Automation News Show

Your Daily Industrial Automation Update:

This morning we're covering new application stories, facilities, articles, product literature and more in this edition of Automation This Morning for Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

First up is a new application story from ABB about how they helped a automotive sensor manufacturer implement co-bots to increase productivity. You can read the full article here.

Next is a story from Endress-Hauser about the grand opening of their new office in Mexico which you can read here.

As far as new literature is concerned, RedLion just released details about its new, next generation line of N-Tron industrial switches, the NT5000 series. You can grab a copy of the new NT5000 brochure here.

Over on Electromate's site, we have news of a new high-performance hollow shaft gear unit from Harmonic Drive which you can learn more about here.

And on the RTA website there's a new article comparing the OSI model and the TCP/IP model that you can read here.

As far as Cybersecurity goes, the folks over at ISA have put together their top nine ICS Cybersecurity news stories from last year in a article here. Let us know which stories you feel will truly have a lasting effect in the comments below.

Over on social media we have Mitsubishi sharing an article about TSN and their CC-LinkIE implementation which you can read here.

We also have a new edition of Rockwell's Journal Magazine which you can read here.

In today's product spotlight is our Five Star Rated ControlLogix online course, PAC Basics. You can learn all the details and enroll at TheAutomationSchool.com:

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation News Roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below (once they are released:)

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

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Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (27 views)

Your Daily Industrial Automation Update:

This morning we're covering grand openings, AI, new products, patches, downloads, and more in this edition of Automation This Morning for Monday, January 23, 2023.

First up is the opening of the "eXplore Live" exhibition at "The Smart Factory @ Wichita." Located on Wichita State University’s Innovation Campus, The Smart Factory includes a fully operational production line and other exhibits which you'll find the details about here.

Next up is the grand opening of Trenholm State’s brand-new, high-tech Advanced Manufacturing Training Center in Montgomery, AL. Featuring products from Festo and Festo Didactic, potential students and interested readers can find out more here.

From Training to AI, today we're featuring a new article by the good folks over at WWT about the Future of AI. Which of the the 15 predictions here do you think will come to pass? Let us know in the comments section at the bottom of this article.

For new products, we start with the R45C from Banner. This device allows you to bring in two analog devices into and IO-Link system, or bring in one analog input to IO-Link while also mirroring it as an analog output for local visualization or for use with an IIoT system. To learn more, click here.

SMC also has a new product out - a new size 20 Bernoulli Gripper which you can learn more about here.

From new products to new software updates and downloads, next on our list is a notice from Codesys about a newly discovered bug in v3.5 SP17 Patch 5. If you're currently using that patch, please take a moment to read the Codesys recall notice here.

And a huge shoutout to Hassan on the Rockwell Engage forum for sharing this Totalizer code for the Micro850, which you can learn about and download here.

And to round out this morning's news, we have two new pieces of literature from Schneider Election. First up is a new brochure about migrating Moore APACS DCS systems here.

And the next document is a new catalog for the Modicon M171 and 172 which you will find here.

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation News Roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below (once they are released:)

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (40 views)

Your Daily Industrial Automation Update:

This morning we're covering a new community project and well as new products, networks, network interfaces and cabling, and new literature in this edition of Automation This Morning for Friday, January 20, 2023.

First up is a new, public "crowd" project from the folks over at PLCnext. The goal of the "Beehyve" project is to get input from the community on new solutions to make beehives better for bees and beekeepers alike through automation. Learn all the details here.

Next up is a new article from the folks over at Softing about Ethernet-APL. The article covers the "why" of Single Pair Ethernet, as well as some of the architectures that Softing is developing products for, and you can read the article here.

Next is an article about training AI systems from WWT. The article does a great job of explaining how AI models get "pre-trained," and can be read here.

