Industrial Technology

The future of the data-driven industrial revolution

Heiko Luckhaupt from RS Components looks at the short-, medium- and long-term outlook for data-capable industrial applications and what these new capabilities might deliver in terms of performance gains and transparency

6th September 2017

High-end chainflex series with alloy conductor and TPE outer jacket for bend radii of 4xd

For confined spaces, igus has introduced a new data cable series into its chainflex product range. The CF298 (unshielded) and the CF299 (shielded), which have a small bend radius down to 4xd (from 15 millimetres), are ideal for short, very fast moving applications, such as those found in pick-and-place machines.

4th August 2017

RS teams up with Crowdcube to help bring DesignSpark ideas to fruition

RS Components has announced that it is collaborating with Crowdcube, the leading UK-based online equity crowdfunding platform, to help members of its DesignSpark engineering community realise their product and business ideas.

3rd August 2017

Cable test results letting users down in real world applications

Engineers are being badly let down by existing standards for testing flexible cables, with neither of the regularly quoted standards being meaningful in real world dynamic applications. So says Richard Habering, global product manager for chainflex cables at Igus, adding: “The only way to reliably certify cables for dynamic applications within energy chains is to test them within energy chains.”

27th July 2017

Verotec chosen for Multi Scout SV project

Verotec has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide custom 19in 6U 600mm deep rack cases to house part of the ISAR system in the AJAX next generation armoured fighting vehicles developed for the UK Army.

27th July 2017

Choosing a stainless hinge

Good design frequently goes unnoticed. This is because, firstly, a well-functioning product naturally receives less recognition than a product with flawed operation and, secondly, the design details that constitute a high-quality product are often not obvious to an end user.

27th July 2017

Control panel design for the future

Panel builders constantly struggle against price pressures and the need to meet tight delivery schedules, but the possibilities are expanding thanks to new CAE software that streamlines the design and construction of control cabinets, switchboards and flexible power distribution systems. Ken Christie of Eplan explains how panel builders can significantly reduce their design and production costs.

27th July 2017

Pole kits extend mounting options for enclosures

Sealed enclosures are designed for indoor or outdoor installation, and they will normally have holes positioned outside the sealed area to enable the enclosure to be attached directly to flat surfaces without compromising the environmental protection.

27th July 2017

Distribution boards help keep pressure stable for divers

The Bends, or decompression sickness, is one of the greatest fears for all divers. If they rise from great depths too quickly, the decompressing of their bodies as the water pressure reduces can cause gas bubbles to form in their bodies, blocking blood flow and causing cellular damage.

27th July 2017

Don"t get lost in the fog

Cloud computing offers processing power and storage capabilities that few organisations can match, and for a relatively low cost. Indeed, there are those who believe one day, all our computing will reside in the cloud. However, there is a pressing issue with cloud computing and that is bandwidth which is why there is a new acronym in town – fog computing, which is inclined towards an element of local processing and storage. What’s more, it builds greater resilience into the system and gives greater protection to the most sensitive data. Its growth is fuelling demand from businesses for smaller, five-rack systems.

27th July 2017