CONTENTS 3 GET A HANDLING ON GRIPPERS 9 VENTION AND ONROBOT PARTNER TO BRING A ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR COBOT APPLICATIONS TO MANUFACTURERS GLOBALLY 11 DISCUSSING FANUC'S AUTHORIZED SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR NETWORK 16 EXCELLENCE IN NETWORK TECHNOLOGY 20 TOP THREE AREAS WHERE A COBOT CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY 22 COBOTS: THE NEW OPTION FOR INJECTION MOLDERS 25 TRANSFORM THE WAY YOU MANUFACTURE 30 WHY IO-LINK IS LIKE AN INDUSTRIAL VERSION OF USB 32 A CONCISE OVERVIEW OF COMMON SENSORS USED IN AUTOMATION 36 YASKAWA COMPASS 38 PLUG & WORK 40 CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES SHAPING TRACEABILITY IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE PACKAGING 43 MYPNOZ - THE NEW PILZ MODULAR SAFETY RELAY 46 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION Automation Canada is published for those working within the automation and control industry in Canada. This digital handbook provides valuable information to industry professionals on products and industry trends through featured articles, case studies, whitepapers and industry profiles. If you work in the automation and control industry Automation Canada has been developed to serve you. John Kerr, President johnkerr@kerrwil.com Owen Hurst, Vice President owenhurst@kerrwil.com Blake Marchand, Journalist blakemarchand@kerrwil.com Eileen Walsh, Ad Manager eileenwalsh@kerrwil.com Jillian Hardy, Graphic Designer jhardy@kerrwil.com