Industrial Technology

Custom scanning system tracks geometric parameters for tyre steel-band components

Riftek, the measurement specialist represented in the UK by Ixthus Instrumentation, continues to develop bespoke measurement solutions for high-throughput manufacturing processes centred around its well proven range of 2D laser triangulation sensors. The latest custom-engineered project is a fully automated Industrial Ethernet based system that measures internal geometric parameters of the cylindrical steel bands that form an integral part of automotive tyres.

30th November 2021

Inductive sensors for continuous monitoring of tool clamping position

Micro-Epsilon has introduced a range of inductive displacement sensors that monitor the clamping position in machine tools. The sensors are compact and robust (IP67), while providing high temperature stability and high repeatability, even in harsh machine tool environments.

30th November 2021

Fast and flexible motion control software development

Elmo Motion Control’s Platinum series advanced servo drives feature EtherCAT networking for ultra-fast machine synchronised single and multi-axis motion, and high levels of functional safety. With full support from Elmo’s UK distribution partner, Heason Technology, these drives are now available with Elmo’s free-to-use Motion Composer2 tool allowing machine designers to easily develop, test and implement user-specific motion and machine control algorithms as drive level SIL (Software in the Loop) commands.

30th November 2021

Pilz offers new radar sensors plus analysing unit for safe protection zone monitoring

For safe protection zone monitoring even in rugged conditions, the Pilz portfolio now includes another sensor for the safe radar system PSENradar: the new radar sensor PSEN rd1.2 can be used for Cat. 3 / PL d and so can safely protect robot applications too. In conjunction with the equally new analysing unit PSEN rd1.x I/O PN, Pilz says it is now even easier to incorporate the safe radar system into existing applications, so optimising commissioning.

30th November 2021

ITC category 1 thermography qualification

Teledyne Flir says its preparation course for a qualification as a category 1 certified thermographer explains the basics of infrared, how to operate an infrared camera under different conditions and for various purposes, how to appropriately judge a measurement situation in the field and how to identify potential error sources to enable participants to undertake infrared inspections following written guidelines and report the inspection results.

30th November 2021

Press-N-Lok pin in electric vehicle charging handle

When an automotive manufacturer required a permanent fastener to secure two halves of the electric vehicle charging handle, it turned to SPIROL.

29th November 2021

New convoluted PTFE hose surpasses the limitations of other hose types

Parker Hannifin is launching its 2030T-V70CON convoluted PTFE hose, provided by the Polymer Hose Division Europe. It is said to be ideal for a wide range of demanding applications, such as those involving aggressive media, high pressure, mechanical stress, high temperature, corrosion, or UV. Parker says other hose types reach their limits and often fail when faced with these challenges.

29th November 2021

Delta highlights IIoT products and highly efficient servo drive

New from Delta is the ASDA-B3 Servo Drive, which boosts high responsiveness up to 3.1 kHz and offers high positioning precision with over 16.7 million pulses per revolution to optimise production efficiency and output value in a wide range of applications, such as machine tools, electronics, semiconductors, industrial robots, printing, packaging, textiles, and warehousing.

29th November 2021

Kontron announces Arm SystemReady IR certified edge compute platforms

Kontron joined the open, collaborative, standards-based initiative Arm Project Cassini to deliver a seamless cloud-native software experience for devices based on Arm Cortex-A. Developers of IoT and infrastructure edge solutions can access the power of Project Cassini today with Arm SystemReady certified devices and OS Linux support from the Arm ecosystem.

29th November 2021

An introduction to feedback devices for VFD and servo applications

One issue that often arises when designing closed-loop applications is which type of feedback to use on the motors. In this article, Jeff Kardell of KEB America describes the different types of feedback devices in variable frequency drives (VFDs) and servo applications, as well as some typical examples of where they can be utilised.

29th November 2021