Automation Updates Motor Control Components The Branch motor control components have been revised by Automation. According to the company, this move was made to update systems where components are used to turn on and off motors of all sizes while helping protect the motors from overloading during operation. Automation says basic across-the-line motor starters remain ubiquitous in industrial applic...
Mitsubishi Electric’s LoadMate Plus Robot Platform With robotic machine tending applications gaining ground across the discrete manufacturing industries, OEMs, end users and integrators are seeking systems that are easy to set up and install. In response, Mitsubishi Electric developed the LoadMate Plus—a complete robot and stand system that can be configured to fit a variety of applications, such ...
Automate 2024 Highlights When I started covering automation and robotics in the early 1990s, I heard from a few experienced editors in the field that, unfortunately, I had missed the heyday of robotics. According to them, industrial robotics peaked in the 1980s, with robotic sales dwindling in the early 1990s as industry—mostly automotive manufacturers—had installed about all the robots they were ...