Posted by Suresh Sugavanam on Aug 28th 2018
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Functional safety (FS) impact assessments are vital to determine the potential risk any operational change may have on a safety related system. However, pressures stemming from lean management and bud
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Posted by SMC Corporation on Aug 21st 2018
Enhance Machine Safety with Locking Cylinders
Stopping a pneumatic cylinder in emergency situations or during regular operations is essential to machine safety. Although there are many ways to solve this challenging application, stopping the f
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Aug 9th 2018
Collaborative Robots Allow Workers to Pursue Value-Added Opportunities
Eliminating human error from manufacturing is one of the primary goals of industrial automation. Advances in robotic technology have introduced a more flexible, less expensive robot that mimics the ac
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Posted by SATO America on Aug 3rd 2018
SATO America Is Now Offering UL Approved R335D Ribbon
Two SATO
resin ribbons, R333A
and R335D,
have been added under the UL File MH48415, PGJ12 for use in printing the UL
mark. These SATO resin ribbons were added to this file and are now
“Authorized
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Jul 12th 2018
Automation for Small & Medium Sized Businesses
The days of conventional robotics may be numbered. In the past, small and medium sized businesses faced costly, bulky and complicated solutions to achieve automation with an extended period to see
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Posted by Universal Robots on Jun 27th 2018
Universal Robots Launches Trailblazing Cobots at Automatica
As CTO and co-founder of Universal Robots, Esben Østergaard, pulled away the black fabric covering the new e-Series cobot at last week’s Automatica fair in Munich, it not only introduced the world
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