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Industry News

• Announcing New Life Sciences Partnership
  The new HEIDENHAIN Life Sciences brand partnership is now in place offering ground-breaking technology that enables lab automation.
• Presentation by ebm-papst at SPS in Nuremberg
  The trend toward higher power densities in control cabinets, variable frequency drives and other industrial applications is further increasing cooling
• Conference on Collaborative Robots, Advanced Vision and Artificial Intelligence Comes to San Jose November 12-13
  Keynotes from Google, Intel Sports, Sarcos Robotics and UC San Diego, and 36 Breakout Sessions, to Explore Trends and Innovations
• SMAC Meets OEM Form, Fit and Function Requirements for Existing Solutions
  SMAC Moving Coil Actuators has announced that the differential features the SMAC Voice Coil Actuator is known for will...
• MSI Invests in Quality
  Racine, Wisconsin - Motor Specialty Inc. has been committed to quality since the company’s inception in 1947...

Technical Features

• AVGs and AMRs Bring New Levels of Efficiency to Logistics
  Intelligent components and sophisticated controls lead to high-functioning automated vehicles that are dramatically improving logistics and manufacturing.
• How to Select the Right Encoder for Your Motion Axis
  Feedback plays an essential role in motion control. Servomotors and, increasingly, stepper motors leverage encoder feedback for precise control.
• Building the Case for Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  While not a panacea, the right applications yield impressive rewards.
• Retrofits, Upgrades, and New Builds: Path to Success
  The retrofit process can be challenging but it doesn’t have to be. By following best practices, asset owners can upgrade
• Tech Assists to Building a Better-Engaged Workforce
  It seems workforce has been a concern for much of manufacturing’s history.

New Product/Service News

• Multitenancy for B&R cloud application
  Manufacturing OEMs can now also provide data and results from Asset Performance Monitor to their customers, opening up new revenue...
• Commander Drives: Now With Free Five-Year Warranty
  Control Techniques has launched a free, five-year warranty for its Commander range of general-purpose drives.
• Red Lion Controls Announces Crimson® 3.1 Enhanced Features
  New functionality optimizes data intelligence and drives greater efficiencies on the plant floor.
• Yaskawa Introduces New Generation of Linear Motor Stages
  Sigma Trac II linear motor stages provide high performance turnkey linear motor solution.
• Custom Motion Control Systems for Exacting Applications
  For nearly 20 years, ALIO Industries has been working at the bleeding-edge of nanometer-level motion control.