The CPX-IoT gateway from Festo, Hauppauge, N.Y., is paving the way for secure connections to the cloud. That, according to company officials, will enable machine designers, system builders and end customers to significantly improve their overall equipment effectiveness. The new IoT gateway connects components and modules from the field level, such as the company’s CPX/MPA…

Pneumatic and automation systems from Festo, Esslingen, Germany played a key role in the development of a high-speed band saw line by USNR. With headquarters in Woodland, Wash., USNR is reportedly the world’s largest supplier of equipment and related systems for the wood-processing industry. The modular band-saw line includes Festo’s flexible function terminals CPX/VTSA in…