Industrial Technology

New PAC platform designed to meet the needs of Industry 4.0

With its newly developed the 'next generation programmable automation controller (PAC), Mitsubishi Electric says it is the first to market with a controller that is designed to meet the needs of industry 4.0. The MELSEC iQ-R has been designed to help users significantly reduce development costs as well as maintenance and operating costs. At the same time, considerably improved processing performance will guarantee increased security, safety, reliable production processes and reduced downtime.

20th March 2015

Multi-touchscreen assistant for ease of operation

One part of the Industry 4.0 demonstrator presented recently by Phoenix Contact is a manual workstation. At this station, the labels for terminal blocks are automatically printed and then attached to the terminals by hand. A visual assistance system facilitates the manual process. A panel PC of the Designline product family indicates to workers the exact location where labels need to be placed.

20th March 2015

Magnetic adapter keeps energy chains on track

Igus introduces magsnap - a new magnetic adapter that holds a plastic energy chain run onto a metallic surface, preventing it from swinging back and forth or moving out of its axis of motion. Eliminating the need for installing a complete guide trough system, magsnap is a cost-effective and lightweight alternative that also reduces assembly time by easily clipping onto the crossbars of existing energy chains. Typical applications include materials handling and cranes with hanging energy chains.

20th March 2015

Issues on using wireless modules in machinery

In the European Union (EU) it is mandatory that radio equipment meets the 'essential requirements' of the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE). This will be new territory for machinery manufacturers embedding wireless modules into their equipment for the first time. Neil Dyson of TUV SUD Product Service offers this guidance.

20th March 2015

From industrial applications to electric bikes

Heinzmann has been developing and manufacturing electric drives in the village of Schönau in Germany's Black Forest region for over 30 years. The company's drives are used in a range of industrial applications as well as in various types of electric vehicles. The first products for electric bikes were introduced by the company in 1994 and one of its great successes was the development of motors for the cargo bikes used by the German mail carrier Deutsche Post.

20th March 2015

Stainless steel suspension arm and HMI enclosures

ERAM is the new stainless steel suspension arm assembly that works in conjunction with ETA's stainless steel HMI enclosure range. The suspension arm assembly is produced from grade 304 stainless steel tubing, is designed with minimal bacterial catch points and is available in various configurations.

20th March 2015

Panasonic extends its portfolio of analogue applications

The new flagship of the Panasonic PLCs sets the highest standards with regards to efficiency and performance. The FP7 series is continually being expanded and, thanks to special units and application cassettes, now offers the possibility to realize analog applications such as temperature control and pressure and distance measurement.

20th March 2015

Fast cable selection, and dispatch within 24 hours

The readycable product finder is the latest online tool from cabling specialist Igus that provides users a quick and easy way of selecting from over 2,830 ready-made drive cables suitable for a range of applications. The tool, which can be found at http://www.igus.co.uk/RCProductFinder, features cables with different approvals and compliances from 20 different manufacturers' standards. Once the appropriate cable has been selected, the user can place an order instantly and the product can be dispatched from 24 hours.

18th March 2015

Get Eplan's Experience working for you

With Eplan Experience, engineering and manufacturing companies can now boost their efficiency and profitability by drawing on the unrivalled experience and expertise of Eplan, one of the world's most innovative and successful suppliers of computer-aided engineering (CAE) solutions.

17th March 2015

Rittal's TS 8 enclosure system

In 1999, accompanied by the slogan "infinite possibilities", Rittal launched its TS 8 enclosure system. Today, with over ten million enclosures manufactured so far, the TS 8 bayed enclosure has become established as the standard for many industries worldwide.

16th March 2015