Industrial Technology

Never too far away from an Igus product when travelling on a train

In this latest video, Igus highlights the use of its hard-wearing plastic products in train applications. Examples include motorised linear slides in door mechanisms, polymer bearings in arm rests, curved rail helping smoothly open toilet doors, and the Igus PRT slewing ring allowing seats to rotate 360°.

18th February 2022

FDB hinges with removable pins for specialist panels

FDB Panel Fittings has addressed the needs of panel builders and installers with a range of removable pin hinges – now available ex-stock for urgent delivery from its Online Shop. Easily removable hinge pins facilitate better access during manufacture and installation by allowing doors to be removed from enclosures and cabinets then simply refitted when each process has been completed.

17th February 2022

IFM Electronic to show smart sensors for digitalisation

Sensor and controls specialist IFM Electronic will be showcasing the edgeGateway – a reliable connection between sensors and IT – at this year’s Smart Industry Expo at Drives and Controls. Visitors to IFM’s stand J64 will be able to see the edgeGateway technology in action as well as automation solutions for making products safely, error-proofing the production process and sending data analytics securely to the cloud.

17th February 2022

Multipedal footswitch for industrial and medical switching tasks

Herga Technology developed its Modular Bases System multipedal footswitch series around five years ago and since its inception has refined the product range with the derivative Medical Footswitch Design Platform series which includes UL-60601-1/IEC-60601-1 medical approval. Both systems share modular expansion components for multipedal configurations for up to 5-pedal footswitching with additional puck/haptic switches that further expand the operator control possibilities.

17th February 2022

Wireless switchgear for two-component injection moulding

Wireless switches and sensors from Steute guarantee safe, reliable and cable-free signal transmission in a wide range of applications. One interesting area for this solution is plastic injection moulding, especially multi-component processes which often involve machines with rotary plates. These plates enable the main part of the construction element to be moulded first and then – after rotating the plate by 90 or 180° – injection of the second part. This prevents distortion and accelerates the production process.

17th February 2022

Effective protection for cable carrier and lines

The active pull back unit (PBU) from Kabelschlepp Metool ensures that ROBOTRAX cable carriers are reliably guided and placed. This extends the service life and reduces downtimes.

17th February 2022

Automotive qualified VCSELs from Laser Components

Laser Components offers an extensive range of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser diodes (VCSELs), which have significant advantages over conventional edge emitting laser diodes. VCSELs are cheaper to produce since they can be probe tested on wafer and the yield is generally higher. They also offer more design choice of output aperture size and shape, which can produce a more desirable beam shape.

16th February 2022

Air-cooled 45kW AC-DC power supply is 98% efficient

TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the TDK-Lambda TPF45000-385 three-phase input, non-isolated 45kW AC-DC power supply. The TPF45000 provides a stable 385V DC output for large, distributed power systems using isolated DC-DC converters for semiconductor test and burn in, large scale printers and other industrial equipment. With an efficiency of 98%, less internal waste heat is generated, allowing cooling by internal, variable speed fans. Cooling this way avoids the need for expensive and complex water-cooling systems.

16th February 2022

Versatile medium-size TFT has high performance specifications

Display solutions and embedded systems provider, Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the availability of a new Tianma 6.5-inch TFT display module. The P0650VGF1MA00 features SFT (Super Fine TFT) technology which ensures exceptional optical performance, a 4:3 classic aspect ratio and VGA (640 x 480 pixels) resolution. Tianma P-series displays are designed to provide reliable and consistent operation when subjected to temperature extremes, vibration, and mechanical shock in challenging operating environments.

16th February 2022

Draw-wire encoders measure position, speed and inclination

Mobile machines have to consistently function as smoothly, precisely and efficiently as possible. This requires smart sensors that can reliably detect the complex movements of the machines. The functions of Siko’s PURE.MOBILE family of draw-wire encoders can be optionally extended to detect several measured variables at the same time, thus reducing the installation effort and costs.

15th February 2022