Industrial Technology

Electronic enclosures handbook

Verotec's 300+ page handbook is an invaluable reference source for its extensive range of electronic enclosures, system components, power supplies, backplanes and configured hardware solutions.

25th February 2014

New 16mm terminal 'plugs' the gap

Contaclip has extended their innovative SRK range of screw terminals with the addition of 16mm feed through and earth terminals. The SRK/SSL 16 have a spacious cable entry which makes wiring easy in compact spaces. The two cross connector channels and plug in cross connectors gives reliable and flexible connection options.

25th February 2014

Flexicon sponsors 'Best of British' MotoGP Team

UK manufacturer Flexicon is reinforcing its 'Best of British' stance with sponsorship of the only British motor bike team in the MotoGP World Championship, Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM). The flexible conduit manufacturer will also be sponsoring PBM's British Superbike Championship team.

24th February 2014

Flexible conduits protect world's first intercontinental sea tunnel

Flexicon has supplied Fläkt Woods, the industrial fan manufacturer, with high specification cable protection for the installation of powerful ventilation fans for the 'project of the century', the first sea tunnel between two continents.

18th February 2014

Ruggedised PLCs will boost processing uptime at Lapland gold mine

ABB is currently upgrading the automation system at Agnico Eagle's gold mine in Lapland, with eight of its latest ruggedised PLCs for controlling equipment in harsh conditions and extreme climates. The PLCs will control the sedimentation process of the concentrating mill at Europe's largest gold mine, Agnico Eagle, in northern Finland which is 150 km inside the Arctic Circle near the town of Kittila.

17th February 2014

enclosures4U - the new online source for all electronics enclosures

enclosures4U is the new online source for standard and custom enclosures for electronic, communication, control and electrical system builders. enclosures4U features the complete new Pentair Schroff Interscale M range of cases for small form factor applications.

16th February 2014

Configuring a cable in less than 3 minutes? With igus you can

The chainflex custom cable configurator from plastics specialist igus is helping electrical engineers and designers assemble and order the cables that best meet their needs. Thanks to this innovative online tool, igus can quickly supply its customers with a variety of customised cables.

12th February 2014

Power supply and encoder cable in a single-cable solution

Energy chain and cabling expert, igus <http://www.igus.co.uk/> , has developed a new robust and reliable, as well as cost-conscious, single-cable solution for servo motors. With an integrated bus element, the chainflex CF270.UL.D hybrid servo cable <http://www.igus.co.uk/Chainflex> is ideally placed to meet the increasing demand for single hybrid cable technology in the drive manufacturing industry.

11th February 2014

Rittal's RiDiag II Software

Rittal's TopTherm Blue e cooling units provide an energy efficient means of cooling enclosures. Incorporating the integrated eComfort controller and offering energy savings of up to 45%, the units are compatible with Rittal's RiDiag II software.

11th February 2014

Rittal Flex-Block base/plinth system for faster assembly and logistics

Until now, the assembly of sheet steel enclosure base/plinths was a fairly time-consuming process. The new Flex-Block base/plinth system developed by Rittal can speed this up considerably.

10th February 2014