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Message from the Editor
This digest looks at how automation solutions can give semiconductor manufacturers a competitive advantage in an already competitive market. It looks at how additive manufacturing is advancing with the help of reliable partners in automation, how to ensure your machine automation is scalable and future-proof, and more. Finally, it brings you the most innovative and reliable products on the market today, and news stories that are having an impact on industries right now. Enjoy reading!
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Gain a Competitive Advantage with Omron’s Enabling Technologies
With semiconductor manufacturing booming in the Americas, fabrication facilities are on the lookout for innovative ways to quickly produce high-quality wafers and gain a competitive advantage. Omron's portfolio of products enables semiconductor manufacturers to succeed in this industry. Some examples of these technologies are Sysmac Studio Software, 1S Drive motion, and Microhawk vision. Some of...
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Additive 3D Printing
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DMG MORI Additive Strengthens SLM Process with Automation
“Our aim is to achieve a high level of maturity of CNC machines with our additive manufacturing machines,” explains Dr. Vino Suntharakumaran, Managing Director at DMG MORI Additive GmbH. The company is not far off reaching this aim with the LASERTEC 30 DUAL SLM, which increases productivity by 80%. Festo has been brought on board as a development partner. Thanks to its ready-to-install automation...
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Sponsored Content
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Is Your Machine Automation Scalable and Future-Proof?
Leading machine builders are opting for PC-based control systems over traditional PLCs to optimize operations and simplify tech integration.
Our latest guide, "How Leading Machine Builders Succeed with PC-based Control for Machine Automation," explores the benefits of PC-based control and how industry leaders are leveraging this technology to drive cost savings, simplify operations, enable adaptable automation, and prepare for Industry 4.0.
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Siemens and UL Solutions Redefine Future of Certification Process
For the first time ever, an industrial product has been certified for the United States after parts of the required tests were conducted through digital simulation. That simulation was verified and validated with physical testing. This remarkable achievement is a global first in a national safety-certification process. To make this advance possible...
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Safety Locking Device PSENslock / PSENslock 2
Need safety gate monitoring with process guarding for your movable guard? With the electromechanical safety locking device PSENslock / PSENslock 2, you can safeguard both swing gates and sliding gates, as well as covers and flaps efficiently, up to the highest category PL e, Cat. 4 of EN ISO 13849. Manipulation protection on the RFID safety switch...
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ABB’s Innovative Protection Method Optimizes Safety and Power
ABB has extended its award-winning earth-fault protection portfolio with a new addition: touch voltage-based earth-fault current protection, also known as IFPTOC in IEC 61850 – the international standard that defines communication protocols for intelligent electronic devices in substations. In a world-first, customers operating compensated...
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CX5600 Embedded PCs with Powerful AMD Ryzen™ Processors
The new CX5600 Embedded PC series expands Beckhoff’s workhorse machine control line with powerful AMD Ryzen™ processors, additional interfaces and operating system options. Retaining the same form factor as previous generations, these DIN rail-mounted embedded PCs provide the flexibility to support an even greater range of...
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Sponsored Content
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Totally Integrated Automation Portal V19
More flexible, faster, and more productive: Innovative simulation tools, seamlessly integrated engineering, and transparent plant operation work perfectly together in TIA Portal. The new options benefit system integrators and machine builders as well as plant operators, making TIA Portal your perfect gateway to automation in the Digital Enterprise.
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- Ontario Suppors Plan to Refurbish Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
The Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) plan to proceed with the next steps toward refurbishing Pickering Nuclear Generating Station’s “B” units (units 5-8). Once refurbished, Pickering would produce a total of 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity, equivalent to powering two million homes, helping to meet increasing demand from electrification and fuelling the province’s economic...
- Canada Launches $1.5-Billion Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund
Critical minerals are key enablers of clean technologies, like batteries, and clean energy sources, such as wind turbines and solar panels, which are essential to achieving a net-zero-emissions future and fighting climate change. Canada is already a leading supplier of sustainably sourced minerals and materials and is committed to making strategic investments to reinforce its position and drive job creation and...