From AI to Anybus, our next story is about a Robot Tool Manufacturer who needed to find a quick and affordable way to add Fieldbus connectivity to it's Robot Tools. In the article from Anybus here, they walk through how they helped this customer by developing a new PROFINET IRT communications board (show below.)

No physical network is complete without the physical cabling, and over the last 24 hours Leviton has announced two new CAT 6A cables: Once with the smallest diameter on the market, and the other for outdoor use. You'll find the details of these new Leviton Cat 6A products here.

Also recently announced are two refreshed products from ESD. Below you can see both their PROFINET to CAN, and their PROFINET to CANopen products, and you'll find the details on both here.As far as new literature released since yesterday's article, today we have four new documents from Rockwell Automation.

First up are three newly updated Getting Results Guides, one each for FTLinx Gateway, FTLinx Data Bridge, and RSLinx Classic.

The other document is a application guide for, "Safely-limited Position with Rollover via a GuardLogix Controller," which can be found here.

In our product spotlight today we're highlighting our Micro800 Online Training Course, Nano Basics.

Like our other courses, this course comes with lifetime access and support, and the Extended Level 1 & 2 Edition also comes with bonus videos and a free upgrade to the Ultimate Edition that we start filming this summer. To learn more, click here.

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation News Roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below once they are released:

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (29 views)

Your Daily Industrial Automation Update:

This morning we're covering New Products, Articles, Interviews, Podcasts, and upcoming Events in Automation This Morning for Thursday, January 19, 2023.

First up is news from Phoenix Contact that they have acquired IS5 Communications. Not having heard of them before, I checked them out and they appear to be a company focused on industrial networking products, as you can see here on their website.

Next is news from Opto22 that they will be featuring a demo of MQTT and their EPIC Groov PLC and IO at the upcoming Onshore Wellsite Automation event being held from January 31 to February 1 in Huston, Texas (as well as online.) To find out more, click here.

Kuka just announced a new heavy lift robot arm product, the KR FORTEC Ultra. This line include a lift capacity of up to 800kg, or 1764 pounds, and you find the details here.

Over on the Rockwell Automation forums we have a new post by Ron Bliss about all the recent developments with FactoryTalk Linx and RSLinx Classic. If you're a Rockwell user, I recommend checking it out here.

Yesterday was "hump day," and right on schedule the good folks over at GracePort released a new blog. This week the focus was on Material Handling and the latest challenges in this field, and they "gracefully" worked in their GraceSense product as you can see here.

Panduit also had a new article up, and this one dived into the different adhesives used on its line of Adhesive-backed Mounts (aka “sticky-backs”.) While it might sound a little pedestrian, I really enjoyed the article which you'll here.

Over on the SME site there was a new interview with Microsoft's Industry 4.0 expert, Jeff Winter (formerly of Grantek.) It's an interesting discussion about how Jeff became an expert on Industry 4.0, which you can read here, and I'll also include a link to his previous article demystifying the subject here.

On the video side, RedLion just teased a first look at their next generation of Industrial Switches, which you can see below as well as in their video here.

As far as podcasts go, the first one we'll cover is the latest from ABB in which they talk about their new EV Chargers used specifically in Profession Electric Car Racing. While a little off the beaten path from mainstream automation, I think anyone interested in racing or ABB will enjoy this episode, which you can find here.

And for our last news item today, I wanted to share our just released podcast in which I sit down with Mark Berger from Siemens to learn all about their ET 200SP line of Motor Starters, which you can watch or listen to here:

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation News Roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below once they are released:

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (40 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News Rundown:

This Wednesday morning we cover the News, new Articles, and upcoming Events in our Automation This Morning blog.

First up is news that Emerson has made an all cash offer for National Instruments at a premium price of $53 per share. To learn more, read the entire press release here.Next we have a new article about Omron's new G2RV-ST and G3RV-ST Slim Relays which discusses many of its features including high speed on (.02ms) and off (.4ms) switching times. See all the details at Omron's site here.

