Industrial Technology

Rittal cooling units now with new output class

Rittal is extending the Blue e+ range with a new unit to provide an output class as low as 1.6kW, extending the existing range of between 2 to 6kW.

27th February 2018

Festo introduces new one-day seminar on basics of Industry 4.0

In response to strong market demand, Festo Training & Consulting has launched a new seminar entitled ‘The Fundamentals of Industry 4.0’. The one-day course – the first of which takes place on 8th March 2018 – is ideal for those who wish to gain a broader understanding of what Industry 4.0 is about: without talking about products.

22nd February 2018

Enclosure positioning is as important as specification

A TV property pundit once said that the three most important factors to consider when assessing a building where location, location and location. According to Chris Lloyd of Spelsberg the same adage holds true when choosing where to position electrical enclosures. He takes us through the correct decision making process for locating that perfect spot.

21st February 2018

IP66 enclosures now in ten sizes

Rolec’s technoBOX ABS electronic enclosures are now available in 10 sizes, many of which are compatible with other standard products. The company says the tough modern technoBOX is a cost effective range of enclosures suitable for a wide range of industrial electronic and electrical applications.

21st February 2018

Protecting sensitive equipment in the field

A highly unusual equipment shelter for protecting field-instrumentation and automation makes all the system components that are required for normal operation accessible via the exterior of the building. This 'inside out' design approach can dramatically reduce shelter sizes, and greatly simplify construction and installation.

21st February 2018

Rack enclosures enable global network infrastructure to expand

Some 98% of all intercontinental telephone calls, internet traffic, emails, messaging and private data traffic is carried as digital data by fibre optic cables laid by specialist ships across the world’s oceans. Today’s cables, typically 25mm in diameter and weighing some 1.5 tonnes/km, are a far cry from the first working cables, laid in 1853 and linking Great Britain with Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands. Spellman manufactures ship-borne power feed equipment, PFE, used to power submarine fibre optic cable repeaters.

21st February 2018

Assured moisture protection in missile containers

Sensitive military electronics and electro-optic equipment need to be manufactured and stored in conditions where the impact of moisture is minimised. The sensitive components that make this technology so powerful are all located in the nose of the missile. This therefore becomes the part of the missile most affected by the presence of moisture.

21st February 2018

Slimline motor controllers create space in enclosures

Small drives for machines and equipment are typically powered up to 9.0 A, and are protected by conventional motor circuit breakers. However, when space in the enclosure is limited, it is very difficult to find room for significant numbers of protective components. Rittal’s new motor controllers for its RiLine Compact power distribution system offers a sophisticated solution. To assist the engineer Rittal has also produced a 3D configurator that reduces the time required to generate Compact RiLine busbar systems.

21st February 2018

REO adds new interfaces to power controllers

REO UK has added the flexibility of PROFINET and EtherNet/IP to models in its range of REOTRON power controllers and its range of REOVIB vibratory feeder controllers. In the REOTRON range, the devices include three-phase thyristor controllers for industrial ovens in food manufacturing environments, metal evaporators, melting crucibles and infra-red dryers, as well as current converters for electroplating applications.

21st February 2018

Increasing modularity in the field

The Phoenix Contact block-modular Axioline E I/O system product portfolio also includes IO-Link I/O boxes with immediate effect. With the eight-channel Axioline E AXL E IOL DI8 M12 6P and AXL E IOL DO8 M12 6P IO-Link I/O boxes, the Axioline E IO-Link master can be set up as a modular I/O station and signals distributed in the plant or machine can be acquired or issued. This enables users to adapt their I/O volume in the field flexibly and economically.

21st February 2018