- Webinar Date: Wednesday, 14th May 2025
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Industrial Automation News & Insights
Understanding Power Distribution Systems
In the ever-evolving landscape of industrial automation, electromechanical products play a crucial role in ensuring power distribution systems remain efficient. This blog post delves into the various aspects of electromechanical product ranges that make…
Screwless+ Challenge: Successfully Saving Space & Seconds!
The BPX Screwless+ Challenge is officially wrapped up, and it’s been a fantastic success! 78 unique ‘connections’ put their knowledge to the test, with an impressive 86% scoring full marks in our quiz, showcasing…
Building an End-to-End Logistics Solution – Schneider Electric Webinar
Webinar Date: Wednesday, 12 February, 2025
Webinar Time: 3:00 PM
Register now for Schneider Electric’s ‘Building an End-to-End Logistics Solution: The Power of Universal Automation’ upcoming webinar and take the first step towards a smarter, more…
Understanding Modicon M171/M172/M173 PLCs: A Comprehensive Guide
Designed by Schneider Electric, one of the world’s leading sustainable companies, Modicon M171, M172, and M173 are advanced programmable logic controllers (PLCs). They are specifically tailored for HVAC and building automation applications and engineered…
FX3GE PLC Product Discontinuation & Transition to MELSEC iQ-F Series
On 26th April 2024, product discontinuation, otherwise known as End of Life (EOL), became effective for the FX3GE PLC models in the Mitsubishi Electric FX3 PLC range, shifting focus towards their direct replacements –…
Sustainable Manufacturing Places the Environment at the Core
Schneider Electric isn’t just a provider of advanced manufacturing automation systems. It is a committed partner to manufacturers of all sizes, and deeply invested in the pursuit of sustainable manufacturing. For industries focusing on…
Digital Transformation Journey: Start yours with the MELSEC FX5S PLC
Mitsubishi Electric has introduced the FX5S PLC, a cost-effective and high-performance PLC designed for businesses embarking on their digital transformation journey. This compact and intuitive controller is perfect for straightforward applications across industries like…
Human-centric Digital Transformation & Embracing it in IA
In the realm of digital transformation, it is easy to get lost in the allure of technological advancements. Yet, at its core, this journey is not solely about deploying digital tools. It is a…
Offline VSD Tool Simplifies Start Up & Maintenance
To make light work of their FR-E800 drives, Mitsubishi Electric has introduced an offline VSD tool that simplifies setup and maintenance. The innovative 24V DC plug-in module FR-E8DS is simple to install and allows…
ChatGPT & the Impact of it in Industrial Automation
It is hard to believe that the launch of the ChatGPT prototype was only in November 2022. If you are not familiar with it, or what it can do, then you need to be….
Harmonised automation is the future says Omron
New industrial automation products are always interesting and remain important for manufacturing. Yet it is external trends as well as innovative technologies that are often the drivers behind continued investment in automation. Omron predicts…
Can Automation Address Worker and Skills Shortages?
For many manufacturers, the prospect of an automated, human-free factory feels light years away. Will Industry 4.0 and IIoT be effective in changing the way we work, and can…
Implementing IEC 61499 Improves Automation: We Explain How
From Schneider Electric comes a foundation for industrial automation applications that makes life simpler and more logical. It is based on implementing IEC 61499 design language for information and control systems and starts the…
Skilled assembly worker shortages & how to overcome them
Not for the first time, manufacturers are under threat from a wide range of make-or-break challenges to remain competitive or even survive. They range from skilled assembly worker shortages to demands for reduced cycle…
Advantech’s new AMAX-5580 EtherCat Slice I/O Controller
Industry 4.0 and IIoT are making new demands on industrial automation hardware. Yet many embedded controllers, industrial PCs and single-board computers are not meeting industry needs. They are either too big, too difficult to…
Phoenix Contact joins growing CC-Link IE TSN Support
Mitsubishi Electric is releasing its first 102 factory automation products compatible with the CC-Link IE TSN next-generation industrial open network. Increasingly, many third-party makers are also joining them. Phoenix…
Ensuring Sustainability & Critical Engineering Decisions
It is easy to assume that ensuring sustainability is someone else’s responsibility, or that our engineering decisions are too small to affect the bigger picture. That is not the case: there are constant daily…