AUTOMATE 2026 INTERVIEW: iCube Control™: A Total System for Total Control

Recorded at Automate 2026, Jim Anderton, Manufacturing Expert and Executive Editor at Arrowhead Media’s Engineering.com, interviewed Trevor Sisco, Sales Engineer at Yaskawa America, about iCube Control, Yaskawa’s integrated automation platform.

Learn how iCube Control combines motion control, PLC functionality, safety control, robotics integration, EtherCAT connectivity, and cybersecurity into a single scalable platform. Discover how machine builders can leverage Yaskawa’s motion-control expertise to create flexible, future-ready automation solutions that simplify machine design and support the evolving needs of industrial manufacturing.

Topics covered include:

  • iCube Control platform overviewIntegrated motion control and coordinated multi-axis systems
  • EtherCAT-based architecture and ecosystem connectivity
  • Built-in PLC and SIL3 safety PLC functionality
  • Industrial cybersecurity and secure connectivity
  • Predictive maintenance and machine monitoring
  • OPC UA communication and HMI integration
  • Open development using C#, C++, Java, Rust, and containerized applications

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