AutomationDirect has added Leuze 28 series 18mm threaded rectangular sensors that feature flexible mounting options with front and bottom 18mm threads and 3.1mm through-holes, sensing distances up to 10m, and rugged ABS thermoplastic housings with an IP67 protection rating. These new photoelectric sensors are offered in diffuse, polarized retroreflective, and through-beam sensing styles, and in…
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Dorner and its partner company montratec are set to unveil its latest innovations in assembly technology in booth 1224 at Automate 2024, May 6-9, at McCormick Place in Chicago. With a focus on enhancing efficiency and reliability in production environments, both Dorner and montratec will present a lineup of demo conveyors designed to meet the…
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NORD’s airport industry solutions focus on high efficiency, variant reduction, and reducing operating costs. NORD DRIVESYSTEMS is returning to the 96th Annual AAAE Conference with its innovative solutions for the airport industry. This year’s exhibition takes place in Nashville, Tennessee April 28 – May 1. Drive solutions from NORD are characterized by long service life,…
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Businesses looking to deploy autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in their facility often realize that an AMR without a top module is like a robot arm without a gripper. A lifter top module enables an AMR to drive underneath the cargo, lift it up and transport it to the desired location, while a top roller makes…
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Dorner and Garvey are combining strengths to write a new chapter together with the recent launch of its AquaGard GT Stainless Steel conveyor. This new line combines the best conveyance expertise of both brands to develop a platform with an attractive price point that integrates with accumulation systems and other machinery to create a fully automated processing…
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Clean conveyor systems, ongoing maintenance, good fire-fighting capabilities and awareness of hazards can prevent conveyor fires. By: Dan Marshall and R. Todd Swinderman, Contributors Bulk handling facilities with extensive conveyor networks are at particular risk of large-scale fire events. The size and speed of modern conveyors can spread fires over great distances in a very…
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Vertical reciprocating conveyors offer one of the safest methods for moving goods and materials between levels. This article first appeared in an MHI blog.[1] The priority of any material handling operation in a manufacturing facility is safety. Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRCs) are commonly used to move materials between different levels, but they are also widely…
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AutomationDirect adds new ReeR Micron series light grids, available in detecting or measuring versions, that use multi-beam photoeye arrays to detect the presence of objects anywhere within the controlled height of the sensor array. The light grids are perfect for detecting, measuring, and counting various sized and shaped objects at random positions as they pass…
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Smart Vision Lights (SVL), a global leader in the design and manufacture of innovative LED illumination solutions, introduces the LHI-DO Lightgistics series light, which is available in 300 mm and 600 mm models designed to deliver intense linear light in high-speed scan tunnel systems. Equipped with Hidden Strobe technology, the light delivers the benefits of LED strobing while…
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Jerad Heitzler, Training Manager / Martin Engineering Todd Swinderman, President Emeritus / Martin Engineering Bulk handling belt conveyors are typically massive, powerful systems that can move tons of material per hour. They are essentially a giant elastic band, stretched tight and threaded through a maze of components then loaded with tons of material. Using drive…
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