Industrial Technology

Sturdy, dirt-resistant plastic drag chains

Kabelschlepp Metool presents the TKK series, a new cable carrier for small installation spaces in harsh operation conditions, as required for example with lifting devices. TKK39 is dirt-repellent and extremely solid, while remaining light and compact. It delivers particularly high torsional rigidity and supports long unsupported travel of up to 5m.

21st February 2018

RS Components announces distribution agreement with Idec

RS Components has announced a distribution agreement for the EMEA region with Idec EMEA, a leading manufacturer of innovative industrial automation and control products.

1st February 2018

Wago joins forces with "strategic outsourcing specialist"

Wago has agreed a deal to supply components to PP Control & Automation for use in their electrical assemblies. The agreement is the latest in a series of new supplier partnerships struck by Wago.

31st January 2018

SSRs versus EMRs for motor protection

Rogelio Castaneda and Oscar Rivera of Sensata Technologies look at how integrated thermal protection technology can prevent solid state relay failure in industrial systems.

23rd January 2018

Laser machining centre revolutionises control panel production at LCA Controls

In a UK first, Runcorn and Ewloe-based electrical engineering firm LCA Controls has switched its control panel operations from manual production to laser-machining. The move is expected to transform its productivity and efficiency.

21st January 2018

Industry 4.0 Maturity Index provides a coherent plan

Developers, designers and users hope that Industry 4.0 will streamline processes, boost the efficiency of capacity utilisation and enable them to fulfil individual customer wishes faster. However, many companies still lack a coherent plan for Industry 4.0 implementation. The Industry 4.0 Maturity Index helps companies to approach their goals step by step, as Dr Bertolt Gärtner of TÜV SÜD ATISAE explains.

21st January 2018

Panel builder boosts design efficiency with CAE software

When Pete Walton and his associates founded PNE Controls 18 months ago, their vision was to launch a modern, dynamic panel building company that would stand out from the rest. As Pete had already used EPLAN CAE software in previous jobs, he knew that adopting the system would be an excellent way of giving his business a large competitive advantage. And he was absolutely right, as EPLAN enabled them to increase productivity by 70%.

21st January 2018

Custom enclosures at Southern Manufacturing

CamdenBoss is highlighting a number of new products including IP68 Flat Sheet Plastic Technology (FSPT) custom enclosures, a comprehensive range of circular connectors, an extensive range of electrical enclosures, new 2.54mm and screwless CamBlock Plus terminal blocks plus additional enclosures in the Takachi range.

21st January 2018

Device circuit breakers from Phoenix Contact with IO-Link technology

Networking protection and control units in systems and machines is becoming increasingly common. Operating states are gathered, visualised, and controlled within the scope of remote maintenance. The CBMC electronic circuit breakers can be incorporated into the comprehensive process control and monitoring concept via an integrated IO-Link interface. The compact, multi-channel circuit breakers are configured according to the specific system, thereby providing transparency across the entire system.

18th December 2017

First results of the CLPA/PI industry leading cooperation

SPS/IPC/Drives 2017 saw the first results of the cooperation between the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) and PROFINET & PROFIBUS International (PI), as CLPA unveiled the first working coupler device that implements the CC-Link IE/PROFINET interoperability specification. This will enable easy transmission of information between the two protocols, leading to end users and machine builders benefiting from total transparency between CC-Link IE and PROFINET, the two most prevalent networking protocols in Asia and Europe respectively.

17th December 2017