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Rockwell Stratix 5200 Switches


Rockwell Automation announced the release of a new line of Stratix switches today. This new line, the Stratix 5200, is said to offer increased functionality and are easier to set up, configure.

The Stratix 5200 fully managed switches offer various hardware configurations and features, including:

  • Higher port speed options with all gig SKUs

  • Redundant and resilient architecture options

  • Simplified portfolio and switch selection

See the below video clip for our thoughts and reflections, and for more product details visit the following link: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/news/press-releases/Rockwell-Automation-Offers-More-Functionality-on-Plant-Floor-Releases-New-Fully-Managed-Switches.html



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News for September 13, 2023 (N105)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup:

Today we’re covering news about Rockwell’s New Stratix 5200 Managed Switches, UL Solutions Joins the ISASecure, Cognex’s New In-Sight SnAPP Vision Sensor, Beckhoff’s New Camera, Lenses, and Lighting products, Omron on SECS/GEMS, Straton on Soft Controller Redundancy, Premio on What is a Supercapacitor, ISA on AR in Manufacturing, Schneider on Reducing Energy and Waste, Aveva on Digitization in Pulp and Paper, Global American on Choosing an IPC Supplier, Exida on Machine Safety Goals, Schneider on Smart Load Centers, IEEE on AI in the Office and more in our Automation Morning Show for September 13, 2023.


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Heavy-Duty, Compact 1200kg AMR

OTTO Motors announced its new OTTO 1200 AMR, its highest performing heavy-duty AMR designed for tight spaces.

This their newest AMR is designed with a narrow width and can autonomously move payloads up to 1,200 kg (2,640 lb) without compromising safety.

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You’ll also find the vendor’s product page here: https://ottomotors.com/1200




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Fully Autonomous Welding Robotics

Path Robotics released a new press release on their new, fully autonomous robotic manufacturing system with their new autonomous Fit-up robotic system, the AF-1.

Touted as “a ground-breaking robotic cell capable of performing both fit-up and welding of metal parts,” they are showcasing it at FABTECH, the North American metal forming and fabrication tradeshow.

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You’ll also find the vendor’s product page here: https://www.path-robotics.com/robotic-welding-systems/the-robots/af1/




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Industrial Super Capacitor Backup

Recently, Premio published a press release on their new ECO-1000 EDGEBoost EnergyPack, stating it was, “designed to enable configurable power redundancy at the rugged edge for the most mission-critical applications that deploy industrial computers, displays, and panel PCs.”

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You’ll also find the vendor’s product page here: https://premioinc.com/collections/eco-1000-series-supercapacitor




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News for September 12, 2023 (N104)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup:

Today we’re covering news about Premio’s Super Capacitor EnergyPack, Path Robotics AF1 Robotic Welder, OTTO Motors 1200kg AMR, A Second Life For Legacy Systems, Private Cellular Networks, Driving Efficiency and Saving Energy and more in our Automation Morning Show for September 12, 2023.


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p-Chip: Sand-Size Micro Tags


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Four New Keyence Products


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Industrial Metaverse: Five Use Cases


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Augmented Reality in Manufacturing


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News for September 11, 2023 (N103)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup:

Today we’re covering news about Rockwell’s Repair+, Ignition on Azure, Advantech buys BitFlow, ASRock IPC’s Intel Cert., AR in Automation, Industrial Metaverse, Keyence New Vision Camera, Air Monitoring, and Flow Measurement, Bihl-Wiedemann ASi PS, Bristol Signal Conditioners, FCI Remote Flow Meter Display and more in our Automation Morning Show for September 11, 2023.


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Automation This Week for September 9, 2023 (W008)

Weekly Industrial Automation News Roundup:

This week we covered news about Balluff’s 12mp 3D Camera, Oriental Electric Gripper, PLCnext on IPCs, Phoenix 40a Extreme PS, Advantech Mini-ITX, ASRock 4x4BOX IPC, Keyence RPA, Boost MFG with AMRs, Oriental Conveyor Motors, Schneider UPS, Aveva Industrial AI, Auvesy MFG-X, Global American Why use HMIs, Rockwell Compact & Standard FactoryTalk Optix HMIs, Rockwell announces Clearpath Robotics acquisition, Beckhoff talks Ethernet APL, NOA, and MTP, Schneider talks Energy Savings, Opto22 RIO as PLC, Codesys on Raspberry PI, Panduit explains Single Pair Ethernet, DigiKey talks Control Panels, Pilz on Machine Safety, ISA on BOPEX, RV Park Adds VFDs and PIDs, Festo’s CPX-AP-A, Festo’s Multi-Protocol Servos, New IO-Link products for September, Short history of Industrial Ethernet, Yaskawa Robot Power, Grace Temp Monitoring, How Actuators Differ, The Linmot Difference, Exida & Machine Safety, Honeywell Quantum Encryption, IO-Link and mioty, New PROFINET Products, Balluff Guided Changeover, Turck Profinet Absolute Encoders, Turck 4422 Ethernet Cordset, Cognex on Perfect QR Code Quality, Software Toolbox on OT Data to/from InfluxDB, Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning, Nvidia Optimizes AI and more in Automation This Week for September 9, 2023.

