Industrial Technology

IO-Link fork and inductive sensors keep ketchup fresh

Food production utilises automation to achieve high-efficiency. As an example, a processing plant uses photoelectric sensors and extended-distance inductive sensors to help it ensure plastic ketchup bottles are hermetically sealed and capped.

25th January 2021

Delivering high precision for time-pressure microlitre dosing

Laboratory equipment and analysis devices used in the life science as well as pharmaceutical sectors require very accurate and repeatable dosing components. Bürkert’s Type 8763 Pressure Controller achieves high precision dosing of microlitre volumes and a response time in milliseconds, saving time and money. Bürkert’s Tony Brennan looks at how this can help OEMs reduce their time to market.

25th January 2021

Configure a tailored safety relay with myPNOZ Creator

If you want a safety relay that’s precisely tailored to your application, you can now take advantage of myPNOZ from Pilz. With the intuitive online tool myPNOZ Creator, you can assemble your myPNOZ relay, and it’s delivered pre-assembled, set up and tested and so is a completely individualised system, ready to install. No programming knowledge is required to use myPNOZ Creator, as the logic links for the safety functions are defined on myPNOZ via the modules that are selected and the sequence in which they are plugged in.

25th January 2021

Brakes save weight on jet"s motorised window shades

While private business jets are the limousines of the sky, they are not immune from the design constraints common across all aircraft. Minimising the size and weight of components is all important for securing the efficiency and performance of any aircraft. So a European motor manufacturer turned to customised Warner Electric X-Small (XS) brakes to reduce the size and weight of its motorised window shades.

25th January 2021

Advanced robotics for industrial manufacturing

Rahav Madvil and Noam Ribon on Siemens Digital Industries Software look at the role of robotics in automating processes to optimise manufacturing productivity.

25th January 2021

How material choice impacts on adhesive productivity

Ideally, material selection comes right at the beginning of a design process, but when a manufacturer is experiencing poor productivity for an established assembly, it might be time for a rethink. Paul Whitehead of adhesives specialist Intertronics looks at the relationship between material choice and productivity in an adhesives process.

25th January 2021

EMS supplies the latest innovation in stepper motors with internal aperture

Sole UK supplier of Faulhaber motors, EMS has announced that it will offer the latest product in the Faulhaber range. The DM66200H series of hollow shaft stepper motors boasts a new direct drive mechanism for applications that require a uniquely wide aperture, while providing impressive performance values.

21st January 2021

Maximum flexibility with IO-Link Y series with embedded web interface

Carlo Gavazzi continues to meet the needs of industry 4.0 by launching the IO-Link Y series of IIoT-enabled network blocks which allow up to eight smart devices to connect to the higher-level control system. Installing smart devices within a plant can improve business performance as well as product quality, maintenance/machine uptime, increased speed of operation and lower manufacturing costs.

21st January 2021

OEM Automatic stocks entire range of Basler intelligent lighting solutions

As any Instagram user will tell you, lighting makes all the difference to images. For machine vision applications, Basler has certainly got that covered and OEM Automatic is delighted to be stocking the whole new lighting range.

21st January 2021

IP44 robolink from Igus defies water

Requests by customers for a robolink fit for wet conditions has prompted plastics expert Igus to design one that can withstand rain, showers, and moisture. The company has developed its very first water-resistant robolink – a low-cost automation solution made of polymer and stainless steel.

4th January 2021