With the ICS housing series, Phoenix Contact offers a wide range of housing systems for future-oriented automation devices. The new PCB terminal blocks in two pitches (5.0 mm and 3.5 mm) provide additional connection options for ICS series electronics housings.

ROLEC now offers two premium ranges of IP-rated plastic housings - technoPLUS and technoDISC. Pole-mountable technoPLUS is ideal for outdoor locations, IIoT, measurement and hubs, while technoDISC is perfect for instrumentation, measurement and marine electronics.

To accurately specify a miniature motion solution, understanding the role of inertia is crucial. While sizing tools can assist in this process, a thorough analysis of the application's wider design, combined with targeted customisations, can help optimise performance, as the experts at Portescap explain.

OKW has extended its RAILTEC B range of DIN rail enclosures. There is now a new space-saving flat-profile variant for individual electronic devices which do not require multiple terminations. As such, the ends are closed for mounting customer-specified connections and interfaces such as USB, D-sub and power supply.

What if we could generate solar power day and night, 365 days a year? A new project sets to find this out with its innovative space-based solar farm concept. Here, Dave Walsha, sales manager at drive system supplier EMS, explores the DC motor technology making ambitious space projects possible.

As official additive manufacturing partner to British Cycling, Renishaw has provided components for the newly unveiled Olympic track bike for Paris 2024. Renishaw has continued its collaboration with British Cycling to develop and manufacture integral components for the track bikes, with a focus on reducing part weight and improving aerodynamics.

The first batch of the famous all-plastic igus bicycle is in production, while igus builds a high-volume production line.

The combination of outstanding stiffness and excellent torque performance, housed in a compact and lightweight thin cross-section package means that Silverthin bearings are the preferred solution for many OEMs for both civilian and defence applications, as the experts at Carter Manufacturing explain.

Compact and portable, bench-top point-of-care testing devices enable fast, reliable medical sample results. Considering the motion demands, including the needs for precision and repeatability, as well as energy efficiency and cost effectiveness, selecting the right solution is critical, as Portescap's Application Engineer, Dan Cisier, explains.

igus has launched the draw-e-chain for cable routing in drawers and pull-out applications like server racks. Thanks to its minimal structural design, this compact energy chain costs 30% less than that of the most cost-effective standard e-chains. This prevents costly oversizing, especially if the application is only moved infrequently.