- SMC and HSI Solar Inaugurate State-of-the-Art Solar Field
SMC, a global leader in manufacturing automation components, has marked a significant milestone in its corporate sustainability initiatives with the activation of its cutting-edge solar field, developed in collaboration with Indianapolis-based HSI Solar. This eco-friendly implementation is one of the pioneering steps in a multi-phase sustainability project undertaken at SMC’s North American headquarters. As SMC...
- WITTENSTEIN to Extend Its US Plant - Step Towards Internationalization
This WITTENSTEIN subsidiary was originally founded in 1992, and since 2005 the German family-owned firm has been manufacturing gearboxes as well as mechatronic drive components and systems at its American headquarters in Bartlett (not far from Chicago) in the US state of Illinois. The plant’s initial extension – a “Mechatronic Center of Excellence” – was completed in 2018. Due to growth, and in line with...
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Sponsored Content
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Webinar: IO-Link Safety: Transforming the future of safety communication and diagnostics
With manufacturing companies moving into industry 4.0, data generated on the plant floor is increasing in importance. IO-Link has been a great success in reducing installation cost, providing greater flexibility and increased data to the user while keeping the communication universal.
In the upcoming Webinar IO-Link Safety: Transforming the Future of safety communication and diagnostics.
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Pilz Canada will explain how the new IO-Link Safety standard can help you solve many pains in the new modern Facility by increasing available data and decreasing installation complexity and cost.
Stay tuned for additional details on our upcoming webinar.
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Wireless Solutions Unlock Full Potential of HART Instruments
Endress+Hauser has launched next generation wireless communications technology for HART field devices, providing the most flexible and cost-effective means yet for users to access full, extended HART process and diagnostic data, even remotely. This easy-to-install technology – the SWA50 FieldPort adapter and SWG50 FieldGate gateway – offer...
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Power Supplies for Extreme Ambient Conditions from Phoenix
The third generation of power supplies sets a new standard in machine building. The power supplies are compact, robust, reliable, and impress with their easy handling. With the protective-coated PCB, the new power supply ensures high system availability, even under extreme ambient conditions. The coating protects against dust, corrosive gases...
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Festo Develops a New Flexible Pipetting Solution
Festo is now showing customers and prospects several new life science automation innovations including the company’s wide-range flexible pipetting. Each of the new and customizable solutions combines Festo components into dynamic subsystems. Festo collaborates with OEMs and integrators to bring proven commercial technologies to labs...
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Rittal Introduces Cutting-Edge Stainless-Steel AX and KX Enclosures
Rittal introduces stainless-steel versions for the AX and KX ranges, seamlessly blending functionality with refined design. Offering unparalleled durability, resilience against chemicals, saltwater, and extreme humidity, these enclosures significantly expand the versatility of the Rittal system. In response to specialized applications demanding robust...
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Encoder Guide
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A Guide to Encoder Types in Mechatronic Automation
Encoders are pivotal sensor components in mechatronic automation, converting mechanical motion into an electrical signal that can be interpreted for precise control and positioning of mechanical parts. This article explores various encoder types, focusing on their unique components, advantages, and applications. Rotary encoder types are essential in translating rotational motion into a quantifiable...
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Machine Safety
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Strategy in Manufacturing: Why it Matters and How to Get Started
Machine-related accidents in the workplace can have devastating consequences, causing injuries, disabilities, and even fatalities. These incidents also result win significant financial losses for businesses. To mitigate these risks, it is crucial for companies to establish a comprehensive machine safety strategy. This strategy should encompass compliance with standards and regulations, hazard identification...
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Featured Video
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Built Around People · How to Build the Next Generation of Collaborative Robots
Making automation easier than ever so anyone, anywhere could benefit from it has always been at the core of Universal Robots. Driven by collaboration, their skilled teams consistently craft cutting-edge technologies in response to the evolving demands of manufacturers and industries. Fifteen years since introducing the pioneering collaborative robot to the market, Universal Robots is taking the next step and advancing the next generation of cobots.
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Featured Video
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Integrated Industrial Robotic Solutions from One Single Source Provider: Schneider Electric
Industrial robots play a key role in the future of smart manufacturing and smart factories. Growing demand for robotics is driven by the desire to increase productivity, flexibility and quality, customize on-demand production, reduce costs, and time-to-market. Discover how Schneider Electric’s industrial robotics solutions, fully integrated into machine control solutions can solve manufacturers’ production, flexibility, and sustainability challenge.
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