Industrial Technology

Danfoss delivers innovations in collaboration with Suez

When water industry expert Suez Water Technologies and Solutions needed 12 AC variable speed drives to control skid-mounted booster pumps, Danfoss VLT Aqua drives, which are optimised for pump applications, were an ideal choice. Nevertheless, this project posed two interesting challenges: how to make convenient and cost-effective provisions for cascade operation of multiple pumps, and how to avoid delays in setting up and commissioning the drives at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic made it impossible for Danfoss engineers to visit the Suez site.

9th November 2021

Farnell now shipping Omega"s complete range of products from stock

Farnell has signed an exclusive agreement with Omega to become the only high service distributor to stock its full product portfolio. Omega’s complete range of sensing, control and monitoring products for factory automation and Industry 4.0 are now available for fast delivery from Farnell.

9th November 2021

Moxa will help industry connect the d(OT)s at SPS 2021

Moxa will set the tone for advancing industrial digital transformation at SPS 2021. From stand 231 in hall 9, the company will show how its IIoT solutions ensure secure connectivity and computing between sensor and cloud, helping customers to optimize their digitalisation journey.

8th November 2021

Precise and cost-effective alignment of shafts

If the shafts in pumps, compressors or gearboxes are not aligned with each other, the result is higher energy consumption and increased machine wear, which can lead to unplanned downtime. Based on the innovative single laser technology, Schaeffler is now bringing the LASER-EQUILIGN2 alignment tool onto the market, describing it as an innovative system for aligning rotating shafts – for the highest levels of machine performance and availability as well as lower operating costs.

8th November 2021

Phase shifting mirrors from Laser Components

Phase shifting mirrors are used to convert incident linearly polarised light into circularly polarised light. The optical coating on the mirrors achieves this conversion by providing a L/4 phase shift in the incident light. This coating may be applied to either copper or silicon substrates. Phase shifting mirrors are commonly used in applications such as laser cutting to achieve an axis independent, uniform cut.

8th November 2021

Explosion-proof solutions for smart production

On the Industry 4.0 map, hazardous areas still appear as white spots in many manufacturing operations. The requirements for robustness and explosion protection are high, the terrain extensive, and connectivity often limited. This where the intrinsically safe smart devices from the Pepperl+Fuchs brand Ecom Instruments come in, and at SPS the company will be demonstrating how the gap between the safety requirements of hazardous areas and the hunger for data of the smart factory can be closed.

8th November 2021

Speeding uptake in robotics can dramatically improve productivity say experts

Speeding up adoption of industrial automation and robotics can lead to dramatic improvements in productivity, according to a new report just published by experts at the Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre and the Industrial Policy Research Centre, Loughborough University.

8th November 2021

Watson-Marlow announces details of new US manufacturing facility

Watson-Marlow is pleased to announce that construction has begun on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the United States, with first production due in late 2022. The new facility will be dedicated to Watson-Marlow’s range of industry leading products, including peristaltic pumps, tubing, fluid path solutions and BioPure components.

8th November 2021

Kistler supplies measurement technology for Airbus" Zephyr

For a revolutionary aerospace development project at Airbus, Kistler supplies two high-precision accelerometers which deliver key data for aerial vehicle design. The very small and lightweight sensors – one of them capable of operating under stratospheric pressure and temperature conditions – pave the way for further enhancement of the Zephyr platform.

8th November 2021

Omron"s redesigned Automation Center set to fast-track the factory of the future

Following a major redesign to incorporate a brand-new demonstration area, Omron’s Automation Center is helping to ease the transition to automation for manufacturers, putting them on the fast-track to the factory of the future. The Barcelona-based facility enables visitors from across the EMEA region to collaborate with Omron to develop general and application-specific industrial automation solutions, including robotics, vision, quality control, flexible manufacturing and AI, increasing the chance of project success and boosting confidence in the marketplace.

8th November 2021