
From engineering to hardware
With i³ Control, Yaskawa presented a completely new automation platform for the first time in spring. Now the company is officially launching the first products.

With i³ Control, Yaskawa presented a completely new automation platform for the first time in spring. Now the company is officially launching the first products.

Comprehensive automation, drive and control solutions from a single source define Yaskawa's presence in addition to the PLC - from the process level to interfaces and controllers to application-specific drive technology and robot-based applications.

At SPS, Siko will be presenting the AP05 as a compact version in the format adjustment segment, now with an integrated IO-Link interface. With its ability to display the set value and actual value to the machine operator on the adjustment spindle, it increases convenience for the setter.

Stein Automation has put together an exciting product package for this year's Motek: The specialists for workpiece carrier systems will be presenting their new 5G logistics controller and the Stein 400 workpiece carrier system at the international trade fair for production and assembly automation.

Software for automation solutions
Igus is investing in the expansion of its activities in low-cost automation and has now acquired a majority stake in Commonplace Robotics, based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück.

Unitechnik is presenting the latest version of its production control computer at bauma. UniCAM.23 clearly stands out from its predecessor UniCAM.10 thanks to its modernized appearance and new software structure.

The new online product "Industry 4.0 in Application" from WEKA MEDIA provides anyone involved in Industry 4.0 projects or planning and designing such projects with a comprehensive insight into the topic.

Baumüller has implemented the areas of data access, security and methods within the standardized OPC UA interface and provides an OPC UA server for its controllers with the ProDataX software tool.

Trade fair in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Meorga is organizing a trade fair for measurement and control technology, process control systems and automation technology on 14 September 2022 in the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen.

Yaskawa promises "Robot technology for smart automation" at Automatica. The manufacturer is focusing on solutions that make it easy for smaller companies to get started with automation.