The robots of today need one principal attribute: flexibility. Much of this flexibility comes courtesy of the end-of-arm tooling (gripper). Marcus Mazetti, global account manager at SMC, guides us through the factors to bearing in mind when selecting gripper technology.

ABB has extended its all-compatible family of machinery drives with the new ACS180 variable speed drive (VSD) for applications up to 22 kW. This easy-to-use and compact VSD brings reliability and performance for machinery builders.

Companies that don’t embrace digital technologies will most likely struggle in the future. Nadja Schaubhut, content marketing specialist at OnLogic, looks at how digital transformation can directly impact and enhance the sustainability goals of a business.

Manufacturing’s recovery from the pandemic, combined with market trends and predictions for the next few years, all place increasing importance on digital transformation. Jason Andersen, vice president of strategy and product management at Stratus Technologies, highlights how Stratus solutions provide the foundation for transformation and where the company’s platforms fit in the IIoT space.

Delta announces the update of two products from its portfolio, including version V3.7 of its DIAView SCADA software, which further improves the integration of IIoT applications into existing systems and makes programming even easier. It is also adding new industrial panel PCs (PPCs) to the DIAVH series.

Against a backdrop of increasing economic uncertainty, cost control is key for companies in the process sector, and low accuracy chemical dosing is simply money down the drain. Adeel Hassan, product manager at Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, explains the benefits of more accurate metering pump solutions.

Breakthrough solutions that overlay 3D machine vision with AI are enabling tasks such as vegetable and fish processing to be performed with unprecedented accuracy and repeatability. Scorpion Vision is at the forefront of this movement with its 3D+AI technology.

Delivering the next level in plant performance, visibility, connectivity and usability, Emerson today announced the new release of its advanced automation platform, Movicon.NExT 4.2.

Kieran Bennett, Bürkert’s industry manager for food, beverage, chemical and petrochemical, explains why the transition to digital communications is easier than you think.

The latest IO-Link sensor from Baumer is the CombiLevel PLP70 level sensor, meeting the needs of applications with high grade diversity and frequent media changes such as those occurring in the beverage, brewing and other similar liquid handling processes.