Komatsu to develop “Zero-emission equipment”

Komatsu says it will collaborate with its customers – most notably perhaps Rio Tinto – to develop “zero-emission equipment” solutions for the mining industry.
Komatsu, which is a leading supplier of mining vehicles, including an autonomous dump truck, says it plans to utilize electrification for the next generation of its offerings.
Working together to rapidly innovate in support of carbon reduction targets, Komatsu and several of its customers have formed the Komatsu Greenhouse Gas...

Courtesy of our friends at ControlGlobal.com


In some interesting industry news, Bentley Systems Inc., the infrastructure engineering software company, announced that itsSeequent business unit has acquired Imago Inc., a developer of cloud-based software for the capture and management of geoscientific imagery. The acquisition will expand Seequent’s technology solutions portfolio while boosting cloud capabilities to help geoscientists and engineers solve earth, environment and...

A nice resource to download from our friends at ControlGlobal.com regarding secure PLC coding practices.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA), along with admeritia GmbH, announced the release of the Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices document. The document aims to provide a list of coding practices for PLC programmers that have benefits for the IT security of PLCs and the plants they control.
The ISAGCA says it is proud to be a contributing organization for the release...

An interesting article on compressed air leak detection and its benefits from our friends at Automation.com


In compressed air, gas and vacuum systems, maximizing capacity is better than adding, according to Jason Dupriest, Industrial Systems Analyst/Designer, of ADG Concepts out of Fort Worth, Texas. Starting from consultation to design and carrying on through to implementation, ADG projects range from single equipment installations to large, multiple equipment and central systems,...

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Anycubic, a leading global 3D printer brand, will soon launch Vyper, the first fully automatic leveling FDM machine as a premium addition to its FDM 3D printer line-up. With truly one-touch leveling, it offers users more freedom by avoiding the inconvenience of traditional manual leveling.

"The launch of our latest Vyper FDM 3D printer showcases our continued commitment to providing premium 3D printers that innovate...

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The agriculture robot market size was $4,082.8 million in 2018, and is expected to reach $16,640.4 million by 2026, and will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.2 percent.

North America region generated a revenue of $ 1,469.8 million in 2018, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 18.9 percent.

An agricultural robot is a robot, which is developed for doing agriculture works. At present, these robots...

From Robotics and Automation News

The secret, says the company, is to “keep people in the picture”.
How has a team of 15 solved one of the biggest challenges in logistics automation in only 18 months and with limited funding?
A real-world warehouse is chaotic and fast-paced. Unloading messy trailers and getting billions of e-commerce orders delivered on time involves backbreaking, repetitive tasks.
It also requires a constant stream of ingenuity and problem solving...

I came across this article on Control Design and I guess, yes, robots are taking over Mars and more of the Earth!! Interesting read though.

From CONTROL DESIGN

Teknic robotic bartender can serve up 130,000 possible drinks

Apr 16, 2021
Teknic’s robotic bartender uses one of Teknic’s Arduino-compatible ClearCore controllers and six ClearPath integrated servo motors to mix up cocktails. The company challenged a small team of engineers to demonstrate the...

An interesting article from Control Magazine on how sensor intelligence is changing the industrial process landscape. We have been seeing a move towards 'edge' intelligence for the past decade. As electronics continue to improve in processing power and reduce the overall footprint, there has never been a bigger opportunity to exploit the ability to carry out pre-processing of data, before it moves to the next stage. This enhances real-time decision-making by reducing overall system latency....

With online sales soaring, in particular since COVID, retailers have been attempting to squeeze every last point of efficiency from their systems to get product from A to B as quickly as possible. Automated picking warehouses / fulfillment centers work at lightning speed to process orders and get them out the door to consumers.

Ocado has been improving its systems over the last few years to improve grocery “picking”. They claim to be able to pick an average grocery order in around...