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New Turck PROFINET Encoders

Turck announced it’s offering new, versatile Profinet absolute encoders for precise positioning and fast data transmission.

The REM (multiturn) and RES (single-turn) series use the latest Profinet encoder profile (version 4.2,) allowing the single turn devices to offer 19-bit resolution, while the multi-turn models offerup to 24 bits of resolution.

Not only do these encoders support Profinet, but the also support Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP), Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You can also read the original article via this link: https://www.turck.de/en/product-news-2860_highresolution-profinet-absolute-encoders-46810.php


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Balluff Changeover Solution

A new solution from Balluff speeds up format changes while improving quality control and OEE.

Balluff’s Guided Changeover Solution is said to provide easy-to-use operator guidance to speed up changeovers, improving quality control and significantly reducing machine downtime.

While manual adjustments can be imprecise leading to delays and waste, by adding sensors to measure key sections of the machine, users have immediate feedback on the changed process, which greatly improves the speed and accuracy of product changeovers.

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You can also read the original article via this link: https://www.balluff.com/en-us/news/guided-changeover-solution-improves-oee-with-step-by-step-instructions


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September’s New PROFINET Products

This month the following five new PROFINET products made PROFINEWS’s list:

  • Festo’s Modular Remote I/O System with PROFINET and IO-Link

  • Parker Hannifin’s New AC Inverter Drives with PROFINET

  • Beckhoff’s Ethernet APL Terminals with PROFINET for Hazardous Areas

  • Microchip Technology’s New Gigabit Ethernet Switch with AVB/TSN and Integrated PHYs

  • Siemens’ New Servo Package with PROFINET

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You can also read the original article via this link: https://profinews.com/2023/09/new-profinet-products-september-2023/


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IO-Link and Mioty Alliance

PROFINEWS has a new story about the IO-Link community working with the mioty alliance to increase their collaborative efforts and cooperate more closely in the future.

With that in mind, they’ve created a joint working group focusing on the adaptation of IO-Link (IODD) data models to seamlessly integrate them into the mioty standard.

The purpose of the alliance is said to be to enable mioty low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technologies for industrial IO-Link applications, with tight integration of software tools, including device on-boarding for maximum compatibility.

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You can also read the original article via this link: https://profinews.com/2023/09/a-new-liaison-combining-io-link-and-mioty/


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News for September 8, 2023 (N102)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup:

Today we’re covering news about Honeywell Quantum Encryption, IO-Link and mioty, New PROFINET Products, Balluff Guided Changeover, Turck Profinet Absolute Encoders, Turck 4422 Ethernet Cordset, Cognex on Perfect QR Code Quality, Software Toolbox on OT Data to/from InfluxDB, Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning, Nvidia Optimizes AI and more in our Automation Morning Show for September 8, 2023.


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Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

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Benefits of using Robots in Logistics

Yaskawa and Motoman are well known names in the Automation and Robotics industries, and recently they published an article highlighting what they think are the key benefits of using robots in logistics applications, which include:

  • Increased Throughput Capacity

  • Streamlined Production Flow

  • Product Quality Management

  • Maximized Company Floorspace

  • Workforce Stability and Safety

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You can also read the original article via this link: https://www.motoman.com/en-us/about/blog/the-proven-power-of-robotics-and-ai-in-logistics


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New IO-Link Products For September 2023

Each month the good folks over at ProfiNews.com share a list of all the new , recently products that support IO-Link, and this month we have four new products to review…

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You can also read the original article via this link: https://profinews.com/2023/09/new-io-link-products-september-2023/


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Festo CMMT MP Family Of Multi-protocol Servo Drives

This week Festo introduced its CMMT MP family of multi-protocol servo drives, with each drive field configurable as either EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, PROFINET, or Modbus TCP.

This is a new and welcomed trend we’re seeing across the industry, and in Festo’s case this single-family multi-protocol strategy allowed them to reduce the number of catalog numbers in this line from 24 to 8 units, as each unit supports the four most common Industrial Ethernet protocols.

But it’s not just Festo the benefits. Their customers also benefit from the reduced number of servos while still being able to meet their customer’s preferences when it comes to Programmable Controller Vendor and Ethernet Protocol support…

For a summary of this article and our reflections, see the below video clip. You can also read the original article via this link: https://press.festo.com/en-US/technologies-and-products-1/new-festo-family-of-multi-protocol-servo-drives-provides-oems-with-productivity-and-cost-advantages


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