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maxon now offers BLDC motors as frameless kits

Motors used in robotics need to be lightweight while simultaneously providing high torque in order for arms and grippers to move dynamically. This is why Swiss drive specialist maxon motor is offering […]

Advantech’s new AIMB-217 motherboard offers boosts in CPU and graphic performance

Advantech, a leading embedded computing and intelligent applications provider, announces the release of AIMB-217, a new industrial-grade fanless Thin Mini-ITX motherboard. With the latest Intel® Pentium®, Celeron®, and Atom® N4200/N3350/x7-E3950 processors (formerly […]

Beckhoff showcased its latest Industrial PC innovations at EMO 2017

Beckhoff demonstrated how to significantly enhance machine tool productivity through PC-based control at this year’s EMO trade fair. Taking place in Hanover, Germany, EMO is the world’s leading trade fair for metalworking […]

Rittal joins the Open19 Foundation

Over three per cent of global electricity output is currently expanded on data centers – one of the fastest-growing consumers of power today. This development is being countered by the recently founded […]


HARTING’s Expanded Beam Cable Assembly offers reliable solution for data transmission

Digitisation is also making inroads in tunnel drilling projects and mining. Given the harshness of these environments, the requirements are quite high. Large distances, together with the high bandwidths that are required, […]


Rockwell Automation releases new FactoryTalk Analytics and TeamONE App

Smart devices have created connections across industrial operations with the potential to empower plant or distributed workers. For many producers going through a digital transformation, these modern tools can take too long […]


Epson ships its newly developed S1C17M33 16-bit microcontroller

Seiko Epson Corporation has developed and recently begun shipping the S1C17M33 in production volumes. The S1C17M33 is a low-power 16-bit microcontroller with on-chip Flash memory that is ideal for liquid crystal displays […]


Turck equipped its latest safety block I/O module with both Ethernet/IP and CIP Safety

Turck’s TBIP offers another hybrid safety block I/O module that combines standard and safety outputs in a single device – in this case for Ethernet/IP and CIP Safety. The TBPN model for […]


MOTEK: Bosch Rexroth introduces the latest generation of the transfer system TS 5

Numerous updates now allow the roller conveyor system TS 5 to be used for an even wider range of applications: By optimizing existing components and integrating important new modules into the portfolio, […]


Hexagon’s new PC-DMIS 2017 R2 offers workflow improvements and greater stability

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence launched PC-DMIS 2017 R2, the latest edition of the world’s most popular measurement software. This is the second of two major releases scheduled for PC-DMIS in 2017, with continued […]


Advantech’s new UTX-3117 IoT gateway offers total connectivity solutions from edge sensors to the cloud

Advantech, a leading embedded computing provider announces its latest IoT gateway aimed at empowering industrial IoT solutions by UTX-3117 fanless & extended-temp embedded box. The solution uses the latest Intel® Atom® E3900, […]


LG Innotek introduced the worlds first 70mW UV-C LED

LG Innotek, UV LED partner of LASER COMPONENTS, announces the first 70mW UV-C LED in the world. At 278 nm, it features the highest power ever achieved from a single chip. Its […]


Beckhoff’s TwinCAT platform features full implementation of HART functionality

In the process industries, demands are increasing for groundbreaking and innovative automation solutions that reduce costs. The greatest potential for optimization is opened up by implementing a universal platform that covers both […]