Medical devices are often smaller and lighter in weight than the majority of applications that require some type of motion control, simply because they are often portable/mobile, hand-carried or lifted. Internal components needed for these devices are chosen carefully to make for the smallest overall device footprint. This poses unique challenges to component manufacturers supplying […]
What does the coding mean on M12 connectors?
M12 connectors are circular connectors with a 12-mm locking thread used for sensors, actuators, Fieldbus and industrial Ethernet, primarily in factory automation applications. Often with ratings ofIP65, IP68 and IP69K, they are ideal for washdown and corrosive environments. They are available with 3, 4, 5, 8 and 12 pins. While higher pin counts are not planned, […]
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FIPA introduces New 2016 Series sprue grippers
FIPA Inc., a manufacturer of advanced vacuum technology, gripper systems, air nippers, tube lifters, and End-of-Arm-Tooling (EOAT), has released the new 2016 Series self-centering, gap-free sprue grippers. Featuring a wide jaw opening, high closing force, single-acting operation, and easy assembly and disassembly, the new grippers are also available with optional direct sensing capabilities and smooth…
Gallery: New automotive component tech at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show
The recent North American International Auto Show — the Detroit Auto Show for short — is known for highlighting the debuts of new production vehicles and concept cars. But a lot of automotive suppliers also use NAIAS to highlight new developments in component and subsystem technology. We have put a few of the more interesting…
New air spring product line for industrial applications
ITT Inc. has announced that it is introducing a new Compact Automation and Turn-Act Air Springs product line that provides air actuation for linear motion control. These air-tight…
Can fluid power play a role in wearable exoskeletons?
Popular movies have long imagined robotic assist type machinery, from the Power Loader exoskeleton that Ripley wore in Aliens to the military weaponry showcased in Starship Troopers and…
Alpha Wire Introduces Alpha Connect to Its Product Portfolio
Alpha Wire is pleased to announce the launch of its Alpha Connect product line offering high-performance solutions for industrial connectivity. Alpha Connect’s broad offering includes: M8, M12, M23, MINI, and RJ45 cordsets; M8 and M12 passive distribution boxes; splitters; M8, M12, and MINI field attachables and receptacles. Alpha Connect products comply with IP65, IP67, IP68/NEMA…
Curtiss-Wright Sensors & Controls Launches Next-Generation Electric Actuator
Curtiss-Wright Sensors & Controls Division today announced the release of its next-generation Exlar® brand FTX Series actuators. These high-force electric rod style actuators now offer higher performance and ease of maintenance than previously available. The FTX Series actuators leverage more than a decade of experience successfully replacing hydraulics in high-force, high-duty cycle applications in harsh…
Pilz introduces a new safety gate system PSENmlock
Pilz has added the new PSENmlock to its range of safety gate systems. The PSENmlock offers safety gate monitoring and safe guard locking for the protection of personnel and processes to the highest category PL e in one device. The slimline yet robust design and the many different installation options make PSENmlock both flexible to…
B&R Industrial Automation Corp to exhibit innovative automation solutions at IMTS
The efficiency of CNC machine control development and operation can be improved by replacing traditional systems with an integrated, multifunctional control platform. Traditional systems include logic, machine-specific technologies, point-to-point movement, path-based interpolated movement and visualization, each requiring hardware interface and communication software to work together. With B&R’s integrated solutions, a single software development environment, Automation…
The new generation of PRIME MOVER pneumatic actuators
The new generation of PRIME MOVER actuators has significantly improved performance: The PRIME MOVER offers axial motion with no rotational forces involved. The actuator uses all metal construction…
New Rack & Pinion Drives & Linear Actuators at IMTS 2016
ATLANTA Drive Systems, Inc. will showcase their new Rack & Pinion Drives and Linear Actuators at Booth E-4829 during IMTS 2016 at McCormick Place in Chicago, September 12 – 17, 2016. Further expanding their hardened & ground rack range, ATLANTA has added DIN 7 and 8 quality levels to provide more competitive price points to…
New High-Performance Linear Actuators Offer Precise Positioning with High Thrust
ATLANTA Drive Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce a new range of High-Performance Linear Actuators, offering precise linear positioning and high dynamic performance by means of a servo-worm reducer and precision ballscrew spindle. Linear speeds up to 590 inches per minute can be achieved with ballscrews diameters up to 50 mm and axial load capacities…
Airstrike Actuators from Firestone Industrial Products
Airstroke Actuators from Firestone Industrial Products perform the same type of actuation tasks as a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder. Long used in the industrial market as pneumatic actuators,…
Air bearing/actuator guaranteed to outlast any machine
The Airpel -Air Bearing provides force without friction, which is made possible by a stainless steel piston that is fitted to a borosilicate glass cylinder. The introduction of…
Non-stiction cylinders offer precise position sensing
Airpot Corporation has added a position sensing option to its popular line of Airpel non-stiction air cylinder actuators. The company offers non-contact electronic switching sensors from Sick, Inc. using…
Airpot grasps delicate solution with GramForce grippers
Airpot Corp. now sells GramForce grippers — part of its family of Accurate Force Pneumatic products. GramForce grippers provide original equipment manufacturers, designers and engineers unprecedented force accuracy with almost no…
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Microprecision adds M12 connector
Microprecision Electronics SA is extending the possibilities of its MP700 series of sealed limit switches in order to facilitate the connection of limit switches as sensing devices to industrial bus systems. The switches are now available with an M12 connector integrated directly into the housing, thus making for easy and flexible interfacing to a bus…
NKK Switches unveil new M Series toggle switch
When the application requires a highly reliable, double layer, waterproof toggle switch with an IP-rating, engineers now have a new option to choose from with the unveiling of the Dual Seal Waterproof M Series Toggle Switch by NKK Switches. The new Dual Seal Waterproof M Series toggle switch is the first complete all-in-one waterproof and…
Portable test controller assists composite materials analysis
Last year, the Composite Material Laboratory at the Inholland University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands installed a Moog Portable Test Controller for single-axis testing of composite materials like fiber-reinforced polymers. The test machine is a 700 x 300 x 1600 mm, 100-kN hydraulic bench. Manufacturers and consumers want lightweight materials in all sorts of…
BitFlow’s BitBox simplifies integration
Machine makers in high-density I/O vision applications are challenged daily to find cost-effective, reliable ways to continuously control dozens of devices such as strobes, solenoids, and actuators, as…
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Festo Online Configurator slashes OEM engineering costs and speeds delivery for Cartesian robots
Festo introduced today the Handling Guide Online configurator for Cartesian robots. This new productivity tool significantly reduces engineering overhead for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and speeds delivery to…
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TM Robotics partners with Caionix to sell Toshiba Machine industrial robots in Egypt
Today TM Robotics and Toshiba Machine announced they have partnered with Caionix, a distributor of industrial robots in Egypt. With this partnership, Caionix is now responsible for providing…
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Two robot experts answer: How bad is today’s robotic programming for newbies?
At the recent A3 Business Forum — held in conjunction with the Robotics Industries Association, or RIA, the Automated Imaging Association, or AIA, and the Motion Control &…
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Two industry experts answer 15 questions about new robotics
At the recent A3 Business Forum — held in conjunction with the Robotics Industries Association, or RIA, the Automated Imaging Association, or AIA, and the Motion Control &…
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