Industrial Technology

Real-world example of the new igus e-spool power

Part of the e-spool energy supply system, e-spool power is fitted with an electric motor and electronic control system with limit switches, to drive and control the standard e-chain to travel lengths of up to 50m. The twisterband connects the roll to the shaft block, which acts as the interface to the permanently installed cables.

30th July 2015

e-spool power makes light work for lighting beams

Energy chain specialist igus augments its e-spool cable management system with the introduction of e-spool power. Fitted with a quiet-running electric motor to drive the spool and electronic control system integrated with limit switches, e-spool power makes light work of many applications such as lighting beams and indoor cranes.

30th July 2015

ABB to supply one kilometer of switchgear for fertilizer plant

ABB has announced today that it will supply MNS low voltage switchgear to upgrade a production plant of Yara, the leading global fertilizer company in Porsgrunn, Norway. The MNS low voltage switchgear would cover a distance of more than a kilometer if stood end to end. ABB has booked first orders under the frame agreement in the first quarter of 2015.

27th July 2015

Custom enclosures keep the underground running

The London Underground, part of Transport for London, carried 1.26 billion passengers in the last year, making it one of the busiest networks in the world. To help keep it running smoothly, Verotec, the specialist electronic enclosure manufacturer, used its TecServ+ Project Service operation to design and manufacture bespoke enclosures used to house some critical switching and interfacing equipment.

27th July 2015

Perfect complement for an Industry 4.0 implementation

Implementation of Industry 4.0 requires digital consistency in production - from sensors all the way up to the ERP level. An increasing number of machine and system manufacturers are using a combination of OPC UA and POWERLINK to integrate devices from different manufacturers and various levels of the automation pyramid into a complete system.

27th July 2015

Rockwell and Cisco tackle industrial IoT talent needs

The expansion of the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and convergence of operations technology (OT) and information technology (IT) systems into The Connected Enterprise raises questions of who within industrial organisations should design and oversee unified network infrastructures. Rockwell Automation, in collaboration with its Strategic Alliance partner Cisco, is helping address this workforce challenge with the new training and certification offerings.

27th July 2015

Industry 4.0 whitepaper from Rittal

Manufacturing can become faster and much more flexible with consistent, IT-assisted value chains. A newly published whitepaper from Rittal shows the key role IT plays in what is termed Industry 4.0 and explains how companies can establish the infrastructure that is required to bring the concept to fruition.

27th July 2015

Combining IEEE TSN and OPC UA can reduce costs of network ownership

Belden is involved in Smart FactoryKL and other initiatives aimed at realising the vision of Industry 4.0. Since 2009, the company has made important contributions in the IEEE 802.1 working group task force for time-sensitive networks (TSN), toward the standardisation of a networking solution for applications with high real-time requirements.

27th July 2015

Plastic enclosures meet the needs of Wi-Fi installations

Wi-Fi access points, prevalent in a host of applications, require enclosures that are robust enough for use in both indoor and outdoor installations. One turnkey network solutions specialist now standardises on one enclosure brand to meet these needs.

27th July 2015

Demand based cooling

Rittal can now offer demand based cooling and monitoring from a single fan-and-filter unit, transforming the standard fan-and-filter unit into a smart solution perfectly suited to the cooling requirements of the modern technical era.

27th July 2015