Electricity North West has upgraded its data communications network to an Ethernet IP-based solution to help improve the service provided by its electricity distribution network.
In many industries, such as medical and pharmaceutical research and production, contamination control and air purity are essential.
Almost 60 years ago, the Unimate robot kicked off an automation revolution that transformed the productivity and cost-effectiveness of manufacturing.
The ‘Internet of Things’ is now everywhere. From vehicles and buildings to mobile phones and wearable devices, it seems that every new piece of technology is now communicating wirelessly with the wider world.
Modern servodrives use a single-cable connection, or hybrid bus cable, for the power and encoder signalling.