CoDeSys, the IEC 61131-3 programming tool by 3S-Smart Software Solutions supports SERCOS III both in the programming tool and in the SoftPLC CoDeSys SP Real Time Environment (RTE).

Rockwell Automation announced that Summa has joined its FactoryTalk Information Solution Provider program. As a partner in the program, Summa will help manufacturers build successful, plant-wide information applications and manufacturing execution systems (MES) using the FactoryTalk integrated production and performance software suite.

A compact new direct drive linear motor combines a slim form factor with high speed and 25g acceleration. Copley Motion Systems say that their STB11 motors provide ten times the speed and ten times the life of ballscrew based actuators making them ideal for boosting productivity in high speed point-to-point positioning applications.

Siemens A&D has designed its new radar level transmitter Sitrans LR250 with new Process Intelligence advanced signal processing. The plug-and-play compact 25 GHz 2-wire device is the easiest to install and quickest to configure radar transmitter available today. The level of liquids or slurries can be accurately and reliably measured in minutes. The new transmitter can be used in general applications, but is also suitable for chemical, pharmaceutical and hydrocarbon processing applications, including corrosive environments.

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Danaher Motion has announced that shipments of its SynqNet motion and I/O network exceed 225,000 axes. Machinery builders in the medical imaging, packaging, machine tool, robotics, semiconductor, printed circuit board manufacturing/assembly and flat panel display industries adopt SynqNet to increase machine throughput, modularity, reliability and serviceability. The 225,000 axes installed milestone and the aggressive adoption rate indicate broad market acceptance for SynqNet’s high performance fault-tolerant digital architecture, despite some criticism that it is proprietary compared to competing "open" technologies.