Factory Automation Articles, Stories & News

Wolf Robotics Achieves Robot Integrator Recertification

05/22/14, 07:21 PM | Factory Automation

RIA currently has over 20 Certified Robot Integrators and requires each of them to be recertified every two years.

Davron Secures Commission for Automotive Infrared Indexing Conveyor Oven

05/22/14, 06:11 PM | Factory Automation

Davron Technologies, Inc. designed and manufactured the DTI-1220, an electrically heated infrared indexing conveyor oven, for a Tier 1 Automotive supplier.

Midwest Engineering Systems Becomes a UL Listed Panel Shop

05/22/14, 11:06 AM | Factory Automation | Midwest Engineered Systems Inc

Midwest Engineering Systems is now a UL Listed Panel Shop; certified to build custom Industrial Control Panels for factories in the United States and Canada.

Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program Adds 11 New Partner Companies

05/20/14, 03:15 PM | Factory Automation

The Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program has expanded, adding 11 new partner companies who have demonstrated a commitment to helping customers maximize their automation investment.

Molex to Feature Products at International Microwave Symposium

05/20/14, 03:10 PM | Factory Automation

Exhibit highlights Molex RF/Microwave solutions, including RF assembly configurator, Temp-Flex ® Low Loss Flexible Microwave Coaxial Cables, RF DIN 1.0 / 2.3 Modular Backplane System, antenna cables and customization capabilities

VadaTech Announces D/A Converter in FMC Format at 2.5 GSPS

05/20/14, 11:34 AM | Factory Automation

VadaTech now offers a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) in the FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) format. The high-speed DAC offers 14-bit at 2.5 Giga samples per second.

Jabez Technologies makes the cover of CIO Review Magazine

05/20/14, 09:36 AM | Factory Automation

Jabez Technologies makes the cover of CIO Review Magazine and gets recognized as one of the 10 Most Promising Engineering Solution Providers for 2014.

New Emphasis On Sensing is Well-received Complement to Security, Defense at SPIE DSS

05/19/14, 02:16 PM | Factory Automation

A new symposium on Sensing Technology and Applications launched alongside the long-standing Defense and Security symposium was a well-received addition to SPIE DSS last week in Baltimore. Already established as the industry's most important engineering and scientific conference and exhibition covering optics, infrared, imaging, and sensing, SPIE DSS held strong in total attendance and saw a record number of visitors in the exhibition hall.

OSI Optoelectronics Introduces Cable and Harness Assembly Services

05/19/14, 01:57 PM | Factory Automation

Custom cabling and harness products for medical and military applications

Added Value From An Ejector With Integrated Controls?

05/15/14, 08:51 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Hardware Bits and Pieces | Piab Inc.

Air-driven ejectors are gaining pace as the vacuum source for suction cup handling equipment on robots and special purpose machines (ex: case/carton erectors, de-stackers, unloading equipment, etc.)

Inductive Linear Sensors

05/15/14, 08:50 AM | Factory Automation, Unmanned & Other Topics | Sensors and Circuits

Todays applications require their sensors feedback in much quicker intervals. The faster the response, the faster the production or through put of work, which results in a low cost per unit or operation.

AUTOMATICA 2014: KUKA to Demonstrate LBR iiwa Lightweight Robot

05/12/14, 05:28 PM | Factory Automation | KUKA Robotics Corporation

The future of automation will be based on direct cooperation between humans and robots. At AUTOMATICA, the flagship trade fair in Munich for robotics and automation, KUKA is opening up a new chapter in human-robot collaboration with the sensitive LBR iiwa lightweight robot.