Automation and Control

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • MAXXDRIVE industrial gear units provide reliable operation for heavy-duty applications

    These industrial gear units deliver high-torque solutions and flexible integration to handle the toughest jobs.

  • A rare opportunity for a magnet revolution

    The demand for rare-earth magnets for electric motors in cars, robotics and industrial machinery is high, but supply chain logistics are slacking with bottlenecking, trade issues and transportation delays.

  • Comau extends its intralogistics platform by acquiring Invent Smart Intralogistics Solutions

    The transaction strengthens the Comau–Automha ecosystem by adding intelligent orchestration software and artificial intelligence-driven logistics capabilities.

  • Why wearable health sensors struggle in real-world use

    Wearable sensors calibrated in labs often fail during daily use, highlighting need for improved reliability, signal processing and long-term monitoring.

  • Industrial Ethernet in eight of 10 new nodes — Fieldbus decline accelerates according to HMS Networks’ annual analysis

    Industrial Ethernet now accounts for 79% of newly installed nodes worldwide, up from 76% in 2025.

  • Zaber’s new DMA OEM objective focus stage: Affordable nanometer-level precision

    This high-performance linear motor solution delivers piezo-level precision — 50 nm repeatability and 10 nm minimum incremental moves.

  • Augmenting hydrocarbon recovery from tight formations

    This technology can boost oil and gas recovery from shale and other tight formations.

  • Vacuum-compatible high load hexapod

    The hexapod features a load capacity of up to 80 kg while maintaining repeatability to ±0.2 µm and six-axis motion capability.

  • New buoy designed to deter jellyfish

    The device is outfitted with assorted electronic components, power sources and a network of coils that produce electromagnetic fields, paralyzing the jellyfish and preventing them from reaching swimming areas.

  • Overcoming automation's traditional limits with micro-pneumatics

    More conventional systems continue to rely on complex networks of physical tubing, air relays and mechanical switches for logic functions.

  • Nuvoton launches NuML Studio: A simple tool to build and deploy AI on microcontrollers

    The tool helps developers solve common problems when building endpoint artificial intelligence (AI), providing a clear path from real-time data collection to automatic firmware project generation.

  • Copley Controls to show compact module drives and custom integrated motor-drive assemblies at Automate 2026

    The company will show its compact Nano and Nano Plus module drives and a new capability to build integrated motor-drive assemblies to customer requirements.

  • Smart coaster helps hospital staff keep track of patient hydration

    To address the concerns surrounding dehydration among hospital patients – specifically senior and dementia patients – a coaster-like device was developed.

  • High-force ceramic motor linear actuator achieves sub-nanometer precision

    This offers an alternative to conventional actuator designs for precision motion control in advanced technology applications like optics, astronomy, semiconductor and radiation-sensitive environments.

  • Power parking: The challenges of EV charging infrastructure

    Each site will have to prove which vehicles it can move through without wasting land, power or capital.

  • JR Automation to exhibit at Automate in Chicago

    Connect with automation experts and discover how the company is helping businesses solve real-world automation challenges.

  • Datanomix brings production-tested AI to Automate 2026

    Experience how the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) is already running on customer floors — embedded in the rhythm of production, producing answers operators can act on during their shift.

  • New non-invasive test could help museums identify fake Van Goghs

    This new approach could potentially enhance authentication, particularly when combined with the chemical examination of materials, for instance.

  • NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion is the platform for a robotaxi-ready world

    It combines high-performance NVIDIA DRIVE AGX in-vehicle compute, NVIDIA Halos OS — the software foundation of Halos, built on the safety-certified NVIDIA DriveOS operating system.

  • How poor power quality turns motors into maintenance headaches

    Motors fail, not immediately, but over time because of power quality shortfalls. Whether it’s because of magnetic fields or inductance currents, the whole setup seems overly fraught.

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