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[VIDEO] Making Collaborative Robots Mobile

This guest post from our friends at Clearpath Robotics is part of an ongoing collaborative robots series. See the rest of the posts in the series. An Emerging Field The field of robotics has grown quickly and opened up a world...

How To: Remote Monitoring for CLV6xx Barcode Scanners

Did you know you can remotely monitor the read rates of the CLV6xx series barcode scanners?  By using the built-in webserver capability, you can get real-time data from the CLV6xx series of scanners and access that data remotely...

Defective Part Detection at BMW Using a Vision Sensor

In today's automotive manufacturing environments, it is necessary to maintain high throughput while still ensuring maximum production quality. Yet, how to accomplish this is often a difficult task…but not an impossible one. With...

Leave Unauthorized Parkers Out in the Cold

Even in the largest parking garages, spaces are limited. But what can we do when the barriers open of their own accord and grant access to everyone? The specialists from Card Service AG, based in Muri in Switzerland, have the...

How to Choose Between PVC Cables and PUR Cables

A guide to understanding PVC and PUR cables and the terminology relevant to each  **Updated in August 2021** When should you use PUR cables versus PVC cables?  Does the cable need to be halogen-free? No matter what application...

Perimeter Protection: 4 Reasons to Use a Laser Scanner

It's the middle of the summer, and it's raining buckets.  Should you worry that the rain could trigger a false alarm in your building security system?   If your system uses laser scanning technology for perimeter protection, you...

Future of Barcodes and RFID

Barcodes and barcode scanners were originally developed and implemented to improve processes, but they have now become an integral way for businesses to ensure quality, improve efficiency and manage inventory.  In case you missed...