Industrial Technology

Harting joins racing team to verify RFID detection speeds

Harting has joined forces with the University of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany, in an experiment to verify the ability of the company’s RFID (radio-frequency identification) systems to detect objects moving at high speeds.

6th November 2015

Asian and European network collaboration announcement at SPS IPC Drives

CLPA says a collaboration project, which will be officially announced at SPS IPC Drives 2015 and which has been in discussion for a number of months, is expected to have a profound impact on European companies building machines and automation components designed for sale in Asia.

27th October 2015

Harwin breaks ground on UK manufacturing facility

Harwin has broken ground on a major new extension at its Portsmouth headquarters and manufacturing centre. The new building will increase floor space by 33%, which will be dedicated to increased automation and R&D facilities.

21st October 2015

Certified engineering training programme

Eplan UK has launched a new training academy that will help engineers to hone their skills and increase their productivity. The focus of the academy is an innovative Certified Engineer Programme that helps users of Eplan software to become certified engineering experts.

21st October 2015

Industrial Shields PLCs and panel PCs from RS

RS Components is now stocking the Industrial Shields range of PLCs and panel PCs, which combines the advantages of open-source hardware (OSH) with the reliability of industrial-standard products.

21st October 2015

3,200 assembled cables: configurable online and delivered from 24 hours

Cable specialist igus has expanded its range of assembled drive cables to a total of 3,200 types. With the addition of Mitsubishi and Parker, two new manufacturer standards have now been added to the 22 standards in the 'readycable' range. igus supplies these to its customers from a single source, which can significantly reduce their process and assembly costs.

21st October 2015

OPC UA: helping devices to communicate with each other

Kevin Canham and Olaf Wilmsmeier of Harting look at the role of OPC UA in RFID system integration.

21st October 2015

Rugged tags for harsh the harshest of environments

Low-frequency all-metal transponders from Contrinex are resistant to metal chips, dirt, alkaline cleaning agents and hot water. They withstand wash-down processes undamaged and are recommended for use in construction machines, cement works, the food industry and aluminium processing.

21st October 2015

Take the heat off next summer, says Rittal

Prepare your panels now and be ready for next summer. That’s the message from leading international panel manufacturer and climate solutions specialists, Rittal.

20th October 2015

A world of knowledge with Rittal CPD seminars

This November, Rittal will be running its next series of accredited seminars designed to support industry professionals in their Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The success of the company's CPD programme, which launched last year, has prompted it to be expanded to cover two new topics about enclosures.

15th October 2015