Over the past year, the UK rail network has recorded 1.73 billion passenger journeys. With this increase comes the demand for safer, more reliable station infrastructure. One solution helping to meet these demands is the platform door system. Here, Dave Walsha, sales and marketing director at drive system supplier Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS), explores how platform screen doors are automating passenger commutes.

Eplan, provider of ECAD software and service solutions in the fields of electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering, has been announced as the official Event Partner for the Next Gen Makers Engineering Skills Conference 2025.

SCHURTER is launching a new family of vertically mountable chokes for PCBs with very high inductance values. The current-compensated DKCV-1 chokes are designed for currents from 0.5 to 10 A. Thanks to nanocrystalline cores, they offer exceptionally high inductance in an extremely compact dimension. It is ideal for EMI suppression in industrial, medical, and test equipment up to 300 VAC/450 VDC.

Electrification is gathering pace, moving from a mobility-focused trend into a catalyst for broader engineering and manufacturing change. As manufacturers, systems integrators and designers look beyond combustion and hydraulic technologies, this brings fresh demands on supply chains, productivity and design principles. Here, Simon Farnfield, event director at Advanced Engineering, explores the impact of electrification and the challenges facing the engineering community as we make the transition.

Weald Electronics announces the availability of the LMG Heavy Duty range of circular connectors. Available from Lane Electronics, the connectors are designed for use in harsh or hazardous environments such as geophysical, mining, marine and petrochemical applications and other heavy industrial applications where key priorities are high resistance to vibration and the ingress of liquids, combined with very rugged construction.

The new USL 0603 low-current chip fuse from SCHURTER combines an extended creepage distance of 1.1 mm, a fast tripping characteristic and an extended operating temperature range up to 150 degC - meeting the highest requirements in ATEX-certified systems, medical technology, and industrial sensor applications. Thanks to its low voltage drop, it is also ideally suited for energy-efficient, battery-operated designs.

Norstat now offers the DUO-BOX, a durable plastic enclosure from Multi-Box that has two functional areas which allow separation of different components while still being maintained in the same enclosure.

Wurth Elektronik expands its switch program. The popular SMT-mountable short-travel push-button switches are now joined by a new size version: the WS-TASV SMT Tact Switch 4.5x3.2 mm.

UNIDESK sloping-front terminal enclosures from METCASE are now available in three standard colours: black (RAL 9005), light grey (RAL 7035) and new traffic white (RAL 9016). Custom colours are also available.

When an engineering team requires an industrial enclosure, dedicated expertise will optimise the design. Expert guidance in specification from the outset, through to customisation and bespoke development, will achieve the most effective enclosures to support the wider application long term, as Chris Lloyd, Managing Director at Spelsberg UK, explains.