Automation and Control

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Emergency rescue robot promises to administer first aid in the field

    The robot can operate in extreme temperatures from -20° C to 55° C — which makes it appropriate for natural disaster response and rescue operations.

  • Thermal imaging for hydrogen flame detection and monitoring

    Follow these guidelines to visualize ‘invisible’ hydrogen flames, improve situational awareness and keep technical staff safe.

  • Vacuums suck! They're great for powder handling

    Increased emphasis on material contaminants, explosive dusts and digital technologies has created a new lane for vacuum-based powder handling technologies.

  • Introducing Venom: The US Air Force’s tiny spy robot

    The Marten MK2 Pro was developed to enable emergency teams to survey potentially dangerous environments without exposing personnel to risk.

  • New from SEW-EURODRIVE: WES series stainless steel drives

    The compact, hygienic drive solution runs cool, even under continuous operation.

  • Dive into pressure-relieving system design

    Processing industry professionals can gain the knowledge and skills required to ensure safety and reliability in pressure relief systems with this comprehensive API pressure relief systems training offering.

  • The pH measurement guide for seafood processing

    This article explores the importance of pH measurement in seafood, how it is conducted, and tips for accurate and reliable results.

  • Earthworm-inspired robot burrows faster, cheaper and smarter to lay underground power line

    Much like earthworms, which move by contracting their body segments in a wave-like motion, the new robot employs a mechanism of alternating segment expansion and retraction to achieve locomotion.

  • Webinar: Fictiv’s state of manufacturing and supply chain report deep-dive

    This interactive roundtable discussion will explore key trends and insights from hundreds of manufacturing and supply chain leaders.

  • New tech identifies women at risk of heart disease using AI

    Such technology promises to enable doctors to identify high-risk women earlier, thus leading to potentially better treatment and care for those patients.

  • Test bed bolsters power conductor performance

    The facility enables utilities and manufacturers to evaluate new transmission line technologies for long time periods in extremes of wind, weather, temperature and electrical load conditions.

  • Continuous glucose monitors

    Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems offer real-time, comprehensive glucose tracking. CGMs improve safety, compliance, and management by providing dynamic data and alerts for critical glucose changes.

  • NORD Drivesystems to showcase innovative supply chain solutions at ProMat 2025

    Gear boxes, electric motors and electronic control products that enable the ideal drive system for nearly every application will be on display.

  • Emerson opens applications for 2025 Discrete Automation STEM Scholarship

    Two merit-based scholarships will be awarded to U.S. students pursuing STEM careers, with additional grants to support college engineering programs.

  • ARBURG at Chinaplas 2025

    Two ALLROUNDER GOLDEN ELECTRIC EVO machines will demonstrate reliable liquid silicone processing and the efficient production of mass-produced medical products.

  • Critical Manufacturing at APEX 2025: The need for a new MES for making Industry 4.0 a reality

    Attendees will learn how Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) can optimize factory productivity and lower innovation costs.

  • Dig smarter, not harder: Volvo’s new hybrid excavators

    Volvo Construction Equipment is incorporating hydraulic hybrid technology into its most recent series of excavators.

  • Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities

    As this technology becomes more commonplace, it will be important to make sure residents are aware of where it exists – and what it is doing.

  • Unlocking the full potential of measurement data with iba: A holistic approach to data acquisition, storage and analysis in automated industrial environments

    Explore how ibaPDA (process data acquisition) provides the basis for the unification of high-speed process data across complex and distributed automation systems.

  • Breakthrough AI detects toxic online comments with 87% accuracy

    The model is reportedly 87% accurate in classifying toxic and non-toxic text without the use of manual identification — an improvement over existing automated detection systems, many of which produce false positives.

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