Industrial Technology

Emka vandal resistant IP65 street cabinet hardware

The engineers at Emka have noted the growth of social and industrial dependence on internet cable connectivity while, at the same time, it seems that there has been an increase in the scope of ‘street culture’ which sees these cabinets as naturally vulnerable features of the public environment.

3rd December 2021

Range extension for innovative wireless torque sensor

Sensor Technology has extended its new range of non-contact torque sensors up to 13,000Nm. When the range was launched in late 2020, the largest unit was 500Nm.

3rd December 2021

Stream four cameras with Quartet TX2 embedded solution

Teledyne Flir says the new Quartet TX2 carrier board enables streaming of four high performance USB3 board level cameras simultaneously and at full bandwidth. This custom carrier board with TX2 is said to be ideal for space constrained applications, eliminating the need for peripheral hardware and host systems. The Quartet TX2 embedded solution comes pre-integrated with our Spinnaker SDK, delivering a turnkey solution with scalable performance options and proven reliability.

3rd December 2021

Micro-Epsilon extends 3D snapshot sensor range with even more affordable high performance version

Micro-Epsilon has extended its surfaceCONTROL range of high precision 3D snapshot measurement sensors for automated, inline measurement of geometry, shape and surface quality of objects. The surfaceCONTROL 3D 3200 is a more affordable version of the surfaceCONTROL 3D 3500, but still offers many similar technical performance benefits, including extremely high resolution and repeatability, as well as a large measuring area.

3rd December 2021

How to select the proper pin for your application

Spirol has published a white paper looking at the design considerations for the specification of press-fit pins. Ideally, the design engineer selects a pin that is simple to assemble, provides the desired performance for the intended lifetime of the assembly, and that yields the lowest overall cost of the assembly taking into account the entire manufacturing process, but with so many different types of pins to choose from, it is difficult for designers to be sure that they have selected the best pin for their specific application.

3rd December 2021

RARUK Automation joins the Universal Robots" elite

The commercial relationship between collaborative robots manufacturer Universal Robots (UR) and automation specialist, RARUK Automation, continues to grow in strength and depth, year on year. Having achieved gold UR distributorship ranking in May 2021, RARUK Automation has now been elevated to platinum status. This means the Shefford-based company joins an elite group of just seven UR distributors to hold this distinction, out of many hundreds across the world.

3rd December 2021

IE5 motors help paint shop realise annual energy saving

The Mini manufacturing plant in Oxford has upgraded existing IE1/IE2 motors to IE5 synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) and drive packages from ABB, increasing plant efficiency, reducing costs and lowering the carbon footprint of its operations.

3rd December 2021

Danfoss accelerates innovation within industrial and mobile hydraulics industries

Danfoss Power Solutions has launched a new Incubation division. Comprising seven business units, the new Incubation division will foster and develop innovative technologies for on- and off-highway vehicles and industrial machinery.

3rd December 2021

Longer distance sensor for touchless control solutions

Omron’s B5W-DB diffuse reflector sensor has a sensing distance of 550mm, which the company says is longer than light convergent resistance sensors of the same size, making it ideal for Covid-safe user interfaces.

2nd December 2021

Solenoid valves enable more compact machine designs

Emerson has launched a range of two-way and three-way solenoid valves that support OEMs’ need to develop more compact machines and equipment without compromising on fluid control performance. The optimised body design and internal flow path of the new Asco Series 256/356 not only provides a smaller footprint, but also reduced power consumption and increased pressure ratings critical in industrial and commercial applications.

2nd December 2021