Automation and controls

From Sew-Eurodrive, safety option S12 for MOVIFIT® de-centralized control modules.

Minipack Torre, pioneer in heatshrink, chooses Schneider Electric for the electrical and automation components of its Pratika series of packaging machines.

The Omron PLC and touchscreen are the heart of the solutions developed by Axomatic to produce and package creams, gels and emulsions in any format. A clear example of how (and why) intelligence on board machine makes a difference, creating a successful partnership.

Motion control and safety on the Goglio Multioption G14 C VFFS packaging machine: supplied by Siemens, they ensure optimal levels of integration between the components and uniformity of design and programming.

Bionic kangaroos and superconductors, gothic cathedrals and glass and metal cities, futuristic research centres and extensive, far-reaching industrial policies… At the Festo press conference presentation of the management and market strategies of the group with an R&D vocation. With the objective of providing custom, complete and coherent low energy consumption solutions, capable of…

In the world of robots with parallel axes there are no standard applications, especially in the food sector, which often requires a very high number of cycles and highly dynamic brief motions, with long operational times.

In addition to the full range of Scara and Denso anthropomorphic robots, K.L.A.IN. robotics today also introduces  the  VELTRU parallel kinematic robot to the primary and secondary packaging market: a solution the result of the experience of the Swiss company that, for over fifteen years, has been implementing kinematics in the food, cosmetics and medical industries.

Bulk down 50% and exceptional speed for KEBA proposed wrapping station, equipped with the delta robot to be “configured rather than programmed”.

Langen Group* chooses the automation of Rockwell Automation, in virtue of the reliability of their control systems, recognized at world level.

Camozzi’s output includes a complete range of pneumatic components used in the field of industrial automation.

Considered the new frontier for the automation market, the PSS 4000 control platform enables creating installations characterized by extreme decentralization of I/Os and control functions.

The range of Unimotor hd brushless motors from 0.75 to 85 Nm produced by Emerson provides the best compact, low inertia solution for applications requiring high peak torque during rapid acceleration speed profiles.

6-9th May, at the Milan-Rho exhibition centre, marked the holding of the first Italian edition of MDA: The B2B biennial organized by Deutsche Messe Hannover Fairs and dedicated to drive and oil hydraulic power transmission-, pneumatic-, mechanical and electrical systems and solutions. 160 exhibitors representing over 200 companies from 17 countries presented their solutions to more than 7,500…

ABB consolidates its servo drive offer for Ethernet-based motion systems, in such a way enhancing the speed of the automation system and drastically reducing materials costs.

468 visitors representing the major concerns of the sector, pressing and high tech topics and a unique layout have made a success of the first edition of the show/conference “Forum Meccatronica: innovating and competing with automation technologies”.

An educator and consultant, as well as a public speaker and journalist, Valerio Alessandroni is the author of “General Concepts of Automation - elements, components and architectures for the execution of automation systems”, the first of five volumes to that will make up the “GISI Journal” dedicated to industrial automation.

Considering the rise of systems fed by high tension batteries and renewable energies, Omron Electronic Components Europe (OCB-EU) has expanded its offer with a new DC power relay.

Parker Hannifin (motion & control technologies) has introduced the R series ironcore linear motors for applications that require large forces and high dynamics, such as printers, medical equipment and machine tools.

Tyco Retail Solutions (security and retail performance solutions) has announced the launch of TrueVUE 5.1, a software that accelerates RfID implementation in large scale retail applications at low cost.

Industry 4.0 will be the main theme of the fifth SPS IPC Drives Italy (Parma, 12th to 14th May 2015).