The Control Automation engineering and editorial team is excited to make the trip down to Anaheim, CA once again for ATX West, part of the 5-event IME West trade show, hosted by IME Engineering.
The show is guaranteed to be a big hit, and we are excited to meet with some of our favorite manufacturers and hope to meet many new companies as well, showing off amazing innovations across the medical, design, and packaging industries.
5 Shows in One Huge Event
IME West, held at the Anaheim Convention Center, is the western regional host for 5 different events inside one building:
- MD&M - Medical device and manufacturing, including digital, robotic, and manufacturing solutions for all kinds of healthcare applications.
- D&M - Design and manufacturing, including additive and 3D printing, CNC, CAD/CAM, and digital manufacturing services.
- WestPack - Packaging solutions for a wide range of applications in the healthcare, food and bev, and pharma industries.
- Plastec - Manufacturing for plastics and polymers, including design services, injection molding products, and material innovations.
- ATX West - Automation technology involving robotics, sensors, and motion control, all threaded with the latest in digital technology.
Our own Control Automation team is excited for our upcoming meetings with many leaders in the general automation space, as well as those manufacturers and engineering firms designing great solutions for the healthcare and packaging industries.
Bosch Rexroth showcased automation and motion solutions at ATX West in 2023. Image used courtesy of Control.com editor, Caitlin Nicholson
Here is a preview of just a few of the exciting meetings that will be showcased in follow-up editorial publications on www.Control.com.
Bosch Rexroth
This global leader in factory automation and robotics is poised to impress with solutions that include the CtrlX automation platforms, modular conveyance systems, and material handling with the help of a 7-axis collaborative robot from Kassow, a company partially owned by Bosch Rexroth.
Another highlight of the Bosch Rexroth booth comes, surprisingly, in a more mechanical format; an enhanced series of aluminum extrusion profiles, a staple building block of so many industrial work cells and structures. This simple building material is well-known and loved by many design engineers!
FANUC
If there is one thing we love to see at a trade show, it’s the bright color yellow! The FANUC spirit thrives in the lineup of both robots and manufacturing equipment. The MT-LINK software is designed to monitor tool data in CNC equipment to provide manufacturers with immediate insights around the factory to keep operations running.
FANUC will also showcase the bright yellow industrial arms, ranging from 6-axis models to high-speed SCARA designs. The white and green design of the CRX collaborative robot (cobot) series will also be on display.
FANUC was on hand to show us the various robotic solutions at ATX West in 2023. Image used courtesy of Control.com editor, Caitlin Nicholson
MEAN WELL
Nothing runs without power, and all control and robotic systems in the world are useless without a proper power supply. MEAN WELL Power Solutions provides top-tier supply and power quality products, ranging from tiny fractional-wattage supplies to thousands of watts for large applications.
You are sure to find power supplies, converters, and filtering devices inside nearly every cabinet and work cell in the world, and we’re excited to learn about the most recent innovations from a leader in the power space.
Cimon Automation
Robots and power supplies are critical for manufacturing, but when attending an automation trade show, you expect to see control system components! The control system links all the parts of the factory, providing the ‘brain’ and ‘nervous system’ that allow all of the motors, robots, and I/O devices to work in harmony.
Cimon Automation is a manufacturer of the entire control portfolio, including PLCs, HMIs, industrial PCs (IPCs), and SCADA solutions. A highlighted product is the Xpanel Hybrid HMI/PLC combination, with both the operator interface as well as a PLC with expandable I/O capabilities.
Many other manufacturers, including Balluff, showcased a wide assortment of automation tech at ATX West in 2023. Image used courtesy of Control.com editor, Caitlin Nicholson
We’ll See You at ATX West!
Are you attending or exhibiting at ATX West? We’d love to see you, and if you want to make an appointment for an editorial visit at your own booth, contact us at Editorial@Control.com and we’d love to see if we can make time to swing by and say hello!
