Drives & Controls

Siemens says electrical design software is ‘a quantum leap’

Siemens has announced an electrical design package that it claims is the first in the IEC market to incorporate electrical ...
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Swiss firm raises $16m to bring its dextrous hands to robot arms

A Swiss robotics start-up has raised $16m to help develop its human-like “hands” and AI technologies that allow conventional ...
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ABB-Samotics tie-up turns VSDs into gateways to monitor drivetrains

ABB has joined forces with the Dutch condition monitoring specialist Samotics – in which it took a 10% stake in 2022 – to ...
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Rubix completes acquisition of Eriks to create €850m MRO business

Rubix, Europe’s largest supplier of industrial MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) products and services, has completed ...
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Schaeffler and UK’s Humanoid demonstrate bin-picking application

The UK robotics and AI developer, Humanoid, has completed a proof-of-concept (POC) with the German bearings manufacturer ...
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Multi-million investment brings magnetic bearings to small machines

SpinDrive, a Finnish company specialising in frictionless, oil-free active magnetic bearings (AMBs), has raised millions of ...
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First mobile robots roll off the production line at Rockwell’s US HQ

Rockwell Automation has started to produce autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its global headquarters in Milwaukee. It says that the development makes it the largest industrial automation company to ...