Beckhoff Vision offers machine builders and end users a complete image processing system that covers all the necessary components from software to lighting. Seamlessly integrated into EtherCAT-based control technology, it opens up significant competitive advantages for users, including highly accurate synchronization with all machine processes, reduced engineering and hardware costs, and simplified commissioning and support.
Automation specialist and industrial robot manufacturer FANUC has secured another major order from the Volkswagen Group. In 2022 and 2023, the company will supply four of the group's plants with a total of around 1,300 robots to support production there.
Bringing together interdisciplinary data offers companies great opportunities to find new and efficient solutions that provide answers to developing customer demands. From November 8-10, COPA-DATA will present various cross-disciplinary application examples of the zenon software platform from production, infrastructure, and laboratory automation at the SPS Trade Fair in Nuremberg in Hall 7, Booth 590.
Vision Components launches the new OEM laser profiler VC picoSmart 3D with integrated processors for 3D profile data analysis and further image processing tasks. All components are designed to function together perfectly: a miniaturized embedded vision system with a 1-megapixel image sensor, an FPGA and a high-end FPU processor and a line laser module with a blue high-power laser.
Robustel strengthen their industry leading portfolio of Industrial IoT routers and gateways with a brand-new series of cost competitive, fully integrated EDGE Computing gateways.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release of the OpreXTM Magnetic Flowmeter CA Series. This new product series succeeds the ADMAG CA Series and is being released as part of the OpreX Field Instruments family. The products in this new series are all capacitance-type magnetic flowmeters that are capable of measuring the flow of conductive fluids through a measurement tube without the fluids coming into contact with the device’s electrodes.
With the K3851-R, Kontron introduces a motherboard of the K38XX series to the market that is designed for applications with the highest demands on performance and expandability. By combining the powerful Intel® R680E chipset and the Alder Lake CPU from Intel®, the K3851-R meets the requirements of industrial markets like high functionality in embedded computing.
The automation expert Pilz offers manufacturers a new solution package to safeguard automated guided vehicle systems (AGVS), comprising safety and security.
In 1942, BOBST delivered the first folder-gluer, the PCR 382, to clients in Switzerland and France. Today, the company celebrates a historic eight decades of progress and development.