Industrial Technology

Encoderless and safe control of drives via Profinet

Safety functions without encoders reduce costs and increase process and machine safety. COMBIVERT F6 drive controllers and COMBIVERT S6 servo drives from KEB Automation are now certified in the device variant ‘PRO’ for communication via the real-time Ethernet interface, Profinet.

31st May 2022

Pneumatic valve system with integrated open platform communications

Emerson reports that its AVENTICS Series Advanced Valve (AV) valve system with Advanced Electronic System (AES) Profinet and Ethernet/IP is now available with preinstalled Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) functionality.

31st May 2022

Thermal insertion machine inserts brass fixings into plastics

Do you deal with plastics or composites? Something you have considered but are not sure how best to assemble? The Simaf Group has designed a very simple solution.

31st May 2022

Outer space provides the ultimate test of high quality bearings

One of the most critical bearing applications in the aerospace industry is where machinery requires motion control on manned space flight missions and it’s currently experiencing significant investment and growth.

30th May 2022

WDS extends swivel feet range with low-profile easy fit version

Standard parts and components supplier, WDS Components, has added a range of female fit levelling feet to provide OEMs and machine builders with a low-profile design.

30th May 2022

Create vision apps without programming knowledge

The current software release 2.6 for the AI vision system IDS NXT focuses primarily on simplifying app creation.

30th May 2022

Contour sensor for monitoring conveyor belt utilisation

The Contour2D sensor system from Pepperl + Fuchs enables optimally efficient detection of conveyor belt utilisation. The company says it is the only system on the market to require just one LiDAR sensor to do this.

30th May 2022

SKF announces launch of SKF Axios powered by AWS

New condition monitoring offer provides anomaly detection solution for a wider range of applications and customers. SKF Axios will be exhibited during Hannover Messe 2022.

30th May 2022

Enclosure for uncut tap cable installation enhanced with fire protection

Spelsberg’s Rapid-Box industrial enclosure for fast and safe tap conductor installation is now available in a fire-resistant version for use in tunnels and similar environments.

30th May 2022

IFM offers conductivity monitoring for any size of pipe

Developed specifically to provide a convenient and cost-effective solution for CIP monitoring, the new LDL200-series conductivity sensors from IFM Electronic are available in versions that can be directly installed into pipes of any size from DN25 upward.

26th May 2022