Industrial Technology

Reduce costs with effective enclosure climate control

Maintaining the operating temperature of control systems can play an important role in decreasing the risk of premature component failure, optimising component life expectancy and ultimately reducing costs.

7th August 2012

Floor mount cable conduit system from ETA Enclosures

A neat solution to the problems of effective cable management on the factory floor is now brought to you by ETA Enclosures in the form of E-RIVI. This sturdy floor mount cable conduit system is robust enough to handle all the knocks that a challenging factory floor environment can offer.

7th August 2012

Environmentally friendly enclosures provide broadband solution

The digital divide between remote and rural communities' verses large conurbations has long been a concern in the countryside of the UK. In order to tackle this problem, local residents of eight East Lancashire parishes set up a not-for-profit organisation called Broadband 4 Rural North (B4RN), which provides them with a modern fibre-optic network to rival any city.

7th August 2012

Flexible coding system for D-Sub miniature connectors

Harting has developed a highly flexible coding system for the D-Sub miniature connector series. This coding system prevents cable connections from being connected to the wrong port in an I/O front panel incorporating several identical D-Sub miniature connectors.

20th July 2012

New additions to Harting's Han-INOX stainless steel connector family

The Harting Han-INOX industrial connector family - made from high-quality stainless steel to withstand harsh industrial environments - is being extended with a number of new additions to provide more application flexibility.

12th July 2012

Ethernet switch allows creation of manageable next-generation networks

Harting has extended the capability of its Ha-VIS mCon 3000 range of managed industrial Ethernet switches to allow the creation of convergent and manageable next-generation networks.

29th June 2012

White paper on hinging from Elesa

Elesa are delighted to have increased their range of plastic, metal and stainless steel hinges with many standard variants, including specialist types. The Elesa range now includes:

26th June 2012

Storage tank vent breathers for protecting sensitive fluids

Brownell has extended its range of storage tank vent breathers and adsorbers to prevent the contamination of valuable products from the harmful effects of moisture. Installation of these breathers has been made quick and simple, with a direct connection to an existing breather or vent pipe. This ensures that any incoming moisture vapour is removed before entering the tank. The effects of air transfer will lead to a dry gas blanket over the stored product.

20th June 2012

Emergency pull wire switches are compact and robust

Emergency pull wire switches are often used in machines and plants which are especially demanding. Adverse conditions can include dust and dirt, as well as damp, fluctuations in temperature and high levels of mechanical wear and tear. With the aim of providing customers with an 'Extreme' version for such applications, Steute has fundamentally redesigned its ZS 71 emergency pull wire switch.

20th June 2012

HMI capabilities extend beyond just visualisation

The latest generations of HMIs with enhanced functionality offer capabilities beyond just visualisation, providing additional features that will help to reduce downtime, enable fast recovery from simple errors, increase availability and boost production efficiency. Instead of simply displaying data, these enhanced HMIs deliver genuine perspective on the automation process and provide a platform to solve the typical production problems that improve OEE.

20th June 2012