can Future-Proof Manufacturing Modernization

Dwaine Plauche

From attracting and retaining a quality workforce to improving maintenance and reliability, establishing the three pillars of a strong data foundation can help ensure a manufacturer...

IHI Uses Osaro Software for Mixed-Case Depalletizing

IHI’s decision to partner with Osaro was based on their superior ability to handle a wider variety of boxes at faster recognition speeds compared to other vendors, according to...

System Integrators and Artificial Intelligence

Luigi De Bernardini

As new automation tehnologies have transformed manufacturing over the past several decades, system integrators have been key to helping industry adopt these technologies. To stay...

Schneider Electric Debuts New Cobot Line

David Greenfield

The company’s Lexium collaborative robots offer high-speed motion and precision positioning in single and multi-axis configurations.

Products

Product Spotlight: EZ5 Series Human-Machine Interface

EZAutomation, a division of the AVG Group, has released its EZTouch EZ5 series of HMI/operator interface panels in 4, 7, 8, 10, 12 and 15-inch display sizes with free ...

Fault-Tolerant Edge Computing

Stratus Technologies has released its new Stratus ztC Endurance platform, a new family of fault-tolerant computing platforms for sustainable operations. The platform introduces...

Robot Gripper Suction Cup

Piab

The FLIW (Foam Lip Wide) from Piab is a new addition to the company’s PiGrip series. Configurable in a multitude of combinations, it is well suited for any picking application...

Hermetically Sealed Position Sensors

NewTek

Offering rugged operations and performance with low power consumption, Newtek’s HI series of hermetically sealed 4-20 mA LVDTs ensure consistent data output and are offered with...