PLCnext industrial control: classic and modern
RS Components has added the first programmable logic controller (PLC) on the technological basis of the PLCnext open control platform introduced by Phoenix Contact to its product range.
read more...read more...For small dimensions
Groschopp presents its new RBD-S+ servo controller. It has been specially developed for applications where a conventional PLC would be oversized. With an output of 800 VA, the successor to the previous RBD-S servo controller is almost twice as powerful as its predecessor.
read more...High-speed labeling solutions
Bluhm Systeme presented its labeling solutions and control software at this year's BrauBeviale in Nuremberg.
read more...IO-Link connection and converter
At this year's SPS IPC Drives in Hall 7A, Balluff will be exhibiting an IO-Link interface with IP 69 protection, among other things.
read more...Heavy on the wire
Serbian mechanical engineering company Mashtronics develops and manufactures systems for the automated processing of wires. For a new machine for the production of reinforcing steel mesh, the company was looking for drive and control technology components that meet equally high standards of precision, quality and throughput.
read more...Control process sequences without PLC
The HE 5697 MFC multifunction controller from Hesch makes it easy to create complex sequence controls. Programming knowledge as with a PLC is not required.
read more...Ring lighting for harsh environments
Polytec, the image processing specialist from Baden, Germany, presents new IP68 and FDA-compliant dome and ring lights from its US partner Spectrum Illumination.
read more..."The benchmark in the 15-kilogram class"
New Scara generation. In June, Omron presented its new range of Scara robots to a wide audience for the first time. The i4 is characterized by its speed, precision and range of functions.
read more...Leantechnik positioning system
Different variants on one line
Leantechnik has developed the AFP modular system, with which different variants of a product can be produced economically on a single production line. The system was commissioned by a customer from the automotive industry.
read more...With the Edge Controller to the Smart Factory
Keba shows how digital transformation can succeed with machines already in the field. A controller, the core component of the Kecontrol Flexcore automation system, serves as a bridge between machine automation and the IT level.
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