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April 24, 2013
Welcome to ATD!
Automation is making a growing contribution to the productivity and profitability of manufacturing operations across all industries. Let Automation Technology Digest, the newest newsletter from UBM Canon, be your go-to source for the latest developments in computerized and mechatronic automation, covering topics such as robotics, assembly systems, CNC machine tools, storage and retrieval systems, security systems, CAD/CAM systems, logistics support tools, inspection systems and material handling. This newsletter draws its content from articles by automation industry experts published in well-known UBM brands—Design News, Packaging Digest, EE Times and others—as well as from specialized partner publications, such as Control Engineering and Plant Engineering. Look for it twice each month – and tell a friend, too. |
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A quantum leap in barcode reading performance
The DataMan® 300 series of readers was developed to handle the most difficult-to-read DPM (Direct Part Mark) codes as well as challenging 1-D linear barcodes and 2-D Data Matrix codes and for indexed or high-speed lines. Download the Product Guide to learn more! |
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The in-body experience
Development of machine intelligence would stall fast unless computers were required to deal with real-world problems, and that wouldn't happen unless they had bodies. They would have to be some sort of robot. more » |
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ODVA members unite in initiative for industrial Ethernet in automation
Source - Packaging Digest - ODVA members, including Cisco Systems, Endress+Hauser, Rockwell Automation and Schneider Electric, will collaborate to evolve EtherNet/IP for process automation. more » |
Drive technology platform
Source - Packaging Digest - New low voltage, industrial AC drive portfolio is built on a common architecture, specifically designed to simplify operation, optimize energy efficiency, and maximize output. more » |
How Ethernet Is expanding its role
Source - Design News - The move to industrial Ethernet for factory networking has been an evolutionary change. Motion and I/O networks have embraced new approaches, and companies have leveraged the technology to improve machine control networks and much more. more » |
USB battery charging: it's harder than it looks
Source - EETimes - As the USB port becomes increasingly ubiquitous, it is also becoming accepted as a universal charging port. Unfortunately, this concept of universal is easier to say than it is to do. more » |
Accidental engineering: 10 mistakes turned into innovation
Source - EDN - Mark Twain is quoted as saying, "Name the greatest of all inventors: Accident." Here we take a look at 10 major discoveries, inventions, and inspirational moments that were, for the most part, come across by accident. more » |
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Rotary indexing & positioning
TR Series industrial rotary positioning tables are designed for heavy duty applications. They can be configured for programmable positioning via a servo motor input or set up for a fixed number of stations. more » |
Pressure decay and mass flow instruments
CTS has added differential pressure decay and differential mass flow technologies to its Sentinel line of instruments. The C28-DP differential pressure decay instrument utilizes two transducers to reduce inherent drift and accuracy issues. more » |
Multi-axis robots
DENSO offers a wide range of high-speed, four-, five- and six-axis robots, for payloads up to 20 kg and reaches from 350 to 1,300 mm. Repeatability is +/-0.015 mm. more » |
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