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An easy-to-use 9-axis Freescale Semiconductor Sensor Solution, FRDM-STBC-AGM01 is on sale at Farnell element14. It features three of the latest sensing technologies incorporated on one board and has been manufactured at its Embest facility in China. These technologies that are typically found in high end consumer devices are now available in a single, low cost shield allow users to determine motion, position and location as well as angle of rotat...

European Automation has published a set of infographics detailing the top five things that go wrong with electric motors, inverters, PLCs and HMIs. The four infographics are designed as a quick and easy summary. Many of the problems featured in the infographics can be prevented if companies and staff remain alert.

Eaton has launched Value Added Services (VAS) as a bespoke package for its industrial switchgear, automation and power distribution offering. The launch is part of Eaton’s vision for how modern manufacturers can be more profitable through next-gen manufacturing.

The ability to add intuitive and responsive touch-sensitive panels to almost any appliance is creating new opportunities for OEMs at every stage in the supply chain. By Chee Ee Lee, Head of Engineering, Product Research Facility (Singapore), FTDI Chip

The key to reaching technology Nirvana is to understand how devices work and why they sometimes fail. Here, Jonathan Wilkins, Marketing Manager of industrial automation parts supplier European Automation explains why HMIs sometimes fail to meet expectations.

Is the phrase "Fast time-to-market" on the side of an MCU starter-kit confidence-inspiring, or virtually meaningless now there is so much more to think about? By Steve Norman, Core Marketing Manager, Industrial and Communications Business Group, Renesas Electronics Europe.

Bringing more comprehensive support to its Embedded Video Engine (EVE) product offering, FTDI Chip's EVE Screen Designer is available to download for free. Suitable for use with Windows 7 and above, the development suite enables the creation of advanced HMIs, via EVE’s innovative object-oriented approach, without any understanding of EVE display lists.

Expanding its HMI portfolio, APLEX has announced theARCHMI-8xx(P) series, based on the Intel Atom E3800 Bay Trail, to address industrial-grade user demand for outstanding computing performance and high resolution graphics. The series, suitable for automation applications,significantly reduces power consumption while operating and offers LCD sizes from 7 to 21.5”.

In order to support the innovative MLX90393 programmable magnetic sensor IC, Melexis has announced an EVB. The MLX90393 EVB provides a platform for constructing a wide variety of HMIs, from relatively simple slide, push/pull and linear swipe switches through to more complex 3D sensing systems, such as joysticks or rotary knobs with push functions included.

Unison has won a significant order for tube bending machinery from the precision aerospace engineering company, Supercraft. The machinery will help Supercraft to expand operations at its new manufacturing facility in Brough, UK, in preparation for contracts recently secured from major aerospace customers. It will also provide the software flexibility needed to enhance productivity of specialist low volume parts through use of ‘closed-loop&r...