Industrial Technology

Rittal celebrates the one millionth VX25

Rittal has cause to celebrate. Not only did it mark its 60th anniversary in 2021, as well as the 75th birthday of owner Professor Friedhelm Loh, but now it has seen its one millionth VX25 enclosure roll off the assembly line. It was a memorable celebration, that celebrated the extraordinary achievements of so many Rittal employees, including the VX25 design engineers, product managers and production technicians.

20th January 2022

Agricultural and machinery experts develop vision harvesting robot with IDS camera

Lettuce is a valuable crop but labour shortages make it difficult to harvest this field vegetable, as sourcing sufficient seasonal labour to meet harvesting commitments is one of the sector’s biggest challenges. Moreover, with wage inflation rising faster than producer prices, margins are very tight. In England, agricultural technology and machinery experts are working with IDS Imaging Development Systems to develop a robotic solution to automate lettuce harvesting.

20th January 2022

Pickering Electronics extends stand-off voltage for high voltage reed relays

Pickering Electronics has increased the stand-off voltage values for its prevalent small-size Series 104 high voltage reed relays for up to 4kV. For the newly introduced versions this means a 1000VDC stand-off voltage improvement on the previous Series 104 product offering.

19th January 2022

Computer-On-Module delivers scalable performance for industrial, medical and server applications

Embedded systems and display solutions provider Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the availability of a new Kontron COM Express Basic Type 7 Computer-On-Module. Extending Kontron’s product family of server-grade COM platforms, the industrial specification COMe-bEP7 features AMD EPYC Embedded 3000 SoC processors which deliver cost effective, highly scalable server-class performance in a compact form factor.

19th January 2022

Reliable energy supply for various stage technology demands

The challenge for every stage and set builder is to design and build the perfect stage. Every job is different because stages are not off-the-shelf. Every stage is unique, meaning that every component not only has to be powerful, durable and efficient but must also work together perfectly. To achieve this, builders need a competent partner who both understands the specific problems of stage technology and offers a wide range of products that match any stage application.

19th January 2022

Enclosures can be worn on the wrist, arm or belt â€“ or be wall mounted

OKW’s body-contoured ERGO-CASE enclosures now offer an even wider choice of options. They can be worn on the wrist or arm, clipped to a belt or pocket – or wall mounted for easy charging and data transfer.

19th January 2022

Multi-point colour detection system measures up to 28 LED test specimens simultaneously

Micro-Epsilon has updated its colorCONTROL MFA series of LED analysers with the colorCONTROL MFA-7. The high precision, multi-point colour detection system is available in either 7, 14, 21 or 28 channel configurations to monitor up to 28 LED test objects simultaneously.

19th January 2022

Interactive video wall technology with a seamless multitouch transition

Zytronic has introduced the new ZyBrid edge touch sensor technology, developed to create stunning multi-screen interactive video walls and tables. Designed to mirror the narrowest bezel video wall monitors, the glass sensors feature an ultra-narrow border (anywhere from 3mm to zero), creating a sleek appearance by using the maximum display area. The sensors can be innovatively linked when used with the associated all-new ZyBrid edge controller to enable seamless touch transition between screens, with potentially no gap whatsoever between adjacent active areas.

19th January 2022

Emerson"s new Edge Solutions simplify creation of advanced IIoT applications

Emerson has introduced PACSystems Edge Solutions, a new portfolio of turnkey industrial edge hardware and software solutions. Edge Solutions simplify selection and deployment, helping OEMs, systems integrators and end users to significantly reduce the time spent integrating, developing and validating digital transformation projects.

19th January 2022

Miniature inductive encoder is lightweight and accurate for robotic joints

Celera Motion has released a new range of miniature PCB-based ring encoders for robotic joints. Ideally suited to surgical applications with a hollow bore design to fit into rotary actuators, the IncOder Core non-contact absolute encoder is metal-free and extremely lightweight. In addition to providing the accuracy, resolution and repeatability required for surgical applications, it features a design that is immune to contamination.

19th January 2022