Industrial Technology

Rittal Offers IP69K to optimise hygiene for all sectors

Rittal has just extended the range of protection categories for their Hygienic Design range of enclosures. With immediate effect all Hygienic Design Compact enclosures & Terminal boxes satisfy the demands of the following protection categories: IP 66, IP 69K along with NEMA types 12, 13 & 4X with the addition of NEMA 3R for their range of HD-KL Terminal boxes.

14th February 2011

Rittal TopTherm Fan and Filter units

Using diagonal fan technology to increase the working back pressure, Rittal's new TopTherm fan and filter units provide an increased and more stable airflow, even with contaminated filters. Diagonal air flow offers a greater spread of air within the enclosure thus reducing the possibility of hot spots and has the effect of requiring fewer maintenance intervals for the replacement of filter mats.

8th February 2011

Pre-assembled Energy Chain system delivered and installed onsite

Energy Chain specialist igus UK is an expert in all areas of cables and cable carrying equipment. Available to purchase as individual components, igus can design, build and deliver a pre-assembled system to the customer's exact specifications known as a Ready Chain.

4th February 2011

Original thinker redefines bioreactor control

The incredible power and intelligence available from today's most elementary PLCs has been captured by a self-taught control engineer, who is using them to manage the growth of cell cultures in bioreactors. Lee Pettitt of I4Innovation in Thetford has married four Mitsubishi Electric Alpha controllers with the massively powerful GT15 HMI from the same company to constantly monitor and adjust pumps, propellers, inlet and outlet valves and multiple sensors in the reactors. In a parallel process, the control system also manages the production of nitrogen and oxygen from atmosphere for use in the reactor.

28th January 2011

Switches' key role in PV applications

A range of DC switch disconnectors and string boxes for photovoltaic (PV) applications is now available from Switchtec. For use in renewable energy applications, the Telergon switches' main area of use is when isolating the DC supply from a photovoltaic array. These switches are used as the main on/off switch or isolating switch for DC applications.

28th January 2011

Renewable energy supplier turns to ANSYS solutions

Renewable energy equipment developer/manufacturer IMPSA is expanding its investment in ANSYS software to create innovative wind and hydro turbines, which will make the systems more efficient and, consequently, deliver improved customer satisfaction.

28th January 2011

Optimise panel space with EPLAN

Panel systems are usually designed for 2D, but EPLAN is once more a trendsetter with the 3D module, EPLAN Pro Panel, for efficient layout planning in electrical engineering and fluid power. With EPLAN Pro Panel you can define a virtual 3D prototype of the mounting layout independently of the electrical or fluid schematic. Users benefit from associative views in the mounting layout and optimal utilisation of the space available in the enclosure.

28th January 2011

Manufacturing gets a productivity boost

Geomagic and New River Kinematics (NRK) today released Power3 Suite; integrated software that enables industrial companies to analyse, inspect and validate manufacturing processes for greater accuracy and productivity. Power3 Suite combines NRK's SpatialAnalyzer Ultimate 3D traceable metrology software, plus native CAD data import, with Geomagic Studio 12 reverse engineering software and Geomagic Qualify 12 3D inspection software. Users can quickly identify problems in the digital environment.

28th January 2011

Electrical distribution switchboards and motor control centres

An MCC, distribution board or electrical switchboard needn't be a complex structure if all the elements are considered.

28th January 2011

Modular climate control concept from Rittal

Rittal's modular climate control concept offers an easy way to add cooling to a Rittal enclosure or to upgrade an existing system. Individual climate control choices can be made, ready to use, without the need to make mounting cut outs, by simply replacing the door and choosing the appropriate climate control module in just a few steps.

17th January 2011