Manufacturing Automation

Cisco Canada today has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sheridan College and Partners In Research (PIR), to promote science and technology as a career path and transform the way K-12 students learn about science, technology, ...

Westec, GW Connect, based in Milan, Italy has appointed Chartwell Automation Inc, Markham, Ontario as its Master Stocking Representative for the Canadian market. Westec manufactures a line of industrial rectangular connectors, junction box...

2-D electronics take a step forward

Scientists at Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have advanced on the goal of two-dimensional electronics with a method to control the growth of uniform atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide (MDS). MDS, a semiconducto...

Manufacturing researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have successfully demonstrated and tested MTConnect, the open-source standard for collecting and communicating real-time information from manufactur...

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PEO condemns government reversal of industrial exception repeal June 14, 2013 The government’s quiet reversal of an earlier decision to repeal the “industrial exception” has serious consequences for health and safety, says the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). PEO the lice... Read More...	I, robot: New advances in technology can eliminate manual labour and improve productivity June 13, 2013 Complex tasks such as assembling, deburring and polishing can now be undertaken by robots, which traditionally were manually done in the past. Sensors are playing key roles in many manual jobs that a... Read More...
Share and share alike June 13, 2013 When knowledge is your main currency, you’ve got to have a way to share what your employees know. The Institut National D’Optique (INO) is a Quebec-based technological research and development firm s... Read More...	A whole new world June 13, 2013 Four years ago, the members of Manufacturing AUTOMATION’s editorial advisory board convened for their annual discussion on the state of manufacturing. While the board members tried to remain positive,... Read More...

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Next-generation light curtain The new MLC next-generation light curtain from Leuze offers users the choice between three function classes. This means users can define the performance of the sensor themselves to fulfill the require... Read More...	Industrial-strength data line surge protectors Moxa recently announced the new ISD-1000 Series of data line surge protectors engineered to guard data and hardware from harmful transient energies resulting from the "switching" of nearby equipment. ... Read More...
SCADA power converter The SCADALink PSC-24 Power Converter available through Bentek Systems is designed for industrial applications where up to 24VDC power is required from a 10-30VDC Power Source. The PSC-24 is DIN Rail M... Read More...	Compact vision products for embedded OEM Cognex Corporation has released two new products, the Advantage 100 vision system and the AE2 Advantage engine designed for integration into Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) devices and equipment... Read More...

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