These cobots introduce advanced hardware, more safety features and certifications, and next-generation configuration capabilities, making them easier to use than ever before. Responding to manufacturers’ needs for enhanced performance and safety in human-collaborative settings, the TM S Series offers four models, with payload capabilities from 5 kg to 14 kg and reach from 700 mm to 1300 mm. Various mounting types are possible, including use on a mobile robot to create a mobile manipulator (…)

On the occasion of EMO 2023 in Hanover, CERATIZIT, has kicked off the introduction of the first Product Carbon Footprint Standard (PCF) for carbide products. Different service levels CERATIZIT’s service offer around the PCF includes several service levels. For all products already included in the range of services, the PCF class is displayed in the shop and on the invoice at no extra charge. This alphabetical classification with six classes from A to F allows one to know and assess a (…)

Seco, one of the leading global providers of metal-cutting solutions, yesterday launched a drastically updated visual identity as well as a long-term brand strategy. The company is describing this as the first in a sequence of major steps, as the business positions itself as a leading global name for industry innovation, efficiency, and sustainability. The new brand went live yesterday, to be followed by a series of launch activities such as events, campaigns, product launches, and (…)

NSK is the only manufacturer to offer a complete development and supply service for the essential parts that machine tools require, including high-precision, high-speed ball screws. However, the company also helps customers to apply novel technologies that support extended product life and the potential deployment of predictive maintenance strategies. Therefore, central to the display on Booth C42 in Hall 7 at EMO Hannover 2023 (18-23 September) will be a live demonstration of a condition (…)

Acquisition expands Emerson’s factory automation offering and enhances exposure to key growth opportunities in discrete and hybrid markets. Emerson today announced it has acquired Afag Holding AG (“Afag”), an innovative leader in electric linear motion, feeding and handling automation solutions. The electric linear motion segment expands Emerson’s served market by more than $9 billion and is expected to grow mid-single digits annually, supporting Emerson’s long-term, profitable organic (…)

REVAMP simplifies and speeds transition to a modern automation architecture, reducing capital costs by up to 15%. Global technology and software leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is helping customers more quickly and efficiently transition legacy technology to modern DeltaV™ automation architecture that modernizes and digitizes operations. Emerson’s REVAMP advanced software solution uses cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) to automate up to 70% of system configuration, reduce errors (…)

Universal Robots’ larger, much-anticipated new UR20 cobot is ready to generate sparks at FABTECH, North America’s biggest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, taking place Sept. 11-14 in Chicago. The new cobot, that brings 18” of additional reach radius (36” diameter increase), greatly broadens the range of weldments that will be achievable in a given fixture setup, says Josh Pawley, co-founder of Universal Robots (UR) partner, Vectis Automation: “Vectis Automation is (…)

In 1963, the electronics division of the Leuze Group came into being. In 2023, the international sensor expert is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Today, over 1,600 Sensor People worldwide create the innovations of tomorrow: Sensor and safety solutions in automation technology. In 1963, who would have thought that the fragile "Electronics" seedling, the new division of the Leuze Group, would become a technology leader and world market leader in the area of optical sensors? In 2023, (…)

Version 5.30 of dataFEED OPC Suite from Softing Industrial offers two new features: an OPC UA tunnel to increase security for OPC Classic communication plus support for InfluxDB databases. The dataFEED OPC UA Tunnel is a new component of Softing Industrial’s dataFEED OPC Suite. It enables easy and secure access to OPC Classic servers across network boundaries and firewalls. A DCOM configuration is no longer required. Configuration of the two tunnel ends is quick and easy using (…)

Machine tools are essential industry infrastructure, providing critical components for countless manufacturing sectors. As such, the optimisation of precision and throughput are symbiotic: machine tools like milling and turning centres must minimise processing time and maximise output, all while producing high-quality finished parts to tight tolerances. Bearings are central to this premise. Visitors to Booth C42 in Hall 7 at EMO Hannover 2023 (18-23 September) will find the perfect (…)