Mouser Electronics continues to expand its portfolio of wireless connectivity products, with solutions for everything from robust and precise automotive positioning to enabling satellite based IoT connectivity for geographically remote assets.

The popular Vision Assistant software package from ifm electronic, which provides a convenient yet flexible way of capturing images from vision sensors in machine and process applications without specialist knowledge, has been augmented by the release of a new monitoring tool add-on.

Schneider Electric has launched the Lexium cobot. This collaborative machine features next-generation automation and advanced industrial robotics technology, designed to work closely alongside humans to perform gentle and diligent movements.

SEW-Eurodrive has established efficient and flexible processes to achieve its vision for Industry 4.0. SEW’s new design for automated guided vehicles at its main US location includes integrated timing belt conveyors from mk. These vehicles serve as mobile workbenches for mounting individual gearboxes.

Mechan Controls believes it has one the largest range of stainless steel non-contact safety switches in the world. Each switch is individually cast in 316 grade stainless steel which is very robust and sturdy.

New Dirak safety slam latch locks from FDB are designed and constructed to be sturdy and durable, making them especially well-suited for outdoor applications. They enable flaps or doors to be reliably locked on bicycle garages, parcel drop boxes and waste container enclosures, etc, simply by slamming them shut.

Are you facing challenges in sourcing the right products due to supply chain issues? Don't worry there’s good news. Phoenix Contact has been working intensively on the availability of its products, and its unmanaged switches 1000 and 1100 for automation applications are back in stock.

Continuing to build on success since the introduction of its first piston compressor back in 1904, Atlas Copco has now produced newly designed, medium-pressure booster models, the LB Series, capable of delivering up to 40 bar (580 psi).

The low-cost portfolio from IDS which specifically addresses price-sensitive applications has been expanded to include the uEye XLS camera family. These are tiny board-level cameras with dimensions of only 29x29x7 mm, which deliver essential camera functions at prices from 150 euros.

EMS is the exclusive UK supplier of Bühler Motor’s industrial range of motors, which have been trialled and implemented successfully in a variety of agricultural applications. Dave Walsha, sales manager at EMS, explores three themes key to ensuring the sector’s future.