Ballscrew actuation has been around for well over a century, and rack and pinion methods even longer. Both indirect drives have their place, and will be around for many years to come, but other, newer methods of creating linear motion are catching up. Direct drive methods, which are simpler and can be superior in a … Continue reading Beating ballscrew motion →

The M900MP rugged tablet features 8-inch Daylight Readable 1280 x 800 panel with Direct Optical Bonding which is outdoor viewable and a user-friendly projective capacitive multi-touch screen. The M900M9 is based on a Cortex A53-Octa Core 2.3 GHz processor, 3 GB system memory, and 32 GB storage, while wireless connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, … Continue reading BST presents Winmate’s M900M9 8-inch tablet with Android 9.0 OS →

Backplane Systems Technology is proud to present Neousys’ Nuvo-8108GC Rugged GPU Computing Edge AI Platform with Industrial-Grade Design and In-Vehicle Features. Designed specifically to support a high-end 250W NVIDIA graphics card, it offers tremendous GPU power up to 14 TFLOPS in FP32 for emerging GPU-accelerated Edge Computing, such as Autonomous Driving, Vision Inspection, and Surveillance/Security. … Continue reading BST’s Neousys’ Nuvo-8108GC Industrial-grade GPU computing edge AI platform →

Backplane Systems Technology is proud to present Neousys Nuvo-8240GC, a unique Industrial-Grade Edge AI Platform supporting Dual NVIDIA Tesla T4 Inference Accelerators. With its Compact Design, 170mm (W) x 360mm (D) x 186mm (H), Expansion Capabilities for Add-on Cards and Low Power Consumption. Nuvo-8240GC is powered by Intel Xeon E or 9th/ 8th-Gen Core CPU … Continue reading BST’s Neousys Nuvo-8240GC Dual Tesla T4 Rugged Edge AI Platform →

For factory operators looking to save energy and costs, an obvious first place to look is compressed air. Compressed air is highly useful in many industrial applications, and some sites spend up to 30 per cent of their electricity bill generating compressed air. Pneumatic actuators, which run on compressed air, have been around since the … Continue reading Where tubular linear motors blow away pneumatics →

The humble bolt is responsible for keeping most machinery together. Which is why bolt fastening is such a key part of many a manufacturing process. The ongoing challenge for manufacturers, however, is that the task of bolt fastening poses a significant occupational health and safety (OH&S) risk to employees. According to industry expert John Bishop, … Continue reading No bolting from safety with groundbreaking QX Series torque tool →

It is a well-known fact that static electricity can wreak havoc in a production plant. The experts at SMC Corporation Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) have seen it time and time again, and now in the thick of winter, static electricity is everywhere. Ming Liu, Head of Product Department for SMC Corporation ANZ, says that … Continue reading SMC ionizers: the answer to your static electricity problems →

ABB is providing integrated safety functionality for its all-compatible variable speed drives (VSDs) to simplify the engineering design process in machine manufacturing and automation. The new plug-in PROFIsafe module (FSPS-21) removes the need for external safety components and reduces the need for configuration. Machine builders must ensure applications can be controlled safely and stopped quickly … Continue reading ABB integrates drive safety functionality to simplify machine automation →

BST presents Neousys’ Nuvo-8208GC Ruggedized GPU Computing Edge AI Platform Supporting Dual 250W NVIDIA GPU, Intel Xeon E or 9th/ 8th-Gen Core Processor. Nuvo-8208GC is the world’s first Dual GPU edge AI Platform with Industrial-Grade Design and In-Vehicle features. Designed specifically to support two high-end 250W NVIDIA graphics cards, it offers tremendous GPU power up … Continue reading BST presents Neousys’ Nuvo-8208GC Ruggedized GPU computing edge AI Platform →

Atlas Copco’s engineers have developed an app under this heading that allows vacuum pumps to be controlled and monitored in real time from a smartphone. Pumps can also be commissioned optionally by entering fewer setpoints. The first models in which the free app is used are the new claw vacuum pumps of the DZS 100, … Continue reading New Atlas Copco app enhances the intelligence of vacuum pumps →