Festo has also just come out with their new "Pneumatic Essentials" program featuring easy to order and fast shipping products. To see a complete list of products covered by this program, as well as grab the new essentials catalog, click here.

Today over on the Opto22 website you'll find a new article spotlighting Convergence Controls and the four pillars of their business model which I found resonated with me as well. To find out what they are, check out the full article here.

A new article from SME is up which focuses on Event Based Vision and features new products from companies like DataLogic and Nikon. Personally I found the Nikon Laser-Radar measuring device of most interest, but you'll find the details about all the products covered in the article here.

AMT also has a new article out, this one about Hardinge Groups effort to re-shore some of their production from Asia back to Elmira, NY, and to learn the lessons they came away  with from the transition, click here.

Today's final article is from the folks over at Global American, in which they discuss what Edge computing is, and the advantages of it over Cloud Computing in this article here.

There's also three upcoming events on our list today, with the first being another location that will be holding an Emerson Tech Expo. This one is being held in Bakersfield, CA on February 1st, and you'll find all the details here.

New we have the Onshore Wellsite Automation 2023 show schedule for January 31 through February 1st in Huston, Texas (as well as online) and you'll find all the details here.

Finally, if you are in the Long Beach area, on February 2nd there's a free Profinet traing courses being hosted by the good folks at PI North America, and you'll find all the details here.

And that brings us to our product spotlight, and today I'm featuring my "Logix Book of Knowledge" which contains updated versions of all my ControlLogix blog articles. See all the details or pickup a copy here.

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation news roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below once they are released:

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The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (34 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News Rundown:

This Tuesday morning we cover new Articles and Product Documents.

First up is an article from B&R about how Strama-MPS implemented their SuperTrak linear transport system in an Medical Devices assembly system. To learn the details and check out the video of the system in action, click here.

Next up is an updated line of Rosemount Radar Transmitters from Emerson. Said to be more reliable than ultrasonic and hydrostatic devices, these devices come in either IO-Link or Hart modules, each with 4-20ma analog outputs. To learn more, click here.

If you live or work in the Minneapolis area, you may be interested in the Emerson Technology Expo going on this Thursday. For complete information including a session agenda, and to register, click here.

From events to new product literature, next up is a new brochure for Schneider's Din Rail Mount 24vdc Easy UPS. Coming in 240Watt and 480watt versions, as well as with a separate battery pack, you find the details of this line in the new publication here.

Also new to Schneider's literature is a brochure on their 1U Rack Mount APC Smart UPS. Supporting up to 300watts / 500va at 120vac, the details on the SC500RM1U can be found here.

From UPS's to Relays, the next new item on today's list is a detail guide to Omron's Slim Relays. This "training document" is more than just a brochure, including details I think most users will want to know, and you can grab a copy of it from Omron's website here.

In additional to new literature on Omron's smart relays, we also have a new brochure on Omron's line of Power Supplies which you can find here.

And that brings us to our product spotlight, and today's we're featuring my Mastering Logix Applications with PLCLogix 5000 simulator. This course comes with a 15 Day trail license of PLCLogix, or get it for free when you buy a lifetime license of the simulator from us at The Automation School here. If you'd like to know a little more about PLCLogix 5000 first, we also covered it previously here.

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation news roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below once they are released:

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (37 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News Rundown:

This Monday morning we cover Product Updates, Articles, and a couple of new Documents.

First up is an article from Inductive Automation about the latest release of Ignition which includes several security and usability updates. If you're an Ignition user you can read all about the latest update here.

Next we have an article by the folks over at Real-Time Automation covering th basics of CANopen, which you can read here.

Over on the Antaira website we have a new piece about the growing use of Industrial Automation in the Agriculture space. In the article they detail many of the demands of these systems, and why selecting a reliable Industrial Ethernet Switch is so important. To read this article, click here.

