Industrial Technology

Handheld mobile operating panel brings multi-touch and visualisation power

The 10.1-inch HGT 1053 mobile panel from Sigmatek boasts a multi-touch screen, high visualisation power and safety elements. The operating panel comes with a capacitive 10.1-inch multi-touch screen and, thanks to the EDGE-3 technology quad-core processor, 2 GB DDR4 RAM and 8 GB eMMC memory, delivers “the best conditions for demanding applications and (web) visualisations”, states Sigmatek.

7th September 2021

Compact 7-inch multi-touch panel for carrier arm mounting

The new addition to Sigmatek's HMI product range, the ETT 7321, is designed for VESA75 carrier arm mounting and can thus be placed more flexibly on the machine or system. Equipped with a 7-inch TFT LCD colour display with 800 x 480 pixels and LED backlight, the compact multi-touch operating panel (PCT) comes standard with EDGE2 technology processor, 256 MB internal program and data memory (DDR3 RAM), as well as 512 MB NAND flash.

7th September 2021

Weg publishes free whitepaper to choosing the correct motor control equipment

Weg has released a whitepaper detailing how to choose between VSDs and soft starters. The free guide titled, Variable speed drive or soft starter will help facilities managers to make an informed purchasing decision and is available to download from the company’s website.

7th September 2021

Heavy industries gain from NSK spherical roller bearings

NSK produces billions of bearings a year for a myriad of different applications and industries. Amid this vast repertoire is the company’s range of high-quality spherical roller bearings, which is steadily growing in prominence among heavy industries such as quarrying and mining, steel and metals, and papermaking. Made in Japan, NSK’s spherical roller bearing solutions are adept at resisting seizure and wear in demanding operating conditions that include constant vibration, heat and shock loads.

7th September 2021

New short and service-friendly shaft coupling

With the ROFLEX, KTR has launched a new shaft coupling according to DIN 740 which is characterised by its short design and its service-friendliness. In addition to power transmission, the torsionally flexible coupling compensates for misalignments and dampens torsional vibrations. The ROFLEX is available in two designs and currently in seven sizes for torques from 65 to 790 Nm. Another five sizes will be added by the middle of 2022 and extend the performance range up to 5,000 Nm.

6th September 2021

Emka announces new enclosure gasket sealing brochure

The new Emka gasket sealing brochure presents a comprehensive collection of technical information plus an illustrated listing of sealing profiles showing standard ex-stock sections.

6th September 2021

Elesa standard elements for packaging machines at the 2021 PPMA Show

This year the PPMA Show at the NEC on September 28-30 is expected to be the UK’s largest-ever event dedicated to state-of-the-art processing and packaging machinery, so as a market leader in this sector Elesa will exhibit on stand E01 to demonstrate a full selection of standard and specialist components suited to equipment used in these processing and packaging industries.

6th September 2021

IFM Electronics to show food industry-ready sensors at PPMA

Sensor specialist IFM Electronics will be showcasing the edgeGateway – a reliable connection between sensors and IT – at this year’s PPMA Show. Visitors to IFM’s stand A74 will be able to see the edgeGateway technology in action as well as automation solutions for making food safely, error-proofing the production process and sending data analytics securely to the cloud.

6th September 2021

Beckhoff to bring systems for novel application designs to PPMA Show

Automation and control technology specialist Beckhoff UK will be exhibiting its range of drive technology, advanced automated systems and open automation software at this year’s PPMA trade show at the NEC, Birmingham from September 28–30 2021. The company will be at stand F40 during the event, highlighting how machine builders and control engineers can introduce modular, flexible layouts to their packaging machinery and setups.

6th September 2021

Cost down, life up with vertical farming

In its latest ‘video of the week’ Igus shows how its products are used in vertical farming, an exciting new industry which demands reliability, longevity and no maintenance. This is perfect for Igus motion plastics: from smooth gliding drylin gantries to robust, lightweight e-chains, the elimination of lubrication means no contamination.

6th September 2021