SMC’s Connectivity Spectrum shows machine builders the array of connectivity solutions available along with the increasing productivity gains deliverable as the user progresses along the spectrum.

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RS COMPONENTS has expanded its RS PRO portfolio of enclosures designed for industrial applications to include fibre-glass-reinforced plastic units 
ideal for deployment in harsh industrial environments including transportation.

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REVOLUTIONISING THE design of everything from motor ways to transportation, electrification offers a more sustainable means of powering a system, asserts Graham Mackrell, Managing Director of Harmonic Drive UK. Today, many aerospace companies are struggling to envision how to electrify modern and complex systems.

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NEW FROM Yokogawa is the DLM5000, a new generation mixed signal oscilloscope with options for four or eight analogue inputs.

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REPORTED TO offer unrivalled flexibility to detect any object, any colour, any material or surface types at a distance of up to 1000mm, Carlo Gavazzi has launched the latest LD30 Sensors with both ToF (time of flight) and IO-Link communication encompassed in the same sensor.

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SWITCHTEC HAS introduced the SCL range of Stud Terminal blocks. These high-power stud terminals are used to terminate incoming power cables within panels, providing a reliable, safe, and secure connection and keeping cable usage to a minimum.

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WHERE AGGRESSIVE environmental and challenging production conditions combine to put the most demanding stresses on control systems the functionality, durability and reliability of the components is critical. Control applications in quarrying, construction and agriculture are just a few examples of harsh operating conditions and are where heavy duty encoders, supplied by Baumer have excelled.

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A NEW range of pressure transmitters designed to meet key requirements in most manufacturing and production industries has been launched by ABB. The PxS100 range is suitable for use in the water, wastewater, metals, mining, pulp and paper, cement, and power ancillary sectors.

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WHEN SFOGLIA Torino, an Italian manufacturer of pastries, needed to speed up production of a vol-au-vent case production line it turned to systems integrator and automation expert, Tiesse - which provided a packaging station incorporating four Kawasaki YF-03N Delta robots.

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RENOVOTEC IS launching a three-month, no-obligation free trial for the latest Honeywell PX940 smart and rugged industrial printer, which prints barcodes and other labels that are defect-free and 100% accurate every time.

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In March 2020 the team at Oxford Optronix were dealt a challenge. The Covid-19 pandemic was hitting the UK, and the company had just been asked to join a high-tech consortium to supply cPAP medical devices to the National Health Service.

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SPECIALIST IN safety engineering and pioneer of the RFID Safety Switch, Euchner has recently added new Modular and Classic variants to its Multifunctional Gate Box (MGB), which was launched to provide a totally integrated locking and handle solution.

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In a business environment ruled by high volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, manufacturers in process industries must achieve stable and profitable operations. To meet these challenges, companies are embracing emerging digital technologies to significantly transform operations, control costs, reduce downtime, and improve profitability. Bert Konings reports

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Around 25 years ago, Dutch designer Bart Pothoven had a revolutionary idea to design a sail ship with three keels and sail across the world. 25 countries later, Pothoven and his vessel, Triakel, has travelled the widths of the ocean. Marek Lukaszczyk tells how WEG supplied two electric motors and frequency inverters to help Pothoven achieve his dream

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ELECTROMECHANICAL LINEAR actuators are increasingly delivering more power and intelligence in smaller form factors. Packing higher motion control capability into a more compact envelope has given rise to a new generation of high power-density actuators reports Anders Karlsson

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While the IoT introduces significant benefits, these same technologies may also be open to cyberattack, as cybercriminals seek out opportunities to hack into the critical infrastructure of connected production facilities. Indeed, in the IoT age every wireless-enabled product that is manufactured may also represent a potential threat to data security and privacy reports Joe Lomako

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GRUNDFOS HAS announced a new extended guarantee scheme. This initiative will offer a five year manufacturer’s guarantee on the popular ranges of intelligent MAGNA3, TPE3, NBE and NKE pump models purchased after 1 May 2020, at no extra charge.

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KELLER AG für Druckmesstechnik was contacted by many leading medical equipment manufacturing companies who required high quality pressure measurement solutions for ventilators and monitoring medical gases during the coronavirus pandemic.

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With the release of the SICK LiDAR-LOC solution for mobile platforms, users can implement contour-based localisation on any automated guided vehicle, cart, forklift or service robot fitted with SICK 2D LiDAR sensors or safety scanners.

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Chris Evans, Marketing & Operations Group Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, looks at why the future of network infrastructure balances edge and cloud capabilities.

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