Industrial Technology

An engineer"s guide to selecting a check valve

Lee Products has published a new engineer’s guide, giving designers all the information they need to specify check valves. The guide explains exactly what check valves are, their functions and how they work, before looking at different check valve configurations. It then goes on to look at the critical performance characteristics of a check valve, the environmental factors that impact on design, and the performance trade-offs and design challenges.

26th November 2021

Mouser Electronics and Analog Devices deliver expert perspectives on wireless design

Mouser Electronics has produced a new eBook in collaboration with Analog Devices, highlighting the diverse challenges and solutions in RF wireless design. In ‘8 Experts on RF Wireless Design’, industry leaders from Analog Devices and other innovative technology companies offer insightful analyses of some of the most common difficulties in RF applications.

26th November 2021

Coupling considerations for designers

For designers, spending time selecting the perfect coupling may be low on the priority list. However, ensuring an efficient and reliable connection between two shafts is paramount for system reliability and to avoid any costly redesigns. David Lockett, managing director at Huco, explores the considerations for designers when specifying couplings.

26th November 2021

Weld-immune inductives offer outstanding protection and extended service life

Contrinex has introduced weld-immune versions into the Series 600 family of inductive sensors, which are capable of withstanding high-intensity magnetic fields.

26th November 2021

Weg supplies motors for world"s largest irrigation project

The quality of agricultural land in India varies from region to region, with some parts being quite arid. In fact, in parts of the country where land requires water levels of up to 800m, just 200m of water is present. Without water facilities nearby, these low water levels are not sufficient to irrigate this dry agricultural land. Here’s how industrial motor manufacturer Weg has partnered with MEIL to provide equipment for the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme, a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Telangana, India.

26th November 2021

Fast enclosure customisation speeds up security project utilities company

A UK electricity utility company has been provided with 100 customised enclosures within two weeks of order. Industrial enclosure manufacturer, Spelsberg, was able to provide a customised sample within an hour of request to Avanti Lighting, which had been contracted by the utility company to develop a weather-proof CCTV bracket and enclosure mounting system.

26th November 2021

Thermal imaging camera with Ethernet interface includes autonomous operation

Micro-Epsilon has introduced a thermal imaging camera with Ethernet interface and automatic hotspot finder function, enabling the camera to be operated autonomously without a PC for automatic monitoring of hot and cold spots in a wide range of applications.

25th November 2021

The differences in design and application between brushed and brushless motors

Mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once said: “It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious”. While the crucial distinction between brushed and brushless motors, the presence or absence of brushes, is evident, the implications of their differences are much more complex. Here Dave Walsha, sales manager at brushed and brushless motors supplier EMS, shares his insight through a detailed comparison of the two motor types.

25th November 2021

Maxon adds dynamism to robotic drives

Maxon presents a new frameless BLDC motor with matching encoder that it says really comes into its own in dynamic applications. At the same time, the drive specialist is presenting a new series of ECX flat motors for a wide range of robotics applications. This heralds the arrival on the market of several solutions for design engineers grappling with tight spaces.

25th November 2021

Safe, self-contained charging of accumulators, with datalogging of results

Hydrotechnik’s new nitrogen gas charging kit is designed for accurately charging high and low-pressure accumulators. Designed to be completely self-contained, Hydrotechnik says the N2 Service Pal suits 99% of all accumulators. Easy to use and extremely safe using minimess gas charging valves and hoses capable of 630Bar working pressure, the N2 Service Pal is a completely self-contained service tool for accumulator charging and datalogging of results.

25th November 2021