Automation and Control

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  • Lighter, stronger and safer: How laser brazing is optimizing lightweight vehicle fabrication

    Finishing tools designed for a long life of grinding and blending are a key to seamless fabrication and keeping automotive plants competitive.

  • Watch: Wearable sensor wirelessly monitors early COVID-19 symptoms

    The flexible electronic device continuously monitors coughing, body temperature and respiration rate, generating detailed data that can be processed with artificial intelligence techniques.

  • New sanitary ball valves from Valworx

    Actuated valve manufacturer and distributor Valworx has introduced its new line of electric actuated sanitary ball valves.

  • Wilden launches IoT enabled remote performance monitoring and alert system for AODD pumps

    The company has launched an air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump internet of things (IoT) enabled remote performance monitoring and alert system.

  • Manufacturer debuts valve sensing platform

    Manufacturer of components for the industrial, transportation, and oil and gas markets, ITT Inc.’s (NYSE: ITT) Engineered Valves has introduced its Integrated Sensing Platform (ISP), a valve sensing platform developed to reliably monitor valve position.

  • New GSL robotic strain wave gearboxes

    The strain wave gearboxes are designed to provide zero-backlash and high torque in a small gearbox for robotic and motion control applications.

  • Video: IMI develops germ-free door opener, donates 100% of profits to local food pantries

    The hands-free door opener allows people to open latch-less doors without using their fingers, arms or clothing.

  • Graphene biosensor platform speeds COVID-19 diagnosis

    The rapid diagnostic technique recently devised by researchers in South Korea relies on a field-effect transistor-based biosensor that generates results in less than a minute.

  • Chinese self-driving truck startup raises $100 million

    Inceptio Technology will use the funds to develop autonomous tech as well as begin commercial trials.

  • New rigs installed by Chesterton

    Pump and valve solutions provider Chesterton has installed three pump rig stations for advanced testing of packing used in pumps, mixers and agitators.

  • Particulate pollution estimation with satellites and neural networks

    The accuracy of estimating ground-level PM2.5 improves with a computer vision algorithm designed to process micro-satellite imagery of spatial coverages significantly smaller than 1 km2.

  • Pump now features four configurable outputs

    Watson-Marlow’s Fluid Technology Group’s (WMFTG’s) Qdos chemical metering pumps now feature four configurable outputs that enable users to eliminate the need for additional programmable logic controls (PLCs) and provide extra flexibility when communicating with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) or other external monitoring systems.

  • CT data library compiled to support reduced radiation dose research

    Researchers can use the publicly accessible library to develop algorithms and enhance imaging hardware to produce peak-quality computed tomography images using low radiation doses.

  • Compact automatic lubrication pump launched by Graco

    Fluid management product supplier Graco has debuted a new G-Mini compact lubrication pump that complements the company’s G1 and G3 series and it is designed with an optional built-in heater that automatically turns on at low temperature.

  • Micro slides feature anti-cage creep technology

    The miniature slides were developed to meet rising demand for smaller, compact linear slides to increase output in micro-assembly machines and pick-and-place machines.

  • Watch a lofty approach to wind energy generation

    Fleets of tethered drones are being developed to harness high-altitude winds and power ground-based generators.

  • Small robot can overcome objects larger than itself

    A team from Bilkent University in Turkey have developed a small quadruped robot that is capable of climbing and surmounting obstacles.

  • Satellite measures methane emissions from Permian Basin

    Data for an 11-month period show the region responsible for the largest methane flux ever reported from U.S. hydrocarbon production operations.

  • Watch: First unified geologic map of the moon is released

    The first comprehensive geologic map of Earth’s moon has been prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in collaboration with NASA and Lunar Planetary Institute astronomers.

  • Smart actuators for process applications

    The new PROFOX electric valve actuator from Auma is suited for process industry applications which require fast and precise positioning, flexibility and future-proof interfaces.

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