1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (409+ words) Instead of using multiple intelligent drives, machine-builders are transferring intelligence to the latest generation of capable motion controllers, combined with “lean” high-performance drives with reduced logic capabilities but enhanced control of servomotors. For machine-builders, this means machines that are easier…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (287+ words) Most UK manufacturers are adopting AI – but in their offices, not on their shopfloors. Nikesh Mistry, Gambica’s sector head for automation, argues that we should be making more of the data that is already being generated by equipment such as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) With IO-Link connections, says AMCI, a motor becomes more than an actuator. It becomes an intelligent device within the automation system, providing access to configuration, identification, diagnostics and operating data. The IO-Link motor line supports industry’s move towards more connected,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (243+ words) The next-generation Sinamics G drives include: the general-purpose Sinamics G200; the compact Sinamics G210C for targeted machine applications; the advanced Sinamics G210X aimed at for pump, fan and compressor applications; and the Sinamics G210 “all-round” drive designed for a variety of continuous motion uses....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (153+ words) The “AI colleague” conversational interface for Rotomate‘s condition-monitoring engine is already being used by the Finnish forest industry group Metsä, the steelmaker SSAB, and the copper producer Aurubis, among others. In these applications, the time spent on manual condition-monitoring…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (319+ words) Rockwell Automation has announced a software package designed to simplify the deployment of vision inspection systems, and improve quality control. The FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI software with new VisionStream and VisionLink capabilities, is an AI-powered inspection system that improves product quality,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (262+ words) Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most important technologies shaping the future of machine vision. While much of the industry discussion focuses on AI’s ability to improve inspection accuracy, the bigger story is that it is fundamentally changing…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (236+ words) The Cambridge-based company has a working demonstration of its natural-language control, running on local edge AI hardware, that shows how its approach could be applied across industries such as manufacturing, process engineering and printing. Unlike consumer voice assistants, 42T’s system…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (550+ words) Is a collaborative robot mounted on a mobile platform a safer alternative to a humanoid robot? What happens when a component in a humanoid robot fails when it is operating in a real-world environment? Dr David Brandt, vice-president of R…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (202+ words) Many fabrication jobs are currently beyond the reach of conventional automation because weld conditions are not always predictable. The jointly developed Copilot Builder with Blue iQ system uses adaptive intelligence to react continuously to weld variations in real time, helping…...