December 5, 2025 The Festo HPSX universal adaptive gripper is a groundbreaking hygienic soft gripper engineered to handle delicate, irregularly shaped, and hygienically sensitive products. Gripper fingers are produced from a soft silicone-based material, making them ideal for items that are easily damaged. HPSX can perform multiple picks per second. The design of this pneumatic…
December 3, 2025 Students as young as seven years old are exploring industry-grade robotics, AI, and automation concepts thanks to a groundbreaking collaboration between leading robotics simulation and programming software company RoboDK and Pune-based SimuSoft, a provider of technology solutions to the education, industrial, and government sectors. RoboDK and India’s SimuSoft Technologies have joined forces…
December 3, 2025 Market Summary: According to Research intelo,The Global Mobile Robot Safe Drives market size was valued at $2.1 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $7.9 billion by 2033, expanding at a robust CAGR of 15.2% during the forecast period of 2025–2033. The primary growth driver for the Mobile Robot Safe Drives market globally is the increasing…
December 1, 2025 By Krystie Johnston Pneumatic cylinders are the workhorses of industrial automation. They convert compressed air into linear motion, enabling tasks like clamping, gripping, holding, lifting, pushing, and pulling – tasks inherent to production lines and robotics. When these components go down, it can cause significant impacts on production. Avoid these negative consequences…
December 1, 2025 Established in 1933 by Kazuma Tateishi, Omron helps businesses and infrastructure companies solve problems with creativity worldwide, with more than 30,000 employees in 120 countries. Their new long-term vision, which launched in April 2022, is called Shaping the Future 2030. With a special focus on material sustainability issues, this vision describes long-term…
November 27, 2025 SEW-EURODRIVE introduces DriveTag™, a smart barcode labeling solution that simplifies product identification and logistics. Designed for high-efficiency operations, DriveTag helps manufacturers and OEMs boost throughput, reduce errors, and enhance traceability across every stage of material flow. Connecting the Physical and Digital Worlds Each DriveTag is a custom-engineered barcode label applied directly to…
November 24, 2025 UBITO, a global leader in Wiegand motion sensing and energy harvesting technology, is pleased to announce that Dr. Gunther Kegel has joined its Advisory Council. As the long-standing CEO of Pepperl+Fuchs, Dr. Kegel has been a key figure in industrial automation for decades. His experience and industry insight will help UBITO navigate…
November 24, 2025 They walk, grip, balance – and fascinate with their human-like appearance: Humanoid robots have impressive mobility and are even able to interpret facial expressions or understand language. What was still a futuristic vision just a few years ago is today taking concrete shape. Hidden behind the technological developments of humanoid robots is…
Prominent Visitor Opens New Building November 24, 2025 Drive and automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE has officially opened its new Drive Technology Center (DTC) in the United Arab Emirates with a festive ceremony. The opening took place during a delegation trip to the Gulf States by the German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katherina Reiche…
Open, Flexible and Scalable November 24, 2025 World-leading drive specialist SEW-EURODRIVE and software and automation expert TTTech Digital Solutions announce their strategic collaboration. The aim of the cooperation is to integrate SEW-EURODRIVE’s axis and drive systems into the software-based control and automation platform UBIQUE®, in order to offer customers an open, modern and future-proof concept…
October 31, 2025 Ruland now offers MI-series single beam couplings, expanding its zero-backlash beam coupling line to include one, four, and six beam styles. Single beam couplings are ideal for light-duty applications with low torque requirements such as encoders, tachometers, and small analytical devices. Their single beam couplings feature a single helical cut that allows…
October 30, 2025 POSITAL has expanded its IXARC series of rotary encoders with a new line of 20 mm diameter multiturn magnetic encoders developed for motion control applications where installation space is at a premium. With a total housing length of just 31 mm, these compact units are POSITAL’s smallest multiturn encoders. They provide the…
October 29, 2025 By Krystie Johnston Trio Motion Technology has been manufacturing high-quality motion controllers since 1987. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the company also has offices in the United States, India, China, Bulgaria, and Italy. Since being acquired by the Estun Group in 2017, the company has grown significantly in size and value, while…
October 23, 2025 Innovative Shuttle Warehouse The mountain sports retailer Bergzeit has been operating an automated shuttle warehouse with 54,000 storage locations since 2022. Equipped with regenerative drive technology from SEW-EURODRIVE, the system feeds the lifts’ braking energy back into the grid. The result: greater energy efficiency, lower operating costs, and a more sustainable logistics…
October 14, 2025 Virtual PLCnext Control: A Software-Based Controller for the Industrial Future With Virtual PLCnext Control, Phoenix Contact is launching a software-based controller solution that enables flexible automation functions in virtualized IT environments. The solution is fully integrated into the PLCnext Technology ecosystem and opens up new possibilities for state-of-the-art, scalable, and resource-saving automation concepts without any physical controller hardware….
October 14, 2025 PLCnext Community Summit at Festo: Exchange of successful use cases spurs on new ideas After the successful conclusion of the PLCnext Community Summit, which took place this year from 30 September to 1 October at the automation specialist Festo in Esslingen, the organisers draw a thoroughly positive conclusion. Phoenix Contact, Festo and…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
