10 Machine Safety Myths Whitepaper

There are a number of misunderstandings about safety that put many facilities – and their employees – at risk for accidents. One reason for the misconceptions about machine safety is due to the large number of older workers retiring with few mid-career workers to inherit their expertise. This trend is causing many industrial facilities to […]
Introduction to Oriental Motor’s the MEXE02 Support Software

The MEXE02 support software is a universal data setting tool for many products from Oriental Motor. It can set up stored data and parameters for stepper motor drivers and brushless motor drivers as well as communication parameters on network drivers. The MEXE02 Product Support Software is a powerful software package that allows you to control […]
Oriental Motors Online Catalog for Factory Automation Network

Oriental Motors has a new interactive online catalog for Factory Automation Networks that highlights the products they manufacture for industrial communication protocols, such as EtherNet/IP and EtherCAT. You can view new catalog here and see what Oriental Motor offers for smarter, connected factories. You can also see the products on Oriental Motor’s Industrial Network Products […]
Making Barcode Reading and Machine Vision Solutions Easier to Use

Omron’s barcode readers – particularly those in the MicroHAWK family – have been miniaturized and optimized for integration into compact spaces.
Top Security Threats To Industrial Control Systems (ICS)

Industrial control systems (ICS) are now under constant threat of cyber-attacks. Most industrial control systems are now directly or indirectly connected to the Internet. It’s because of this connectivity and technology that ICS and OT are now at risk for attacks. Even isolated or air-gapped systems are vulnerable to attacks. The breach could come from […]
New Models Added to Yaskawa Motoman’s Paint Robot Line

New robot models have been added to Yaskawa Motoman’s paint robot line. Ideal for painting smaller components, the compact MPX1400 has a 5 kg payload, and it is well-suited for a variety of spray guns and small bells. For automotive body and components and other industrial coating applications, the MPX3500 is a perfect choice. It […]
Application Spotlight: Successful Solution for Window Machine Maker

Manufacturing custom windows for architects is both an exacting business and an extremely cost-sensitive undertaking. By automating their fenestration (the branch of architecture concerned with the framing of windows) equipment, DeMichele Group meets their customers’ price and precision goals in a way that makes designing each new machine quicker and easier. See how strategic alliances […]
Control Voltage Distribution of the Future

Discover how the combination of load monitoring and potential distribution saves up to 20 % time during installation and reduces the amount of space required on the terminal rail by up to 50%.
Reduce Repetitive Tasks With Cobots

Robotiq’s mission is to free human hands from repetitive tasks. They’ve accomplished their mission with more than 13,000 hands freed worldwide since 2008. MSI TEC is a Robotiq distributor. Want to learn more? Contact MSI TEC for questions or more information.
Machine Customization for Microbrewery Industry

Omron enables easy canning machine customization for microbrewery industry and helps Twin Monkeys achieve 1,000% growth with consolidated control platform.
Yaskawa & Oriental Motors AZ Series & Robot Demo Video

Robotic arm demo utilizes products from Oriental Motor’s AZ Series AlphaStep Hybrid Control System family of products, including the new AZ Series Compact Driver. They demonstrate and goes over Oriental Motor’s AZ Series stepper motors with Yaskawa’s compact drivers on a 7-axis articulated robot. AZ Series Stepper Motors with Mechanical Absolute Encoder The AlphaStep AZ […]
How To Use Yaskawa SigmaSelect™ For Ballscrew Sizing

Choosing a servo motor for an application doesn’t have to be tedious or a myth. In fact, with Yaskawa’s SigmaSelect software, it is as easy as entering in some data and selecting a servo motor for the application. The art of properly selecting a servo motor for a specific task based on speed, torque and […]
Expand Your Edge Applications With Wireless IIoT Gateways

Remote or distributed outdoor IIoT applications such as in solar energy, oil and gas, and water/wastewater require reliable IIoT gateways with low-to-high bandwidth cellular connectivity to collect and transfer edge data. The Moxa UC series Arm-based computers are ideal for these applications with their wide variety of cellular connectivity options, compact size for cabinet installation, […]
Oriental Motor Electromagnetic Brake Stepper Motors – PKP Series Video
The electromagnetic brake is located in the back and operates separately from the stepper motor. When the power is cut off, the electromagnetic brake holds the load in position. Learn how Oriental Motor power off-activated electromagnetic brake stepper motor works and the applications that can benefit from it. Discuss your project with a MSI […]
Servo Motor & Stepper Motor Video Demo
VIDEO Oriental Motor’s servo motors and stepper motors offer stable operation in high inertia drive and belt mechanism drive applications without gain adjustment using the servo motors. Also, adjusting the gain manually enables operation under even more stringent load conditions. Contact us to learn more.
Electric Motor & Linear Actuator Video
VIDEO When automated equipment is designed, various factors must be taken into consideration including the production line layout, installation environment, ease of maintenance, configuration of electrical wiring and control system, and so on. This means many man-hours are needed to select the motor and other mechanical components and create a parts list, drawings, operating manuals, […]
Rotary Actuator & Linear Actuator Demo
VIDEO Motors offer excellent controllability and are therefore used as the drive sources of various automated equipment. In many cases a motor is combined with mechanical components such as a ball screw, belt and pulley, and rack and pinion to convert the motor rotation to a different type of motion needed to drive the equipment. […]
Can Floating Solar Plants Break Free From the Trappings of High Maintenance?

Over the past few years, countries that lack the land mass required for solar plants are turning their attention to the water-based alternative, floating solar islands. By placing solar panels on floating platforms in water bodies, valuable land is freed. As the cooling properties of water allow the panels to perform well even in high […]
How to Maximize System Uptime in Your Operations

The transformation to Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has increased the demand on network nodes to enable connected systems. Although some network nodes can use unmanaged switches that feature basic management functions to minimize network complexity and administration effort, other situations may still require managed switches, which continue to play an […]
Omron’s New HD-1500 Mobile Robot

Meet Omron’s Strongest Mobile Robot Yet: The HD-1500 with 1,500kg Payload As the need for greater efficiency in the workforce increases, Omron’s new heavy-duty HD-1500 mobile robot offers a solution to automate complex and dangerous tasks. With a payload capacity of 1500kg, the HD-1500 can help organizations phase out forklifts and safely transport large pallets […]