Factory automation

Banner Engineering Q2X series long-range sensors

21 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd

The Banner Engineering Q2X series miniature sensors are compact in size with detection ranges of up to 3 m.


New model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions

21 August, 2024

SimPLE learns to pick, regrasp and place objects using the objects' computer-aided design model.


Advanced robotics in tomorrow's factory

12 August, 2024 by Alexander Greenberg, Xin Guo, Shay Shomroni, Siemens Digital Industries Software | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

Addressing the production challenges of complexity, customisation and openness.


Pepperl+Fuchs 78E Series Ex rotary encoders

09 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd

Featuring a flameproof enclosure, the 78E Series Ex rotary encoder from Pepperl+Fuchs is designed for applications in hazardous areas.


Cracking the nut: robotic automation at Freedom Fresh

09 August, 2024 | Supplied by: TM Robotics

SCARA robots from Shibaura Machine have found a place in helping to package macadamia nuts.


Researchers develop camera inspired by the human eye

05 August, 2024

Camera mimics the involuntary movements of the human eye to create sharper, more accurate images of moving objects for robots and other image-capturing devices.


Food plant expansion sustained by central robotic palletising system

02 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Sidel Oceania Pty Ltd

A palletising system with eight robotic cells has been installed at Unilever's food factory in Romania to achieve production rates of up to 98 pallets per hour.


Wenglor spotlights with lockable zoom lens

01 August, 2024 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd

Wenglor's spotlights with lockable zoom lens offer a variable beam angle to enable improved illumination for industrial image processing.


Nozomi Networks and Mitsubishi release PLC-integrated security sensor

24 July, 2024

Arc Embedded is designed to provide extended, real-time visibility of internal operations of industrial control systems and assets.


Whiskers give working robots more ability to move safely

11 July, 2024 | Supplied by: Flinders University

Flinders University researchers are developing affordable, flexible and highly responsive 'whiskers' to attach to robots.


Researchers unveil automated robot visual mapping technique

10 July, 2024 | Supplied by: QUT

QUT researchers have unveiled a new automated visual mapping technique that improves how robots map and navigate the world.


AROSE and Robotics Australia boost space collaboration

08 July, 2024

Robotics and automation are boosting cross-industry collaboration and innovation.


ABB launches next-generation robotics control platform

05 July, 2024 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd

ABB has announced OmniCore, a robotics control platform that the company says is faster, more precise and more sustainable.


Pepperl+Fuchs R200 series photoelectric distance sensor

03 July, 2024 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd

The R200 series photoelectric distance sensors integrate pulse ranging technology (PRT) to enable measurement of distances up to 60 m.


Acuity AR2700 High-Speed Long-Range Sensor

01 July, 2024 | Supplied by: Slentech Pty Ltd

The AR2700 high-speed long-range sensor uses time-of-flight measurement principles to measure long distances at short measurement intervals.


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