December, 2019
Datalogic Success Story


NHS Tayside CDU Achieves Traceability and Compliance with Datalogic Laser Marking

Decontamination services are a vital support function within NHS trusts and enable the proper cleaning and sterilization of reusable surgical instruments. 

To meet NHS Tayside's requirements, Sciamed recommended the Datalogic Ulyxe laser marking system which it delivered in partnership with specialist laser marking provider Laser Lines Ltd. Together Sciamed and Laser Lines carried out an onsite demonstration of the product, enabling NHS Tayside to see first-hand the quality and accuracy of the marks on various materials including stainless steel, anodised aluminium, titanium and plastic.



Robotiq CNC
Machine Tending Kit



Here is a good sign of a productive machining process: chips are flying off! Robotiq uses its best off-the-shelf components to bring you an optimized kit for CNC machine tending applications. 



New APLEX Industrial HMI



Ensure Food Safety with APLEX's Rugged Industrial Display

FABS Display Series includes flat front panels in seven different sizes 7", 10.1", 12.1", 15", 17", 19", and 21.5", and customers can choose projected capacitive touch or protected glass models.

The stylish and robust displays are designed with an IP66/IP69K stainless steel front bezel and feature a variety of I/O connectivity. It is ideal for factory automation and other food and beverage processing environment applications.


SMAC Low Cost Actuators


SMAC recently received a request for an application in Taiwan to replace a pneumatic slide that is used to move and clamp a circuit board. With programmable motion coupled with the force and size specifications needed for the application, this would put the price at roughly $800 a year for the LBL15 to do the job. 

The customer requests that they would like to pay below $300 for the LBL15 and Controller. SMAC moves forward with the cost expectations of the customer and delivers.
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The Ironies of Industry 4.0
New Universal Robots Article



At its core, industry 4.0 refers to factories that have digitised their physical technologies so plants and equipment can communicate with each other over the internet. 

Is ultimate automation inadvertently bringing back the human touch to manufacturing?  Esben Østergaard, former CTO and co-founder of Universal Robots takes a closer look.


Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) Shelf Lift Top Module


MiR Shelf Lift is a new top module that can be mounted on MiR500 and MiR1000 robots. MiR Shelf Lift can autonomously pick up and drop off shelves. Robots with a MiR Shelf Lift can work within production facilities, warehouses and in a host of other industrial locations.



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