Factory automation

Leuze IS 200 series long-range inductive proximity sensors

12 September, 2024 | Supplied by: Leuze electronic Pty Ltd

The IS 200 series inductive sensors enable switching distances of up to 40 mm in compact, cylindrical housings.


Turck BI11-CK40 and NI11-CK40 inductive sensors

29 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd

Turck is expanding its inductive sensor range with flush and non-flush mount inductive measuring sensors that have IO-Link and an analog output.


Turck REM and RES high-speed encoders with Profinet

26 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd

Turck is expanding its encoder range to include encoders with a Profinet interface for real-time applications.


SICK Inspector83x 2D vision sensor

23 August, 2024 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd

The Inspector83x 2D vision sensor enables out-of-the-box AI machine vision inspections for common inline inspection tasks in high-speed production.


New model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions

21 August, 2024

SimPLE learns to pick, regrasp and place objects using the objects' computer-aided design model.


Banner Engineering Q2X series long-range sensors

21 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd

The Banner Engineering Q2X series miniature sensors are compact in size with detection ranges of up to 3 m.


Advanced robotics in tomorrow's factory

12 August, 2024 by Alexander Greenberg, Xin Guo, Shay Shomroni, Siemens Digital Industries Software | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

Addressing the production challenges of complexity, customisation and openness.


Cracking the nut: robotic automation at Freedom Fresh

09 August, 2024 | Supplied by: TM Robotics

SCARA robots from Shibaura Machine have found a place in helping to package macadamia nuts.


Pepperl+Fuchs 78E Series Ex rotary encoders

09 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd

Featuring a flameproof enclosure, the 78E Series Ex rotary encoder from Pepperl+Fuchs is designed for applications in hazardous areas.


Researchers develop camera inspired by the human eye

05 August, 2024

Camera mimics the involuntary movements of the human eye to create sharper, more accurate images of moving objects for robots and other image-capturing devices.


Food plant expansion sustained by central robotic palletising system

02 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Sidel Oceania Pty Ltd

A palletising system with eight robotic cells has been installed at Unilever's food factory in Romania to achieve production rates of up to 98 pallets per hour.


Wenglor spotlights with lockable zoom lens

01 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd

Wenglor's spotlights with lockable zoom lens offer a variable beam angle to enable improved illumination for industrial image processing.


Nozomi Networks and Mitsubishi release PLC-integrated security sensor

24 July, 2024

Arc Embedded is designed to provide extended, real-time visibility of internal operations of industrial control systems and assets.


Whiskers give working robots more ability to move safely

11 July, 2024 | Supplied by: Flinders University

Flinders University researchers are developing affordable, flexible and highly responsive 'whiskers' to attach to robots.


Researchers unveil automated robot visual mapping technique

10 July, 2024 | Supplied by: QUT

QUT researchers have unveiled a new automated visual mapping technique that improves how robots map and navigate the world.


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