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Industry News

• How MCMA Is Helping Members During this Crisis
  During this time when in-person meetings are being canceled, your digital presence is so important.
• SMAC Patents Unique Approach to Capping
  In Capping applications an improved method of screwing on / or crimping caps onto bottles/vials/ test tubes is now available.
• Automation is a Critical Technology to Help People during Coronavirus Crisis
  Automation technology is playing a critical role helping safeguard people and processes during the global coronavirus crisis.
• B&R signs new distribution channel partner
  Automation Distribution Inc will represent B&R Industrial Automation in Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey (South) and Delaware
• Amid growing Coronavirus uncertainty, The Vision Show and Conference has been canceled for 2020
  Due to continued uncertainty surrounding the growing Coronavirus outbreak, A3 has made the difficult decision to cancel The Vision Show.

Technical Features

• Special A3 Report: Signs of Hope for Manufacturing Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
  The Association for Advancing Automation asked former Detroit Free Press Business Columnist John Gallagher to examine the state of manufacturing
• A3 Special Report: How Robots and Automation are Fighting Covid-19
  As the world continues to fight the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, robots and automation are playing a critical role...
• Implementing Saftey in a World of Motion Control and Motors
  Improving safety with motion control and motors is a continuing concern for those who work with machinery and design it.
• Motor Types: What You Need to Know
  Motors are everywhere, running from pumps, drive compressors and conveyors to fans, blowers, drills, and mixers.
• How to Specify a Controller for Your Motion System
  With a variety of options, OEMs need to understand how application characteristics map to controller types in order to choose

New Product/Service News

• Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Releases MELSERVO-J5 Series of Servo Products
  The company´s next generation of motion control products deliver high-speed, high-precision control to maximize machine performance.
• Omron boosts capabilities of its mobile robot family with next-generation software
  Industrial automation solutions pioneer Omron Automation Americas announces the release of a brand-new software package designed to simplify integration...
• ETEL’s New Z3TM Motion Platform Offers Four Degrees of Freedom
  ETEL introduces the new Z3TM, a standalone motion platform that provides a surface with four degrees of freedom into a
• Red Lion, Red Lion Launches FlexEdge™ Intelligent Edge Automation Platform
  Enabling Rugged, Optimized Connectivity and Automation at the Edge
• New E2EW Series proximity sensors from Omron feature IO-Link and world’s longest sensing range
  Industrial automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas recently announced the release of its E2EW Series metal face proximity sensors.