Industrial Technology

Shaft coupling saves fish by enabling new aerator drive assembly

Abssac was challenged to develop a flexible shaft coupling that could be used in the drive assembly of an ‘aerator’ used in the oxygenation of water in fish spawning ponds and small lakes. Aeration is especially required in times of hot weather where the oxygen concentration within the water can fall and have a detrimental effect on spawning.

18th November 2021

KEB prepares for the future with a new high-bay warehouse

The KEB Automation headquarters in Barntrup, Germany is being further expanded with the construction of a new high-bay warehouse, which is being built over the next 18 months on the former parking lot. Completion is scheduled for Spring 2023.

18th November 2021

Germany"s largest solar park relies on Delta inverters for single-axis tracking

Wattmanufactur, a long-standing partner of Delta Electronics, recently opened the Lottorf Solar Park with the Germany federal party chairman Dr Robert Habeck in attendance. The 10 MWp solar park in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg/Schleswig-Holstein is currently the largest ground-mounted photovoltaic system in Germany with a single-axis tracker system that follows the sun from east to west.

18th November 2021

Watson-Marlow crowned most innovative pharma fluid management solutions provider

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has been named ‘Most Innovative Pharma Fluid Management Solutions Provider 2021’ at the Global Health and Pharma (GHP) Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards.

18th November 2021

Control Freaks joins Mitsubishi Electric"s Drive Solutions Centre network

Bringing to the table its expertise in a wide range of industries, Control Freaks has become the latest member of Mitsubishi Electric’s Drive Solutions Centre (DSC) network. The system integrator will be able to expand its support to customers by continuing to develop the in-depth technical knowledge of its engineers and strengthening its offering to customers.

18th November 2021

Sandvik increases manufacturing capacity in metal powders for Additive Manufacturing

Sandvik continues to invest in metal powder capacity for additive manufacturing (AM) by installing two additional atomisation towers at the production site in Neath, UK. This expansion follows a recent investment in a new plant for the manufacturing of titanium and nickel-based alloys for AM, in Sandviken, Sweden.

18th November 2021

JVL"s ServoStep integrated stepper motors now with wireless industrial Ethernet

JVL, the Danish motion control designer and manufacturer, has recently added a wireless industrial Ethernet communication option to its ServoStep integrated stepper motor series. Available from Mclennan, JVL’s UK distribution partner, the new wireless option supports Profinet, EtherNet/IP and ModbusTCP/UDP protocols and is available across JVL’s MIS and MIL series integrated motors in NEMA sizes 17 and 43, offering output torques from 0.3 to 25 Nm.

17th November 2021

Lubrication-free Igus linear belt axis in a hygienic design

Cleaning complex machines and systems in food production leads to longer and therefore expensive downtime. To reduce this workload, Igus is launching a ready-to-connect belt axis, designed to meet hygienic standards for the food industry. It uses FDA-compliant materials and has the advantages of Igus’s lubricant- and maintenance-free, high performance tribo plastics.

17th November 2021

Yokogawa adds new features to next generation ScopeCorder

Yokogawa Test and Measurement has added further features to its latest DL950 ScopeCorder, improving its data acquisition capabilities and adding firmware updatable features.

17th November 2021

Safely separate signals in one terminal with two connection methods

The hybrid terminal blocks from Phoenix Contact enable different connection technologies to be used for the interior and exterior sides of a control cabinet. The matching combination of simple Push-in connection on the interior control cabinet side and classic screw connection on the end-customer side enable practical solutions.

17th November 2021