Industrial Technology

Automate error detection in minutes, with no programming experience required

Cognex Corporation has released the In-Sight 2800 series vision system, which it says puts the power of a full-featured vision system into an easy-to-use package that gets applications running in minutes.

11th April 2022

Environmental protection for electronic assemblies

A product development team’s worst nightmare – designing a brilliant product only for it to fail at the environmental testing or qualification phase. Protecting an electronic assembly from its environment throughout the product’s lifetime is not always an easy task, so what can design engineers do for the best chance of success? Here Paul Whitehead, strategic accounts manager at adhesives specialist Intertronics, explains how to approach the environmental protection of an electronic product.

8th April 2022

Compact 2D/3D laser scanners with integral controllers

The integration of electronics inside a compact sensor housing simplifies the installation of 2D and 3D laser scanners – a major benefit in a wide range of applications in factory automation, robotics, machine building and medical production, says Glenn Wedgbrow, business development manager at Micro-Epsilon UK.

8th April 2022

Parker extends integrated cartridge solutions for low-pressure applications

Parker Hannifin has introduced the new Parker Legris Carstick+ integrated cartridge solution providing instant connection between housing and polymer tubes. Carstick+, which complements the well-established Parker Legris Carstick product range, can be inserted in a variety of housing materials including amorphous, non-elastic polymers.

8th April 2022

Tailoring machines to the needs of food and beverage

Jake Dibb, OEM business development manager at SolutionsPT, explains how machine builders can future-proof their customers in the sector with a digital transformation offering.

8th April 2022

Addressing assembly challenges with ultra-performance instant adhesive

New to the Henkel range is Loctite 402, an instant, high strength adhesive whose features and benefits are designed to help address industry challenges such as productivity, reliability and design diversification.

8th April 2022

RDS offers extensive range of 7.0-inch TFT display modules

Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the availability of a comprehensive range of industrial specification, wide aspect ratio 7.0-inch TFT display modules. The modules feature a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and are available in variety of resolutions including 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA), 1024 x 600 pixels (WSVGA), and 1280 x 800 pixels (WXGA).

7th April 2022

Miniature solenoid valve expands flexibility in medical product design

Emerson has expanded its Asco Series 090 line of miniature solenoid valves, adding a new three-way Series 090 valve configuration to enable lighter, more space-efficient solutions for gas control in oxygen therapy, compression therapy and gas analyser devices.

7th April 2022

Stainless steel piano hinges for heavy panels

Now available from the FDB Online store are their stainless steel continuous (piano) hinges in 1800mm lengths with 30 mm and 25 mm widths to provide full height support for heavy panels. Because they are fixed along the whole length of a door they augment the rigidity of large panels and distribute the weight evenly into the frame while providing additional security, owing to their tamper-proof design.

7th April 2022

IO-Link via modular principle

The new IO-Link function modules from Leuze make the integration of IO-Link device data into PLC programs significantly easier. Users can simply and quickly transfer the function modules to the control program. Common control systems from manufacturers such as Siemens, Beckhoff, and Rockwell Automation are supported. The innovative modular approach makes reading and writing device parameters significantly easier. The function modules can be downloaded free of charge for all IO-Link products from Leuze.

7th April 2022