Factory automation

Pepperl+Fuchs USi-Industry ultrasonic sensor system

14 March, 2025 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd

The USi-Industry ultrasonic sensor system is designed to provide reliable object detection in challenging environments and outdoor areas.


Smart, energy-efficient robot grippers cut production costs

11 March, 2025

Researchers have developed a new type of robot gripper technology that needs 90% less electricity than conventional systems.


IDEC SA1N subminiature photoelectric sensors

25 February, 2025 | Supplied by: IDEC Australia Pty Ltd

IDEC Corporation has expanded its photoelectric sensor range with the SA1N series of space-saving subminiature PE sensors.


Schneider Electric signs Motion Solutions as ANZ cobot distributor

13 February, 2025 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric

Motion Solutions Australia and Motion Solutions New Zealand have been appointed as Schneider Electric's sole robotics industrial automation distributor.


Cobots reduce employee lifting by 50%

11 February, 2025 | Supplied by: Universal Robots

As one of the world's largest meat producers, Danish Crown faces challenges in handling and palletising products on a larger scale.


Pepperl+Fuchs WCS3B‍-‍LS810 position encoding system

10 February, 2025 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd

The WCS3B-LS810 from Pepperl+Fuchs is designed to combine millimetre-accurate absolute positioning with seamless IIoT integration.


Top 5 robotics trends for 2025

10 February, 2025

The International Federation of Robotics has identified five key trends in robotics for 2025.


Leuze ROD 300 and ROD 500 series laser scanners

07 February, 2025 | Supplied by: Leuze electronic Pty Ltd

The ROD 300 series scanners are designed for contour detection while the ROD 500 series are designed for navigation tasks.


wenglor sensoric machine vision range

01 February, 2025 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd

The wenglor sensoric group offers a complete range of components for an image processing system to solve individual vision applications.


ARM Hub offers NVIDIA access for Propel-AIR participants

28 January, 2025 | Supplied by: ARM Hub

Robotics companies are invited to access NVIDIA AI and robotics tech through the Propel-AIR accelerator.


Ximea ixX-XL Series PCIe cameras

20 January, 2025 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty Ltd

The xiX-XL Series cameras are engineered to offer high performance while maintaining minimal size, weight and power (SWaP) requirements.


Pepperl+Fuchs UC*‍-‍L2M‍-‍B16 series ultrasonic sensors with CAN interface

10 December, 2024 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd

The UC*-L2M-B16 series ultrasonic sensors offer an integrated CAN interface, so they can be directly integrated into the CANbus system of mobile machines.


Emerson offers solution to reduce energy costs and emissions

27 November, 2024 | Supplied by: Emerson

Energy Manager is designed to simplify electricity monitoring, tracking real-time use to identify opportunities to minimise waste and reduce emissions in manufacturing.


Leuze Series 33C and 35C photoelectric sensors

20 November, 2024 | Supplied by: Leuze electronic Pty Ltd

The Leuze Series 33C and 35C each include stainless steel sensors designed for packaging processes in hygienic environments.


New robotics and automation precinct opens in WA

19 November, 2024

The WA Government has officially opened what it says will be Australia's largest robotics and automation headquarters in Perth's north.


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