Industrial Technology

Ocean Harvesting tests new type of renewable energy generation

Swedish start-up company Ocean Harvesting is harnessing a new inexhaustible source of energy. With a floating buoy it has found it is possible to convert the up-and-down motion of the sea surface into electrical energy, and heavy-duty ball screws from NSK have an important role to play.

20th December 2021

New generation of compact laser drivers

PicoLAS has recently introduced a new generation of compact drivers for high power laser diodes. The LDP-CW series offers continuous wave (CW) output current to analogue modulated waveforms such as sinusoidal, rectangular or triangular. The current regulation concept of the LDP-CW series produces considerably fewer losses compared to the commonly used linear regulation concept.

17th December 2021

Expanded range of medically approved open frame AC-DC converters

Two series, the LOF450 and LOF550, have expanded Mornsun’s LOF series of medical and industry standard power supplies. They are available from Relec Electronics in industry standard packages and on short lead times.

17th December 2021

Traditional stainless steel L and T handles for cabinet locking

Traditional style L and T enclosure handles in stainless steel with or without cylinder key locking mechanism are now available ex-stock from the FDB Online store. Special versions are designed for use in hygiene areas in food, pharmaceutical and related areas, where it is important to manage and minimise the accumulation of biological material – by design, by manufacturing quality and by pressure washdown.

17th December 2021

Sick draws a virtual line under complexity with LiDAR-based vehicle guidance

With the launch of its LiDAR-LOC 2 solution, Sick says it has made it easy to teach mobile machines virtual paths in order to enhance, expand, or replace physical floor-based guidance systems that use taped lines or 2D-codes.

17th December 2021

Compact, high-performance servo system set to boost servo drive adoption

Delta ways its new compact and high-efficiency ASDA-B3 Series servo system offers a user-friendly operation environment with precise motion control functions, a newly-added safe torque off (STO) function, high responsiveness up to 3.1kHz and high positioning precision with over 16.7 million pulses per revolution to optimize production efficiency and output value in a wide range of applications.

17th December 2021

Mouser signs distribution agreement with Siretta for IoT mobile broadband technologies

Mouser Electronics has entered into a global distribution agreement with Siretta, a leading global manufacturer and developer of Internet of Things (IoT) products, software and complete end-to-end solutions. As part of the agreement, Mouser Electronics becomes an authorised distributor of Siretta’s advanced mobile broadband technologies, including its lines of SNYPER network signal analysers, high-speed QUARTZ industrial routers, and ZETA modem starter kits.

17th December 2021

Olsen Actuation announces new partnership with Anca Motion

Olsen Actuation has agreed a partnership with Australian company Anca Motion to become a distribution partner for its LinX range of tubular linear motors. Anca Motion is a leading supplier of flexible control systems, excelling in high speed and precision automation solutions.

17th December 2021

New high voltage scalable LXI matrix module from Pickering Interfaces

Pickering Interfaces has launched the 65-218, a 50x4, 1-pole LXI matrix plug-in modules. Used in conjunction with the 65-200-002 LXI modular chassis, these modules are part of a scalable, high voltage matrix platform that enables the construction of matrices of up to 300x4 in steps of 50x4.

16th December 2021

RS extends design and manufacturing solutions offering with Eurocircuits partnership

RS Components has expanded its design and manufacturing solutions offering by partnering with Eurocircuits – a specialist manufacturer and assembler of prototype and small series PCBs. This will give customers of RS even more choice with access to solutions that will help them in their digital transformation efforts – supporting engineers, designers, procurement professionals/buyers and maintainers, with an interest in reducing down-time, saving money and iterative design.

16th December 2021