The latest article at SME that sparked my interest is the new article entitled, "Moving Past People, Planet, and Profit." Don't let the title fool you, this is an article covering the many aspects of production that can be considered when looking at reducing waste, and you can read the full article here.

Digi-Key also has a new article our detailing the considerations that go into creating compact and flexible circuits that have accurate circuit protection that meet IEC and UL standards. Those of you electronically inclined will find the article ​here.

The folks over at ISA also have several new articles out, and the one that I found the most interesting was "Complexity and Contention: The Future of Digital Infrastructure." While I don't see all the technology they mention as factors in the future of industrial automation, many are, and the key take-a-way for me was the importance of designing your facility's digital infrastructure with the future in mind. You can see if you agree by reading the article here.

Over at the Global American site we find a new article entitled, "Demystifying USB C," which I found not only interesting but something I'll probably come back to and share when questions about USB come up in the future. If you're also interested in this topic you'll find the original article here.

And our final article for this morning is from the good folks over at LabForge. In their article about Bin Packing Robots and Machine vision, the cover the key items that come to play when designing a system where the Robot Arm must pick out certain items from a bin of mixed parts. To read the full article, click here.

The last two items on today's list are two new manuals from the folks at Siemens. First up is a new manual for the Scalance X-200 switches which you'll find here. The other is a new manual for the ET 200eco PN module communication's manual, which you'll find here.

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below once they are released:

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (34 views)

Daily Industrial Automation News Rundown:

This Friday morning we cover new Products and Articles, plus a new Download and new Documents.

First up is an article from ABB about how a customer implemented their robots  to improve the manufacturing of spices for a Chinese Food and Condiment manufacturer, Teway Foods. To read the article and watch the video of the process, click here.

Next us is an article from Copia Automation about their latest release and newest features. If you don't know, Copia has been on The Automation Podcast a couple of times (here and here) to discuss how their product brings GIT based source control to industrial automation. To learn more about Copia and their latest features, you'll find their article here.

Also new for today is an article from the good folks over at The Association for Manufacturing Technology about building an advanced cybersecurity plan, including maintenance and incident response. It's part of a ten part series, and you can find the article here.

So, what do you know about adaptive manufacturing? This is the question asked in the latest blog from the folks over at B&R. The article takes a look at who need to consider Adaptive manufacturing, and how it differs from Flexible manufacturing, and the full article can be found here.

Now, I'll admit I've lost track of what's new and happening with the folks over at PI (Profinet International,) which is why I was glad to see their latest blog covering their top five articles of 2022. The articles their followers read the most include topics I'm also very interested in, including Single Pair Ethernet, IO-Link Safety, and TSN. To see all their top articles, as well as new products of January 2023, click here (you can also learn about CAN FD here.)

Next is an article shared by Inductive about Sparkplug, and this leas to a website has a great primer on what Sparkplug is and how it relates to MQTT here.

From Sparkplug to EMI, our next story is from DigiKey and covers how to implement robust, miniature EMI Control for Automotive and Industrial Power Converters, which you read here.

As for new downloads, today we have new firmware available from Siemens for their ET 200SP IM 155-6 PN R1 here.

As far as literature, we have two new releases from Rockwell. First up is a guide to their NEMA Contactors and Starters which includes all of the specifications for these products, which you can find here.

And our final item today is a new Brochure for Rockwell's FactoryTalk Edge here. While it looks interesting, I'm not sure if this product will find broad appeal - what do you think?

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below once they are released:

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

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Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (36 views)

Daily Industrial Automation Rundown:

This Thursday morning we cover new Products and Articles, plus a new Podcast and Document.

First up is an article from Grace Engineering about their ChekVolt product which allows users to test for absence of voltage while also providing voltage presence LED indication. You can read the full article here.

Next is an article from Opto22 detailing three industrial applications using Opto22 products and MQTT which you'll find here.

Opto22 also published a new round-up of its ten most popular videos of 2022 here.

As far as new products go, Balluff announced the release of its new line of High Speed Inductive Measuring devices here.

