Greg Wainhouse, Regional Business Development Manager - Industrial Water, at Burkert, looks at the role of chlorine sensors in food processing and manufacturing applications.

As high-speed packaging lines and robotic systems continue to increase in speed, precision and autonomy, weighing is evolving - from a simple control point into a core element of modern automation architectures, delivering actionable real-time process data. The new PW22i IO-Link single-point load cell from HBK provides precision, speed and intelligence - embedded at sensor level.

Precision bearing specialist Carter Manufacturing has generated a wealth of research and data relating to TiC Titanium Carbide coated bearings and their crucial benefit to the extreme demands of aerospace systems.

Are you still relying on cotter pins or traditional fasteners to secure your assemblies? While these methods have been used for generations, modern designs demand solutions that save time, reduce complexity, and secure components against axial and radial forces. Rotor Clip retaining rings (circlips, snap rings, and spiral rings) offer a more advanced approach.

Renishaw has launched its absolute multi-DoF (multiple degrees of freedom) optical encoder system, that combines one or more of the company's RXMA30 1.5D scales with its market-proven RESOLUTE absolute encoder readheads.

The instinct to over-specify drive technology is understandable, but it carries hidden costs, says Karl Walker, market development manager at Beckhoff UK. Here, Karl offers advice to machine builders on matching drive performance to real application requirements, from basic conveyor axes through to high-dynamic multi-axis systems.

Festo has introduced the HPSX Universal Adaptive Gripper, a pneumatic soft gripper engineered to improve speed, hygiene and flexibility in demanding food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications.

Safety without shutdowns: Satron is revolutionising transmitter maintenance with the PASVE service valve, available from PLUS Automation.

Yamaha Robotics has expanded the LCMR200 linear transfer system with new Free Modules for a simplified design that reduces system cost without losing precision.

Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced the new Ident-Ex 02 wireless reader and scanner, which is certified for use in Zone 1/21, Zone 2/22, and Class I, II.