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Evana Automation to Build Turnkey Assembly System for Major Commercial Vehicle Systems Manufacturer

Evana Automation Specialists, a leading Systems Integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, recently received a contract to design and build a turnkey assembly system for a major manufacturer of commercial vehicle systems. Evana's customized solution will improve quality and process time for assembling and testing Driver Control Modules (DCMs), as well as provide the flexibility to easily adapt for future DCM models.

10 Dec 2015

ABB to Supply Distribution Substation Solution to European Spallation Source Research Center

ABB will supply a complete distribution substation solution to the European Spallation Source (ESS) research center being constructed in Lund, Sweden. When completed, ESS will be a world leading facility for materials research using neutrons.

8 Dec 2015

Advantest Debuts New High-Speed T5851 Semiconductor Memory Tester

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) has introduced the T5851 system, designed to provide a cost-effective test solution for high-performance universal flash storage (UFS) devices and PCIe BGA solid-state drives (SSDs) - memory ICs in high demand by makers of low-power, mobile applications such as smart phones, tablets and ultra-portable laptops.

8 Dec 2015

Ecoppia to Retrofit 40MW PV Solar Site with Autonomous, Waterless Robotic Cleaning Solution

In time for the kick-off of the UN conference on climate change, Ecoppia has inked a deal to retrofit a 40 MW PV solar site jointly owned by EDF RE and Arava Power with its autonomous and waterless robotic cleaning solution.

7 Dec 2015

Festo’s Bionic Learning Network Presents New Automation Technology at SPS IPC Drives 2015

At SPS IPC Drives 2015, the international exhibition for electric automation, systems and components from 24th to 26th November in Nuremberg, Festo presents current research projects from the Bionic Learning Network. The FlexShapeGripper and the eMotionButterflies are inspired by natural principles and demonstrate ways to transfer those to automation.

27 Nov 2015

Festo Offers Automation Technology with IO-Link Standard

Standardised IO-Link technology makes communication with sensors and actuators simple and economical. The result of an evolutionary development, this low-cost connection technology with three or five conductors achieves point-to-point connection without complex wiring and with minimal material requirements. With controllers, valve terminals, proportional valves and sensors, Festo offers a complete range of IO-Link-capable automation technology.

From Festo Corporation 26 Nov 2015

Safety of Drivers and Other Vehicles Must be Primary in NHTSA’s New Robot Car Policy

Consumer Watchdog today called on the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) to put the safety of drivers and other vehicles first as it revises its two-year-old policy on self-driving vehicles.

26 Nov 2015

SPS IPC Drives 2015: Festo Presents Automation Platform and Robot Control System

From sensors to mechanical drives and control components, Festo offers a complete spectrum of products for electric automation, as well as developing full system solutions. The company’s aim going forward is to build on its successful growth in the area of electric automation. One aspect of this will take the shape of innovative products for the factory of the future.

26 Nov 2015

UTA's Frank Lewis Honored for Contributions to Advancing Autonomous Aircraft Systems

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will honor professor Frank Lewis, head of the University of Texas at Arlington's Advanced Controls and Sensors Group, with the society's 2016 Intelligent Systems Award in recognition of his work to advance the capabilities of autonomous aircraft systems.

25 Nov 2015

NASA Selects Proposals for Early Stage Innovations Space Technology Research Grants

NASA has selected 15 university-led proposals for the study of innovative, early stage technologies that address high priority needs of America's space program.

25 Nov 2015

Automation Electronics News

Evana Automation to Build Turnkey Assembly System for Major Commercial Vehicle Systems Manufacturer

ABB to Supply Distribution Substation Solution to European Spallation Source Research Center

Advantest Debuts New High-Speed T5851 Semiconductor Memory Tester

Ecoppia to Retrofit 40MW PV Solar Site with Autonomous, Waterless Robotic Cleaning Solution

Festo’s Bionic Learning Network Presents New Automation Technology at SPS IPC Drives 2015

Festo Offers Automation Technology with IO-Link Standard

Safety of Drivers and Other Vehicles Must be Primary in NHTSA’s New Robot Car Policy

SPS IPC Drives 2015: Festo Presents Automation Platform and Robot Control System

UTA's Frank Lewis Honored for Contributions to Advancing Autonomous Aircraft Systems

NASA Selects Proposals for Early Stage Innovations Space Technology Research Grants

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Soft Robot Achieves Complex Movement Without AI or Electronics

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