I had a great chat with Beckhoff’s Daymon Thompson at last week’s ATX East trade show at New York’s Javits Center. The PC-based machine controls company features a range of processors, from an ARM processor all the way up to an industrial server with 36 cores and two terabytes of memory—possibly the biggest PLC on […]
SigmaLogic7 Compact puts full AOI functionality into less cabinet space
The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America Inc. has introduced the SigmaLogic7 Compact. This new servo amplifier makes it possible to add the exceptional precision and superior performance of a Sigma-7 servo system in machines using Rockwell Automation programmable logic controllers. SigmaLogic7 Compact builds on the legacy of the SigmaLogic, the first Yaskawa SERVOPACK […]
Wittenstein recognized for its skilled labor apprenticeships
Wittenstein in Bartlett, Illinois has been recognized as a “Young Adult Employer Champion” by the National Fund for Workforce Solutions. The award was presented to Wittenstein’s President and CEO Peter Riehle during the National Fund’s 2017 Leadership Convening event, held at the Philadelphia Loews Hotel on June 15, 2017. Wittenstein was one of nine manufacturers recognized […]
New compact hexapod has higher performance for industrial alignment applications
PI has added a higher performance model to its range of compact hexapods. The New H-811.i2 provides twice the velocity along with sensor resolution up to 8 times higher compared to the current H-811.D2 miniature hexapod. The compact size, robust design with low friction ballscrews brushless motors, and powerful controller with multi-axis alignment capabilities make […]
Conveyor belt monitoring process shows real time issues
ContiTech has unveiled a unique conveyor belt monitoring process that allows users to see belt wear in real time. “A red bonding layer below the top cover is exposed when it’s time to change the belt,” said Chris Marchant, product manager for conveyor belting. “In addition, the ContiAlert system is complete with a calculator that […]
Thomson Industries collaborates with research team to develop new Tesla Coil Designs
Thomson Industries, a leading manufacturer of mechanical motion control solutions, has donated a high-precision ball screw assembly to The Geek Group National Science Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to help develop revolutionary designs of Tesla Coils (TC). An ambitious R&D program has been initiated there to discover new uses for the TC with help from […]
Global motion control shipments up 13.6% this year
Global shipments for motion control products increased by 13.6% to $858.4 million in 2016, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), the industry’s trade group. “We saw the motion control market post its fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth to begin 2017,” said Alex Shikany, MCMA Director of Market […]
Oerlikon Drive Systems India certified as a Great Place to Work
Oerlikon Drive Systems India has been certified by Great Place to Work Institute—a global authority in building, sustaining and recognizing high-trust, high performing workplace cultures. The assessment measured the perceptions of a sample size of employees about their place of work, and the certification is an important recognition of the team efforts to restore trust […]
Beckhoff Automation increases sales by 9.5%
Beckhoff Automation generated global sales of 679 million euros in 2016, an increase of 9.5% over the previous year. This success can be credited to the company’s development of new products, broad market penetration and improved distribution network coverage. “We are very pleased with these business results. Although the growth rate was moderate compared with […]
Registration open for NIBA/PTDA Joint Industry Summit in Hollywood, Fl. on September 27-30, 2017
Advanced registration is open for the NIBA/PTDA Joint Industry Summit at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Fla., September 27-30, 2017. More than 1,000 delegates, representing over 425 distributor and manufacturer member companies of NIBA–The Belting Association and PTDA (Power Transmission Distributors Association) will attend. This is a premier event for the belting and power […]
