For those looking to bring manufacturing intelligence to legacy production sites, B&R Automation introduced its new Orange Box at the 2017 Hannover Fair. According to company officials, the Orange Box lets machine operators collect and analyze data from previously isolated machines and production lines and upgrade them for IIoT/Industry 4.0 operations—with a minimal effort. An […]
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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 […]
Phoenix Conveyor Belts setting records with global products and services
Phoenix, a world-renown name in conveyor belting, is setting records with its conveyor belt products and services in the North American market. “Phoenix-branded conveyor belting has been very popular in Europe and the rest of the world with the exception of North America,” said Bret Hall, Head of Phoenix and NBS Service-NAFTA. “However, with the […]
New networked safe torque off option module
Rockwell Automation has introduced a networked safe torque off option module, allowing safety and nonsafety functions to share the same EtherNet/IP network. Designed for the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 and PowerFlex 755T AC drives, this safety option helps protect personnel and equipment by removing rotational power from the motor without removing power from the drive. This […]
SMTCL-Americas held its 4th Annual Open House to showcase Marposs, Index Designs, Fanuc, Siemens, and more offerings
SMTCL-Americas held its 4th Annual Open House at its Technical Center in City of Industry, Calif., on April 6th 2017. The Open House featured discounts on machines, cutting demonstrations, and specialists from a variety of companies including Marposs, Index Designs, SurfCam, Fanuc, Siemens, CimCool, and Golden West Lubricants. “This event was a great opportunity for […]
New networked safe torque off option module helps simplify machine design
Rockwell Automation has introduced a networked safe torque off option module, allowing safety and nonsafety functions to share the same EtherNet/IP network. Designed for the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755 and PowerFlex 755T AC drives, this safety option helps protect personnel and equipment by removing rotational power from the motor without removing power from the drive. This functionality […]
Lenze announces Power/mation as new distributor
Lenze Americas, a global leader and manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technologies, has announced that Power/mation, an automation distributor based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, will now be selling a complete line of Lenze products, including general purpose inverters, amplifier servo lines, servo automation systems, engineered geared motors and mechanical components. […]
EtherCAT Technology Group releases EtherCAT P specification documents
The EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) published a first draft of the official EtherCAT P technology specification last autumn. Now, the documents have been released to coincide with the last ETG Technical Committee Meeting. The specification provides device manufacturers with an official, reliable foundation to implement EtherCAT P technology, which enables data and power transmission on […]
Low-backlash planetary gearboxes from Dunkermotoren now available
With the gearbox series PLG 40 LB, PLG 60 LB and PLG 80 LB, Dunkermotoren now sells three new low-backlash planetary gearboxes. The maximum backlash is between 7 and 19 arc-min. depending on gear ratio. These low-backlash planetary gearboxes can transmit nominal torque of up to 92 Nm and an acceleration torque of up to 184 Nm. […]