The robust pump increases productivity in conveying, clamping, drying processes or environmental applications thanks to its low energy consumption and space requirement as well as its handling of pollutants. Using the newly developed VSD+ App, users can now set and access the relevant parameters of the vacuum pump quickly and in real time via iOS … Continue reading Intelligent vacuum pump series for robust processes →

No doubt you have noticed that clear sneeze guards and hygiene barriers have appeared in nearly every store and service centre since the arrival of COVID-19. Just about any business you can think of that is open to the public has taken the initiative to protect their employees, customers and visitors by installing clear acrylic or polycarbonate screens. These … Continue reading What choices are available for clear hygiene barriers? →

The drylin linear guide systems have to withstand extreme conditions in continuous operation or even in abrasive environments. In order to have the linear guides slide without lubricant, igus relies on linear bearings made of high-performance polymers. But when should the bearing be changed? The new intelligent solution for the predictive maintenance of the drylin … Continue reading Maintenance according to the traffic light principle: smart igus drylin linear guide from Treotham →

The concrete used in industrial plants is often exposed to harsh environments and heavy loads from the machinery. Concrete floors are susceptible to degradation from wear and chemical wash downs, while the concrete foundations and pedestals can develop cracks as a result of heavy vibratory loads. According to Michael Rowe, BSC’s Product Manager for Adhesives … Continue reading Concrete solutions for manufacturing downtime →

The new AMI812x series of integrated servo drives expands the compact drive technology portfolio (up to 48 V DC) from Beckhoff by extremely compact devices for distributed field installation. The integration of servomotor, output stage and fieldbus connection in a space-saving design makes the drives ideal for automation outside of control cabinets in the motion power range up … Continue reading AMI812x combines servomotor, output stage and fieldbus connection →

ABB’s PROFIsafe plug-in module with integrated safety functions for variable speed drives provides cost-effective safety functionality to simplify installation and commissioning. ABB is providing integrated safety functionality for its all-compatible variable speed drives (VSDs) to simplify the engineering design process in machine manufacturing and automation. The new plug-in PROFIsafe module (FSPS-21) removes the need for … Continue reading ABB integrates drive safety functionality to simplify machine automation →

Mouser Electronics today announces a global distribution agreement with Sony Electronics to distribute Spresense development boards for edge computing solutions. As part of the agreement, Mouser now offers Spresense high-performance development boards, enabling designers to quickly create solutions for a diverse range of implementation areas including logistics, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), audio, and the Internet … Continue reading Mouser and Sony sign global agreement to distribute IoT edge solutions →

Mouser Electronics, the authorized global distributor with the widest selection of Texas Instruments (TI) products, proudly introduces the TI SimpleLink LPSTK-CC1352R LaunchPad SensorTag kit to its distribution channel. The fully enclosed and battery-operated kit is designed to enable rapid prototyping, helping IoT developers evaluate new product ideas without having to develop any hardware or software … Continue reading Mouser Electronics presents TI CC1352R LaunchPad SensorTag →

Backplane Systems Technology is proud to present Neousys’ Nuvo-7166GC Series ruggedized GPU computing platform. Nuvo-7166GC is a ruggedized AI inference platform that features two PCIe slots that supports an NVIDIA Tesla T4 inference accelerator to provide 8.1 TFLOPS in FP32 and 130 TOPs in INT8 for real-time inference based on trained neural network model. Powered … Continue reading Backplane Systems Technology presents Neousys’ Nuvo-7166GC series rugged GPU computing edge AI platform →

ICP Australia is proud to introduce the ICP DAS PM-4324A-100P Multi-Circuit Smart Power Meter, which monitors up to 8 three-phase circuits or 24 single-phase circuits, or any combination of single or three-phase circuits. The PM-4324 series can measure up to 24 currents via external current transformers (CTs). This flexibility makes the PM-4324 series perfect for … Continue reading ICP Electronics Australia presents new multi-circuit smart power meter →