EtherCAT

Precision Rotary Tables with High Speed Direct Drive Motors for Test, Metrology, and Precision Automation

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
PI, Velocity, Aircraft, OEM, Atmosphere, Orientation, Transducer, EtherCAT, Bear spray, Motion, Torque, Algorithm, Research, Maintenance, Calibration, Nano, Semiconductor, Electric motor

These high precision, high speed direct drive rotary tables are only 60mm tall and provide high speed to 3000 degrees/second.

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  • These high precision, high speed direct drive rotary tables are only 60mm tall and provide high speed to 3000 degrees/second.
  • As all of PI's direct drive air bearing rotary tables, the A-688 high precision stage is also equipped with absolute measuring feedback encoders for closed loop position control.
  • Direct Drive Torque Motors for High Acceleration, Velocity and Improved Performance
    The rotary tables use low-cogging frameless and slotless torque motors to enable this excellent geometric performance.
  • The highest motion performance is achieved with PI's A-800 series of EtherCat-based, high precision motion controllers, ideally suited for closed-loop control of the rotation tables.

Leybold releases faster and more robust turbomolecular pumps

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Friday, August 13, 2021
Profibus, Profinet, Orientation, Leybold, RS485, RS232, Longevity, Research, Ownership, Noise, Solution, Ratio, EtherCAT, Instrumentation

EXPORT, Pa., Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leybold, the world's oldest vacuum pump manufacturer, has expanded its line of modern turbomolecular pumps to higher pumping speeds of 1350 and 1450 l/s.

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  • EXPORT, Pa., Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leybold, the world's oldest vacuum pump manufacturer, has expanded its line of modern turbomolecular pumps to higher pumping speeds of 1350 and 1450 l/s.
  • Leybold is a premier manufacturer of vacuum pumps for industrial and scientific purposes.
  • Our highly versatile TURBOVAC i/iX turbomolecular pumps will fit your needs whether you need them in the academic, research and development, analytical, life sciences, or industrial sectors.
  • The new TURBOVACs are robust and built to improve your productivity and system uptime.

Delta Launches the AX-308E, its First CODESYS-Based AS Series-Compatible Motion Controller

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Control engineering, Industrial Ethernet, EtherCAT, Motion control, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Dow Jones, Servo drive, Delta

This multi-axis motion controller, which controls up to eight EtherCAT servo drives, is compatible with the existing AS Series and supports a broad range of industrial communication protocols, including EtherCAT and offers a complete motion control solution.

Key Points: 
  • This multi-axis motion controller, which controls up to eight EtherCAT servo drives, is compatible with the existing AS Series and supports a broad range of industrial communication protocols, including EtherCAT and offers a complete motion control solution.
  • "The Delta AX-308E is designed for motion control applications in markets as diverse as assembly, packaging, and woodworking," said Simone Orlandi, product manager, Industrial Automation Business Groupfor Delta in Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA).
  • "Together with the AX-8 series, we increase the scalability of the Delta motion control product portfolio, offering customers with more options."
  • Since 2011, Delta has been listed on the DJSI World Index of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 10 consecutive years.

Delta Launches the AX-308E, its First CODESYS-Based AS Series-Compatible Motion Controller

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Control engineering, Industrial Ethernet, EtherCAT, Motion control, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Dow Jones, Servo drive, Delta

This multi-axis motion controller, which controls up to eight EtherCAT servo drives, is compatible with the existing AS Series and supports a broad range of industrial communication protocols, including EtherCAT and offers a complete motion control solution.

Key Points: 
  • This multi-axis motion controller, which controls up to eight EtherCAT servo drives, is compatible with the existing AS Series and supports a broad range of industrial communication protocols, including EtherCAT and offers a complete motion control solution.
  • "The Delta AX-308E is designed for motion control applications in markets as diverse as assembly, packaging, and woodworking," said Simone Orlandi, product manager, Industrial Automation Business Groupfor Delta in Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA).
  • "Together with the AX-8 series, we increase the scalability of the Delta motion control product portfolio, offering customers with more options."
  • Since 2011, Delta has been listed on the DJSI World Index of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 10 consecutive years.

AMBER Robotics - Internet Of Things Bionic Robot Company, announces launch of the AMBER B1 On Kickstarter: World Debut of 7-Axis Adaptive and Modular Robot

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Articles, EtherCAT, Industrial Ethernet, Robot, Mechanical engineering, Engineering, The Chronicles of Amber

The engineers even needn\'t to know anything about all the conventional protocol like CAN/Ethercat, that are complicated.\nLarry Guo, the former vice president of Baidu.com, initiated the AMBER mission.

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  • The engineers even needn\'t to know anything about all the conventional protocol like CAN/Ethercat, that are complicated.\nLarry Guo, the former vice president of Baidu.com, initiated the AMBER mission.
  • The team members of AMBER come from multi-area with specialized expertise including mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, telecommunications, AI algorithms, and IT.
  • Now, the team at AMBER has designed a high-performance robot arm that won\'t break the bank.
  • Our goal with AMBER B1 was to make 7-axis power, precision, and performance available to everyone.

