Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Servodrive control

Advances in servodrive control include open architecture digital permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) controls for a milling machine axis control system, using real-time open architecture on a PXI platform. Servo technologies and techniques can improve manufacturing productivity and energy efficiency. Smaller,... Read More
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Robotics: Higher speeds, more power, programming advances

Robotic announcements at Automate 2013, from Yaskawa Motoman, included a delta robot for high-speed packaging; robots for high-speed material handling, assembly, and packaging; a gateway that enables... Read More
Autonomous indoor vehicle requires no facility modifications

Adept Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP), provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, announced the launch of the Adept Lynx. Lynx is a self-navigating Autonomous Indoor Vehicle (AIV)... Read More
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Two robots are better than one for nimble welding applications

ABB Robotics attached a nimble 6-axis robot on the end of a long-reach 4-axis machine, for a 4.96 m total reach (195.28 in.), in 10 axes of motion, ideal for robotic welding. The Automate 2013... Read More
Universal Robots collaborate outside enclosures

Universal Robots’ collaborative robots have opened up a new market for robotics in North America. The distributor list of the Danish robotic arms is rapidly expanding as resellers show the robots to... Read More
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Featured Blogs
Machine Safety: For a safe machine, I’ll just install a small safety PLC

“Have you heard the one about a manufacturing plant discussing options on how to modify an existing... Read More
Machine Safety: Actuator controls versus machine actuators

Why is knowing the difference between a machine actuator versus an actuator control important? The... Read More
Machine Safety: Are you farming out the designing in of functional safety component requirements?

With all the chatter on the internet and in the media a new subject arises regarding functional... Read More
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