Industrial Technology

Omron halves cost to cobot palletise solving current workforce challenges

Responding to manufacturers’ end-of-line labour challenges including staff shortages, social distancing measures and self-isolation, Omron UK will debut its game changing cobot palletiser, the RB1200, at PPMA Show 2021. Thanks to Omron’s renowned iAutomation proprietary technology, the cobot system boasts a 50% cost saving, rapid delivery within weeks and plug-and-play system architecture to help businesses of all budgets and sizes immediately de-risk their line against today’s unprecedented labour challenges.

13th September 2021

Drive to optimise drug delivery

Critical drug delivery errors are being driven out of medical practise by advancing intravenous (IV) medication delivery technologies with smart memories and optimised drive mechanisms.

13th September 2021

A key ingredient in the world"s smartest kitchen

Minitec UK was recently involved in the realisation of an innovative and intelligent smart kitchen design. World-renowned designer, Johnny Grey, and expert in ageing, Peter Gore, designed a multigenerational kitchen to meet the needs of age-spanning families around the world.

13th September 2021

Contrinex photoelectrics detect blood vials" orientation

A manufacturer of automated laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnostics trusts the long operating distance and high resolution of Contrinex’s reflex photoelectric sensors to detect which end a cap is fitted on a blood testing vial which is a small glass test tube.

13th September 2021

Twiflex locking devices provide reliable shaft holding on ice class tugboat

A major OEM of marine propulsion gearboxes has commissioned Twiflex to manufacture and supply a reliable locking device for use on a new ice class, ultra-shallow draft tugboat. The challenging specification required a design that provided a locking torque of 11.6 kNm on each of the tug’s dual shaftlines, whilst also meeting a compact footprint.

13th September 2021

Change a drylin linear bearing in less than 30 seconds

In the latest in its ‘video of the week’ series, Igus shows you how quick and easy it is to exchange a linear bearing on a drylin system. No fuss, no dismantling and can be exchanged for a new one in less than 30 seconds.

13th September 2021

New 5 MP GigE Blackfly S â€“ Lightest version in industry

Teledyne Flir has introduced the latest additions to its Blackfly S GigE camera line – the BFS-PGE-50S4M-C and BFS-PGE-50S4C-C. The company says these 5 MP models are particularly well suited for integration into small handheld devices with their impressive low weight of 53 grams and high pixel density ideal for integrating with compact, less expense lenses.

13th September 2021

Digital retrofitting in pharma

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are faced with a complex juxtaposition – medicines are developing at a rapid rate, while physical production lines are lagging behind. Here, Alexandra Hughes, industry sales manager at Copa-Data UK, explains how technology can be used to improve equipment agility in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

13th September 2021

Optimise a drive in 60 seconds with integrated auto-tuning

Machines function optimally when the drives are perfectly adapted to the power train. This ensures that a high-quality product is produced at the highest machine cycle rate with a minimum production error rate. To achieve this, the control loop in the inverter is set to be machine-specific. Until now, a drive expert would need several hours to complete this task during the commissioning phase. The time required for this manual setting would depend on the complexity of the motor control loop. But now, this adjustment can be done faster – and better.

13th September 2021

Monitoring of energy networks â€“ How to make it easy and secure

Cloud and cyber security in critical energy applications – Digitalisation and IoT (Internet of Things) is a clear trend within power plants and substations, just as it is in industrial automation. The Smart Grid is certainly a driving factor, but there are also other reasons for this change. Operators often find that only having data available in the control room is insufficient. Instead, they want to monitor transformers remotely, implement new maintenance concepts from anywhere, optimise utilisation and commissioning, or retrieve environmental data online. This requires a solution with a high level of cybersecurity that guarantee critical control data to be strictly separated from monitoring data. The solution should also be easy to use and have a compact form factor to ensure that it is suitable for retrofitting and that it fits into existing cabinets.

13th September 2021