Ethernet/IP neck and neck with Profinet in networking stakes
Profinet and Ethernet/IP are now the front-runners in the industrial networking market, with each holding 17% ...
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Dyson seeks 700 robotics engineers for £2.75bn expansion
Dyson, the domestic appliances giant, says it wants to recruit 700 robotics engineers over the next five years ...
►Old kit is more of a hindrance than Brexit, say UK firms
►D&C Show brings face-to-face meetings back to the NEC
►£50m innovation hub will help UK SMEs to go digital
Motor monitoring tech eliminates on-machine sensors
Schneider Electric has launched a condition-monitoring technology for rotating machines that analyses motor ...
►Pipe-crawling robot could revolutionise utility inspections
►First pneumatic cobot will cost less than electric rivals
►Plug-and-play cobot costs €4,970 and carries 2kg
Decentralised drives handle synchronous reluctance motors
The Italian gears, motors and drives manufacturer Bonfiglioli has announced a series of decentralised inverters ...
►Panasonic enters motion controls with fast 32-axis device
►AI-based platform will predict rotating machine failures
►Plug-and-play conveyor improves productivity
SPS 2019 Show Exclusive Report
Last November’s SPS automation show in Nuremberg, Germany, was the 30th in the series and the firs ...
►Hannover Fair 2019 Exclusive Show Report
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►Hannover Fair 2018 exclusive show report
Wavepower devices use ballscrews to drive generators
A Swedish start-up has developed an innovative wave power technology that uses heavy-duty ballscrews to convert ...
► Safety upgrade safeguards wet-wipe production
►India's largest car-maker makes the connection
►Automated tester puts the squeeze on tennis balls
Scaling up to flatten the curve
Before and after Christmas, I was in discussions with DFA Media about joining its experienced editorial team ...
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A Safe Bet for a Sweet Deal
As one of the leading sugar and food companies in Europe and with operations all over the world, the Südzucker AG Group pri ...
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►Servodrives can simplify functional safety
►Putting Industry 4.0 into Practice