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A new indoor skydiving centre, just opened in Basingstoke, UK, uses cutting-edge CC-Link industrial communications to provide thrill seekers with an exciting, yet safe, aerial experience.

NUM is showing its new two-channel CNC kernel for the first time in the US at IMTS. Designed specifically for developers of small to medium sized machine tools with four or five axes, the Flexium+ 8 CNC provides an exceptionally cost-effective control solution that in many cases eliminates the need for a second CNC kernel. NUM is also launching a new version of its 3D simulation software which now includes kinematic equations to support advanced ...

Peterborough based Garford Farm Machinery designs and manufactures advanced environmentally sustainable agricultural equipment that solves large scale weed control and crop cultivation for farming worldwide. Its ‘Robocrop’ range employs a specially developed precision guided vision system – for weeding, hoeing or spraying - that uses real-time digital image analysis in conjunction with a hydraulic servo ‘sideshift’ a...

Combining LEGO MINDSTORMS with the complexity of the automation industry, COPA-DATA launched the zenon Challenge 2014 in April. Closing on 16th October, there is still time for late comers to test their creative and engineering capabilities.

Expanding the company's heavy industrial touch panel PC product line, DFI has announced the TPC190-SB. This 19" panel PC is powered by 3rd/2nd-gen Intel Core processors and is suited for embedded applications such as HMI systems, kiosks, medical equipment and ATMs. The PC supports a 5-wire resistive, 1280x1024 TFT LCD touch screen panel that has a brightness of 350nits.

Developed for smart factories, aModbus gateway has been introduced byORing. TheIDS-M311 Modbus gateway facilitates the integration of serial devices on the edge of industrial networks with the Ethernet network. With the gateway,communication between the commonly usedRTU, ASCII and TCPfactory protocols is enabled.

Texas Instruments has announced what the company claims to be the industry’s first wireless haptic development kit. The Haptic Bluetooth Kit (DRV2605EVM-BT) provides system designers with a fast and convenient way to prototype eccentric rotating mass (ERM) motor and linear resonant actuator (LRA) haptic effects.

A new generation of vision and barcode sensors offering multiple tools and resolution options in each unit has been introduced by Banner Engineering. The iVu Plus Gen2 line includes integral and remote screen models for use in a wide range of inspection, machine vision and quality control applications.

Users of the Simatic S7-200 programmable logic controller (PLC) from Siemens need to note that it will be discontinued from October 2014. The replacement available from RS Components is the new generation Micro-SPS Simatic S7-1200 controller, which offers significant price and performance advantages over the previous model.

Targetingin-vehicle infotainment and cluster-based dashboard systems in the automotive industry, CGIStudio 3.0 has been released byFujitsu Semiconductor Embedded Solutions Austria (FEAT). The upgraded version of theCGI Studio tool suite now enables in-vehicle HMI applications thanks to the support ofOpenGL ES 3.0.