Industrial Technology

OKW"s new EVOTEC size 125 designer table-top enclosures

OKW has added a new 125 size to its elegant EVOTEC range of designer table-top plastic enclosures. Designers specify tough but soft-contoured EVOTEC for applications including measurement and control, IT, IoT/IIoT, gateways, medical, laboratory and environmental technology.

4th November 2021

Fast and simple valve actuation monitoring ensures dosing accuracy

Precise and consistent dosing accuracy ensures product quality. However, as the repeatable accuracy of valve actuation typically declines over time, monitoring valve actuation is crucial. Failure to do so can not only reduce dosing performance, it can also lead to unplanned maintenance that will impact productivity and service levels. Implementing a valve actuation monitoring system is the answer.

4th November 2021

All-in-one embedded vision platform with new tools and functions from IDS

At IDS, image processing with artificial intelligence does not just mean that AI runs directly on cameras and users also have enormous design options through vision apps. Rather, with the IDS NXT ocean embedded vision platform, customers receive all the necessary, coordinated tools and workflows to realise their own AI vision applications without prior knowledge and to run them directly on the IDS NXT industrial cameras.

4th November 2021

Maintaining the benefits from your investments in robotics

With robots now an essential element in many manufacturing facilities, users are benefiting from the increases in productivity, quality and consistency which these systems deliver. The high levels of reliability and uptime associated with robot systems however can sometimes lead to complacency when it comes to planning preventative maintenance schedules. This article from Stäubli’s Simon Jenkins highlights the benefits which can be realised by adhering to preventative maintenance schedules for robot systems, which will in turn ensure long term performance and an ongoing return on the initial investment.

4th November 2021

Automation helps revolutionise medical device manufacturing

The world created by Industry 4.0 technologies is all about flexible and agile just-in-time manufacturing. These technologies allow companies to effectively address market variability and customer demand by supporting a high level of complexity and customisation as well as delivering the right volume of products at all times. The latter being particularly beneficial to medical device manufacturers, whose products can have a limited shelf life and may require special storage conditions, as it allows them to maximise profitability and quickly scale up production while limiting inventory.

4th November 2021

ABB helps South American barley malt house boost production

ABB has been announced as the main automation and electrification contractor for South American barley malting company Maltería Oriental SA (MOSA) as it extends operations and looks to significantly reduce raw water consumption.

4th November 2021

Schneider Electric joins UniversalAutomation.org to create new era of plug and play automation

Schneider Electric has joined other industrial leaders and pioneers to form UniversalAutomation.org (UAO), an independent, not-for-profit association managing the reference implementation of a shared source runtime. For the first time, IT and OT software vendors, industrial end users, OEMs, and academics will share a common automation software layer across their automation technology – regardless of brand.

4th November 2021

Sulzer pumps help Calysseo produce a more sustainable food resource

Sulzer is supplying loop reactor pumps to Calysseo’s facility in Chongqing, China, to support the production of an innovative bio-protein for the Asian aquafeed industry. FeedKind has the potential to reduce pressure on wild fisheries as well as decreasing the agricultural resources and water used to produce animal feed.

4th November 2021

Analog Devices exhibits at Enlit Europe 2021

From 30 November to 2 December 2021, Analog Devices (ADI) will participate in Enlit Europe, in Milan, Italy. Enlit Europe is the new identity that combines the former European Utility Week and Powergen Europe. On stand 12.D110, ADI will showcase its comprehensive portfolio enabling digital energy infrastructure solutions for EV charging and smart grid applications.

4th November 2021

Protection from lithium-ion battery fires

While normally safe under most use conditions, lithium-ion batteries that are poorly designed, incorrectly assembled or h damaged can overheat and even explode, potentially resulting in catastrophic consequences involving life and property. Martin Foley, senior manager at TÜV SÜD, addresses issues associated with small and larger format batteries.

3rd November 2021