Industrial Technology

PTV terminals provide a new approach to panel wiring

Phoenix Contact’s new PTV terminals offer a new way to wire your panel. If you’re using the screw connection method in your terminals, you will of course value the benefit of the conductor/wire entering the terminal from the side. If you are a push in connection method terminal user, you will know the speed of termination and resilience to vibration benefits that ‘push in’ delivers. Now you can enjoy all of the benefits of both

11th January 2022

Inductive and fork sensors "keep the lid on" ketchup bottles

Some of the most compelling examples of automation are in food packaging, where the extensive use of high-speed automation means that equipment performance and reliability are valued because line stoppages are both costly and time-consuming.

11th January 2022

Instrument enclosures can now be specified in custom colours

Metcase’s TECHNOMET instrument enclosures can now be specified in custom colours – even in low volumes. Options range from trim and bezel highlights to bespoke colours for the whole enclosure.

7th January 2022

Vacuum conveyor transports coffee capsules

mk has helped a coffee capsule manufacturer find a way to achieve stable transportation of lightweight products. When coffee capsules are manufactured, they must be transported out of the filling system in such a way that they cannot tip. 16 capsules each in 2 rows are discharged by a multi-gripper on a linear axis with a cycle of 2.4 seconds.

7th January 2022

New light curable adhesive withstands repeated sterilisation

Intertronics now offers Dymax MD 1040-M, a new versatile autoclave resistant medical device adhesive, coating, and encapsulant. Resistant to numerous cycles of sterilisation, 1040-M is suitable for consideration in a range of medical devices and surgical tools. This light curable material cures in seconds on exposure to UV light, and contains no solvents, to deliver a faster, safer assembly process.

7th January 2022

Ansys and Innoviz Technologies enable autonomous driving revolution

Innoviz Technologies is using Ansys simulation solutions to successfully drive the technology behind its automotive-grade LiDAR sensor and achieve autonomy for their customers, while reducing development time and costs. Ansys enables Innoviz Technologies to meet its customers’ objectives for durability, reliability, and affordability in a LiDAR design that is seamlessly integrable into Level 3-5 autonomous vehicles.

7th January 2022

AMRC uses virtual reality to rationalise complex manufacturing processes

A multi-disciplined specialist engineering business embraced virtual reality technology to design the layout of its new electroless nickel plating facility, part of a complex manufacturing portfolio thanks to digital support from engineers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

7th January 2022

Active protective textile switches off the laser

Active laser protection textiles from JUTEC ensure safety in accordance with DIN EN 60825-4 in high-power laser applications. While passive laser protection materials serve as a barrier between the laser and the outside world at low and medium laser powers, the active textiles ensure that the laser is switched off in an emergency. This eliminates any further danger.

6th January 2022

Kontron announces products featuring the latest 12th Gen Intel Core processors

Kontron has announced new boards and modules featuring the 12th Gen Intel Core processors (Codename Alderlake-S series) for the Internet of Things. Kontron will update the current mini-ITX, µATX and ATX motherboards with this new processor series, and has also selected it as the first platform to adopt the new PICMG COM-HPC/Client form factor, as it serves best new technology trends set by COM-HPC client specification.

6th January 2022

10.4-inch TFT features enhanced industrial specification

Display solutions and embedded systems provider, Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the introduction of a new 10.4-inch TFT P-series display module from industrial display manufacturer Tianma. The P1040XGF1MA00 features XGA resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), a classic 4:3 aspect ratio and Super Fine TFT (SFT) technology which enables wide viewing angles and highly consistent colour reproduction.

6th January 2022