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Mitsubishi Electric News

Mitsubishi Electric to Launch "MELSOFT Gemini" 3D Simulator

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that on April 28 it will launch the "MELSOFT Gemini" 3D simulator, which will expedite the design and construction of production facilities by using digital space to simulate and verify envisioned production operations in a 3-dimentional environment.

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Camera manufacturer IDS Inc. celebrates 15th anniversary

2022 is a special year for the industrial camera manufacturer IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH. The company was founded 25 years ago in Obersulm, Germany. The North American subsidiary IDS Inc. followed 10 years later and thus now celebrates its 15th anniversary, with much potential for the future. Intelligent cameras such as those in the IDS NXT series are a key component for this, making many previously impossible applications a reality and thus helping to change the possibilities of industrial image processing.

Vision Components News

LogiMAT trade fair: Embedded vision for intralogistics

Vision Components will present smart components, sensors and imaging technologies for OEM intralogistics projects at the LogiMAT trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany, at booth #4-C26.

Schmalz News

Schmalz grows and takes over Binar Handling

Vacuum specialist Schmalz acquires the Swedish company Binar Handling AB and its four subsidiaries in Europe and Asia, strengthening its market position in ergonomic handling technology. Binar Handling manufactures handling systems for loads weighing up to 600 kilograms.

wenglor News

Automated Weld Seam Tracking: weCat3D MLZL 2D/3DProfile Sensors Enable Exact Seam Placement in Robot Welding Cells

The micrometer-accurate detection of the guide point with different types of joint by 2D/3D profile sensors is one of the most effective solutions for this challenge. In combination with wenglor’s uniVision software, the new weCat3D MLZL 2D/3D profile sensor not only combines the necessary precision and profile quality, but also offers convenient installation, integration, robustness and user- friendliness.

ODVA

ODVA ACCELERATES INNOVATION AT ITS 21ST ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS

ODVA held its 21st Annual Meeting of Members in San Diego, California, USA on March 10, 2022. With over 85 industry professionals from 30 companies in attendance, highlights of the Annual Meeting included a keynote on the future of the field instrumentation layer in process automation by Paul R. Maurath, PhD, Technical Director – Process Automation, The Procter & Gamble Company; perspectives from the ARC Advisory Group analyst Harry Forbes on the next decade of industrial automation; and an update from the organization’s leadership on both the accomplishments and future initiatives for ODVA as a whole. The ability to meet in person, with appropriate safety precautions, helped to accelerate the diffusion of new ideas as well as to drive progress on existing initiatives to further enhance EtherNet/IP.

ODVA

ODVA LEADERSHIP ELECTED FOR 22ND TERM

The leadership for ODVA’s 22nd term was elected and announced at the 21st Annual Meeting of Members in San Diego, California, USA on March 10, 2022. The introduction of the Market Advisory Committee is notable in that it will help ensure EtherNet/IP is well positioned for the future in this time of technological change.

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