When Newtech looked to design a new ultrasonic cutting machine for the bakery industry, it turned to Mitsubishi Electric for a robotic solution.
FMC Technologies is putting severe duty Ethernet switches from Westermo to the test deep below the sea: an exercise that has been met with considerable success.
The promise of connecting everything within an industrial environment, to get complete operational visibility and allow for the best real-time decisions, will transform how we manufacture for years to come. The premise for this next industrial evolution is the Industrial Internet of Things, says Tony Paine.
When implementing a robot cell one of the major considerations must be the safety of operators working in the area of the cell who also occasionally need to enter it.
Despite the emergence of alternative control solutions, the popularity of the PLC endures. Hugh Tasker offers ten reasons why you still need a programmable logic controller.