And Emerson announced its new ultrasonic metal welder for bonding larger batteries, conductors and wire terminations here.

Over on the Pepperl+Fuchs site we noticed they've opened registration for their Hazardous Area Training Programs which can include up to 15 modules. You'll find more information about them here.

As far as new Podcasts are concerned, RedLion released a new episode of its Lion's Den podcast on which they discuss "Why Managed Ethernet Switches Matter," and you'll find that episode here.

In the downloads category, today we have an updated GSD file for the Siemens ET200SP distributed IO system, which you'll find here.

And when it comes to new literature, Rockwell just released the latest copy of its EtherNet/IP Socket Interface application guide here.

And that's it for today's Industrial Automation roundup! If you'd like to watch or listen to this morning's show, you can do so below once they are released:

Watch the show:

The Automation Morning Show is also available on most Video and Podcasting platforms, and direct links to each can be found here.

Listen to the Podcast:

Show Notes:

Thanks to everyone who watched or listened today! All the links to today's news can be found on our sister site, Automate.News, and if you think we missed something, or just want to share a news tip, please do so using this link.

Vendors who'd like to sponsor our show can learn about the options we offer, as well as contact us directly, using this link.

And if you'd like to join our community and support our work, you can do so for the price of a cup of coffee each month at TheAutomationBlog.com/join.

Huge thanks to all our supporters there!

Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoyed this content, please give it a Like, and consider Sharing a link to it as that is the best way for us to grow our audience, which in turn allows us to produce more content :-) Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Support our work and gain access to hundreds members only articles and videos by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com. (42 views)

Daily Industrial Automation Rundown:

This Wednesday morning we cover new Podcasts, several new Products, as well as new Downloads and Literature.

First up is the latest episode of The Automation Podcast in which I sit down with Scott Preston from Antaira to learn about their line of Industrial Ethernet Switches. You can view or listen to this episode on your favorite Podcasting platform or right here on The Automation Blog.

Next up is a new podcast from the folks at SME discussing Knowledge Transfer during the current Labor Shortage. The interview is with the CEO of an MES company, and I found the discussion might be best suited for those in charge of whole departments or facilities, as discussion covers higher level strategies. Interested readers can listen to the podcast here.

As far as new product press releases, we'll start with one from Bosch Rexroth and their "Locator" system. Essentially, this system is designed to allow mobile robots to independently determine their position without users needing expert knowledge to commission them. Their Locator product allows the robots to determine their position and orientation using compatible industrial controllers and laser sensors, and without physical markings and manual training. To learn more, check out the article here.

Over on the A3 website we have a news article about a recently release plugin for Robotmaster, an offline programming and simulation tool for robots. This new plugin allows the importing of Mastercam CAD/CAM data into a robotic program. To learn more, check out the article here.

nVent announced the release of a new line of Stainless Steel Enclosures and Air Conditioners for Extreme Environments. Features of the HOFFMAN Extreme Environments line includes a Adhesive-free gasket mounting, new hinge design with lift-off door, multiple corrosion resistance options, including for internal protection. To find out more, check out the full article here.

Festo Introduced an Online 3D CAD Configurator for Actuators and Accessories.  The easy to use configurator allows users to select an actuator and then select "hot spots" on the 3D model to select each accessory. To learn more, click here.

Prosoft Technology has a new article up about requirements of extreme environments, like IP rating, Conformal Coating, and Temperature Ratings, all used to remind the reader that Prosoft offers Extreme rated modules for Rockwell XT line of ControlLogix products. To read the article, click here.

On the new literature front, Siemens just released an update to their S7 System Comparison manual. This manual compares the features and functions of the S7-300, 400, 1200, and 1500, and can be downloaded here.

And as far as software updates go, MDT just released a new security update for AutoSave versions prior to v8.5. Users running those older versions are encouraged to apply the update. For more information, click here.

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