Industrial Technology

Fibox adds Euronord 3 range of enclosures to portfolio

In designing its Euronord 3 range of enclosures, Fibox says it has listened closely to the OEM market and developed a range of products which offers more features than those of its main competitors. The backbone of the Euronord 3 design is to make the installer's life easier while endorsing the aesthetic importance of the enclosure.

2nd June 2015

Rittal's New Ri4Power 185mm Power Distribution Busbar System

Rittal, a leading global provider of solutions for industrial enclosures, power distribution, climate control and IT infrastructure, has launched a new modular Ri4Power busbar system with a 185mm busbar centre distance.

2nd June 2015

Reduce down-time, equipment failure and energy use

Running manufacturing automation systems at high temperatures will have a major negative impact on the system's performance and reduce its service life. By not keeping their drives at or close to their optimum operating temperature, manufacturers risk huge consequential costs when the production line grinds to a halt as a result of system failure.

29th May 2015

Waterproof Breathers prevent water damage to enclosures and instruments

Lightweight materials used in the manufacture of electronic products often give designers a dilemma. They either have to restrict the applications or to increase the strength of the enclosure walls. Heat can cause a pressure build-up within an enclosure and without adequate venting the lightweight material could fracture.

28th May 2015

CAT 5, 6, 6A and 7 Ethernet cable standards supported for energy chains

Energy chain and continuous flex cable expert igus now offers a full range of Ethernet chainflex cables, qualified for CAT 5, 6, 6A and 7 standards. Each cable type has been rigorously tested for more than 40 million strokes at the igus test facility in Cologne, ensuring secure data transmission even under the highest mechanical demands.

28th May 2015

New whitepaper on "Industry 4.0" now available 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 May 2015

Automation in enclosure assembly

There are many and varied benefits to automation which a large number of industry sectors have clearly embraced. It seems strange then that so many panel builders, given they are regular suppliers to these sectors, have been slow to embrace the clear benefits of automation themselves.

25th May 2015

IP65 addition to ergonomic family

The new 1553W IP65 sealed version of the ergonomically designed 1553 handheld enclosure family from Hammond Electronics is intended for housing any electronics that will be used in environments where dust and water is likely to be present.

25th May 2015

Repercussions of the ErP Directive

The introduction of ErP directive has brought a focus on electric motors to the fore, but that is not enough. To optimise efficiency, switchgear also has to be considered, says Stuart Greenwood of Eaton Electrical.

25th May 2015

The compact PLC is back: Mitsubishi Electric launches the new iQ-F PLC series

Mitsubishi Electric has expanded its iQ range of PLCs with the compact MELSEC iQ-F series, building on the legacy of the market leading FX platform and broadening the range of available applications with a comprehensive set of 'built in' functions that offer features only previously found as add-ons or which did not exist at all in this category of PLCs.

25th May 2015