Atlas Copco has developed an App that allows vacuum pumps to be controlled and monitored in real time from a smartphone. Pumps can also be commissioned optionally by entering fewer setpoints.

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Panasonic Industry Europe has introduced the HMx700 series, a high-end series of operator panels with Multi-Touch functions that works like a smartphone.

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Ongoing innovation is the key to success for leading UK provider of quarter turn electric actuators, Actuated Solutions Limited

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Keeping a servo driven system running at peak efficiency is no simple feat. Misunderstanding performance criteria such as misalignment, torque, or RPM can be all it takes to cause a critical and costly failure says Robert Watkins

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Lascar’s PanelPilotACE is a software and hardware display platform ideal for rapid development of touchscreen machine interfaces and control monitoring displays – without writing code.

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At Southern Manufacturing 2020 Henkel will demonstrate how its latest generation Loctite, Bonderite, Technomelt and Teroson products can benefit the entire value chain. Whether the task is in system building, assembly or repair, these engineering adhesives, sealants and functional coatings improve performance and cut costs.

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Anglian Water avoided a serious interruption to customer water supplies following rapid replacement of variable speed drives (VSDs) after a double drive failure at one of its pumping stations, which supplies water to 2000 households in Suffolk.

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Suitable for collaborative robot control, the latest Verisens vision sensors from Baumer – the ‘smart’ XF900 and XC900 – have been designed with emphasis on optimum precision, combined with simple and easy set-up.

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The new range of Fieldbus modules with IO-Link master functionality from ifm electronic is designed to meet the demands for ever-increasing levels of intelligent sensing and control to facilitate the drive toward increasingly sophisticated automation and IT.

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With its LMS4000, Sick has developed its most powerful and accurate 2D LiDAR sensor to date for materials handling and intralogistics applications, even at high speeds, in low ambient light or when goods, packages or parcels are matt black or glossy.

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There are many circumstances in which a high current or voltage load needs to be controlled by the operation of a low-power circuit. In these cases, a relay can provide the necessary isolation between the high-power and low-power parts of the system. Martin Wyatt outlines how to select the most appropriate solid state relay for different applications

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For 30 years, variable speed drive manufacturers have been planning to run down production of DC drives so that they could concentrate solely on the new AC technology. Neill Drennan defends DC

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Automated air compressor energy saving tech is available, but is industry ready? Graham Coats looks at the issues

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As human operators and robots increasingly share a common space in the manufacturing environment, the choice between a collaborative or cooperative machine is naturally being given more consideration. Barry Weller looks how to identify the best system for an intended application

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Renovotec is introducing a ‘try before you buy’ scheme for the ProGlove family of wearable barcode scanners.

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Carlo Gavazzi continues to extend its range of high-performance proximity inductive sensors with the launch of the stainless steel ICS08 4 wire in M8 with an operating distance up to 4mm.

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New from ESAB, the Cutmaster Black Series of enhanced performance plasma cutting consumables is reported to extend operating life by 60% compared to standard life electrodes.

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PLCs with in-built functional safety and fail-safe condition monitoring are the unsung heroes of many renewable installations, offering off-the-shelf availability, high reliability, fast processing speeds and proven safety functions

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Renishaw, the global engineering technologies company, builds on its existing functionally safe (FS) portfolio by introducing two new encoders for both linear and rotary applications; RESOLUTE FS with BiSS Safety absolute open optical encoder system; and TONiC FS incremental open optical encoder system.

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By transferring its multi-faceted MAPS SCADA/HMI solution to a secure cloud-based app, Mitsubishi Electric is offering potentially the best of both worlds; an advanced solution that is flexible and easy to integrate but is also well supported, stable and secure in operation.

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