Remote Ethernet I/O Integration Modules enable machine control without a PLC

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Automation, Industrial engineering, Computing, Industrial automation, EtherCAT, Programmable logic controllers, Fieldbus, Modbus, Industrial Ethernet, SERCOS III

Machine control applications often involve a PLC, using I/O to communicate with sensors attached to the machines involved.

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  • Machine control applications often involve a PLC, using I/O to communicate with sensors attached to the machines involved.
  • For Control Techniques drives , communications protocols are supported for almost all the fieldbus and Ethernet networks common in industry, either onboard as standard or with user-fitted modules.
  • The two series of I/O modules available for Control Techniques drives are:
    In the first configuration, RTMoE (Real Time Motion over Ethernet) or Modbus TCP Remote I/O modules connect directly via the onboard Ethernet port of the M7XX series ac / servo drives or the onboard Ethernet port of the MC210 Machine Control option modules.
  • EtherCAT Remote I/O modules connect via the onboard EtherCAT port of Control Techniques MCe or MCz controllers in the second configuration option.

Flexible Multi-axis Motion Sub-System for System Integrators and Machine Builders Comes with High-dynamics Linear Motor Stages and EtherCat-based Motion Controller

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Industrial Ethernet, EtherCAT, Systems engineering, XY, Systems integrator

Flexible XY and XYZ Systems based on Proven, High Performance Linear Motion Modules and EtherCat-based Controller

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  • Flexible XY and XYZ Systems based on Proven, High Performance Linear Motion Modules and EtherCat-based Controller
    The XY base system is made of two 3-Phase motor powered V-417 linear stages with travel ranges from 204 to 407mm.
  • A granite base plate is available for stability and can hold the G-901 EtherCat-based controller with ACS driver module.
  • PI supports customers, system integrators, and machine builders to quickly configure and integrate the appropriate system, reducing design and development time while optimizing the outcome.
  • PI's customers are leaders in high-tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics, life-sciences, semiconductors, and aerospace.

KINGSTAR Announces 4.0 Release Available October 26, 2020

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Monday, October 26, 2020
Industrial Ethernet, EtherCAT, Real-time operating systems, IntervalZero, Cision, Companies, Computing

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --KINGSTAR, a division of IntervalZero, today announced the general availability launch of KINGSTAR 4.0 .

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  • WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --KINGSTAR, a division of IntervalZero, today announced the general availability launch of KINGSTAR 4.0 .
  • KINGSTAR Machine Automation Software dramatically reduces machine controller bill-of-material and assembly costs by replacing proprietary hardware components in machine controllers with a software-only machine control software that executes on a single IPC.
  • EtherCAT now serves as the foundation for KINGSTAR and release 4.0 rounds out many features that the market seeks.
  • The key features in the KINGSTAR 4.0 release are:
    Adds support for multiple EtherCAT master instances, allowing one master per KINGSTAR core
    Adds support for multi-packet EtherCAT data.

Renesas Introduces Functional Safety Over EtherCAT for 32-Bit RX Microcontrollers

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Software, Technology, Hardware, Semiconductor, Safety, Articles, Euthenics, Industrial Ethernet, Academic disciplines, EtherCAT, Safety integrity level, Functional safety, IEC 61508, Renesas Electronics, Hercules, IEC 61511, RX Functional Safety, Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the extension of the RX Functional Safety solution , with the release of its Functional Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) Application Software Kit, the first software offering that supports functional safety on EtherCAT from a semiconductor manufacturer.

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  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the extension of the RX Functional Safety solution , with the release of its Functional Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) Application Software Kit, the first software offering that supports functional safety on EtherCAT from a semiconductor manufacturer.
  • Renesas RX Functional Safety solution is a solution for industrial automation applications that reduces the complexity of IEC 61508 SIL3 (Note 1) certification, an international standard for functional safety.
  • This allows the quick implementation of communication functions needed to support functional safety, such as essential alarms indicating danger or emergency stop signals using an RX MCU.
  • For more information on RX Functional Safety, visit:
    Note 1: Safety Integrity Level (SIL) is a measure of the safety level as defined by the IEC 61508 functional safety standard.

IOTech Announces Edge Xpert "Fuji" v1.6 the Latest Release of its Open Edge Software Platform for Industrial IoT Systems

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Technology, Articles, EdgeX Foundry, Free and open-source software, Free software, Internet of things, Linux Foundation, EtherCAT, Industrial Internet of Things

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IOTech Systems Limited (IOTech), the IoT edge platform company, today announced the release of Edge Xpert v1.6 the latest version of its IoT software platform targeting industrial edge applications.

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  • EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IOTech Systems Limited (IOTech), the IoT edge platform company, today announced the release of Edge Xpert v1.6 the latest version of its IoT software platform targeting industrial edge applications.
  • Edge Xpert is IOTech's product quality and enhanced implementation of the Linux Foundation's EdgeX Foundry the leading open source edge computing platform.
  • In addition to the baseline core platform, Edge Xpert includes a suite of industrial grade connectors including in this release support for EtherCAT, PROFINET and CANbus protocols.
  • IOTech builds and deploys open and secure software edge platforms for the Industrial Internet of Things (Industrial IoT) helping drive innovation, global market adoption, velocity and scale.