Industrial Technology

PCE Instruments introduced new series of borescopes

PCE Instruments recently launched a new range of industrial borescopes which are available with different camera cables to fit the individual customers’ purpose. The series is called the PCE-VE 1000 series.

26th October 2017

New sound level meters from PCE Instruments

PCE Instruments recently launched three brand-new and highly accurate class 1 and 2 sound level meters. These have been designed to tackle the wide-spread problem of noise at the workplace which can cause health issues. However, with their many functions, they can be used in many other areas of application.

26th October 2017

Accelerating deployment in the Internet of Things

Neil Bosworth of Gemalto outlines the opportunities that today’s new levels of connectivity bring, and helps demystify what it takes to deploy an enterprise-wide Internet of Things solution.

19th October 2017

CLPA passes significant milestone as membership passes 3,000

Spring 2017 has seen the global footprint of CC-Link IE and CC-Link reach a new high, with the number of CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) member companies passing 3,000. With this surge in members, of whom more than 300 are offering some 1,700 products available for the technologies, CLPA is helping to drive the digitalisation of manufacturing which is central to the goals of Industry 4.0.

18th October 2017

Drag chains feature innovative divider system

To meet the heterogeneous demands of applications in the field of Industry 4.0, Kabelschlepp Metool has developed the new Master drag chains LE60/LE80 with the innovative divider system TS3. The reduced wall thickness of the divider system lets customers benefit from more space in the interior: compared to the previous cable carrier, this achieves a space saving of 50% in the vertical and 37.5% in the horizontal. At the same time, the new Master drag chains are easy to open and fill, for time-saving harnessing from all sides.

18th October 2017

Complete measurements and complete portability

The Yokogawa DL350 ScopeCorder is the most comprehensive fully portable measuring instrument available for capturing, displaying, recording and analyzing a wide variety of electrical and physical parameters in industry sectors including automotive, electronics, energy, transport and mechatronics.

18th October 2017

Get ready for Industry 4.0 with the Rexroth IoT Gateway

The IoT Gateway is a system of coordinated hardware and software components which networks new and existing machines cost-efficiently, optimising production processes and product quality. It also provides a fast and flexible connection of machines to Industry 4.0.

18th October 2017

Suspension arm assemblies from ETA

Just introduced by ETA Enclosures UK and offered in three specification variations subject to weight requirements is a new range of ETR Suspension Arm assemblies. The structure of the support arm system is defined by machine size, enclosure dimensions and enclosure weight, the number of connection elements and the profile lengths. Load capacities, defined for a total of 1m profile including enclosure, are rated at 400N, 800N and 1200N.

18th October 2017

Industrial IoT for brownfields

As a comprehensive performance indicator, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) can play an important role in making manufacturing assets more productive. Difficulties gathering the data needed to calculate OEE, however, have often prevented it from being used to improve older brownfield systems. Now, there is a solution that lets you easily tap into the operating data of digitally isolated equipment and benefit from automated acquisition, harmonisation and analysis – including real-time OEE monitoring.

18th October 2017

The age of the PLC platform is now

Can an automation system be more than just the sum of its parts? Barry Weller of Mitsubishi Electric argues that it can and that the age of the PLC platform is now bringing a host of benefits that extend far beyond ease of programming and simplicity of integration.

18th October 2017