Automation and controls

New high current Mosfet relays from Omron can support continuous loads of up to 3.3A AC, 6.6A DC.

MotoLogix control software enables Yaskawa robots to be integrated into B&R automation environments and those of other Powerlink partners more easily.

The i500 series is a new range of inverters for power ranging between 0.25 and 45 kW by Lenze.

For its new bubble wrap production line, MS - Protective Solution Packaging has chosen a Torninova solution with twin screw extruder, designed by Sysmac of Omron. Performance, economy, versatility: these are the main properties of the system.

B&R e and COMAU celebrate a partnership with major prospects for the future. Indeed, the companies can already boast ten thousand units installed and controlled using B&R technology.

For builders of parallel axis robots, WITTENSTEIN alpha is a qualified partner that knows how to offer just the right transmission system, personalized according to the performance the application requires.

Based on an existing TLM packaging system consisting of three sub-machines - and without an electrical cabinet - Gerhard Schubert GmbH will demonstrate how delicate pastry products can be packaged gently and efficiently. On show at ProSweets, Köln.

The leading trade fair in Europe in the field of industrial automation, will take place 24 to 26 November next in Nuremberg.

To ensure the safety standards required in the pharmaceutical industry and the like, without limiting the possibilities for energy savings Bauer Gear Motor (Altra Industrial Motion) has combined the permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) with aseptic drive technology, resulting in a gearmotor that ensures both IE4 level efficiency and the strength and duration of stainless steel.

The Omron F3SG-R Safety barriers combine a torsion-resistant structure to ensure easy alignment with an innovative malfunction search based on QR code that directs the user to a web page with information for troubleshooting.

Siemens presents the new Simatic RTU3030C, a remote terminal unit, compact and self-sufficient in power terms, which can therefore be used to monitor the measuring points in large installations without depending on a local power supply or on a wired communication infrastructure.

Schneider Electric presents PreventaTM XY2CED by Telemecanique Sensor: a new range of emergency double ended rope pull switches to manage long distances. Ideal for emergency stops along the conveyor belts, they are activated voluntarily or after a cable break.

Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is a global leader able to combine technology and engineering in order to supply a global clientele complete servo solutions for continuous and dynamic applications.

Designed for the global machine market, the Parker Automation Controller (PAC) combines machine logic, advanced real-time motion control, and visualization into one performance-driven solution.

Thanks to the special design, with only 11 mm of axial dimensions and fixing facilitated with Star-ring, the Eltra SpA range of ETMR magnetic incremental encoders represents a solution both for the demanding ‘traditional’ applications (machines for cutting stone and marble, bridge crane systems, handling of materials etc.) as well as for next-generation applications such as, for example,…

Maximum productivity, safety in processes and innovation are the features of the Wittenstein Group’s offer for the packaging industry. For primary or secondary packaging, parallel axis robots or end of line applications, the concern is able to supply optimal solutions for any axis.

B&R’s X20 line of I/Os is expanded with 2 new analog input modules that can be used to digitalize extensometer signals.

With the addition of the MFE72A EtherCAT® communicatin module, Sew-Eurodrive expands its range of action on decentralized systems.
Thanks to the new interface, the MOVIMOT® system can also be completely integrated in an EtherCAT® network.

Resulting from a fruitful synergy between two market leaders, the latest Zancaner pallet transport line with a multilayer palletizer and wrapper, for safety on machines using EOS barriers and Mosaic, the modular and configurable ReeR controller, which can manage all of an installation’s safety functions.

WITTENSTEIN’s Galaxie® is a servo-actuator made up of a latest generation zero play gearbox, combined with a high performance servomotor, which together create an extremely compact hollow shaft module with a yield exceeding 92%.