Industrial Technology

The 5 golden rules of PLC specification

With so many choices and configurations available to the user, how should you go about selecting the correct controller for your application? Mitsubishi Electric product manager Hugh Tasker offers his five golden rules for PLC specification.

20th October 2016

RFID identification for rail industry and power plants

Phoenix Contact has extended its system marking range with a coordinated system of marking labels, cable marking labels and coloured media marking labels in accordance to all environmental and flammability standards, as well as label holders, and corresponding fixing material. The power plant identification system (KKS) is an identification system for the uniform and systematic identification of power plants. The Railway Industry marking range comprises of nearly 2000 different marking materials for signalling and rolling stock.

20th October 2016

Verotec acquires IMRAK 1400 in Â£250k+ investment

Verotec, which hold the IP for many ex-Vero Electronics metal enclosures, has acquired the stock and assets from CommNetworks for another well-known Vero product, the IMRAK 1400 cabinet range. Verotec has now acquired the stock, design drawings, UK sales rights and business contacts for the entire IMRAK 1400 family from CommNetworks.

3rd October 2016

REO UK provides voltage stabiliser for year-long documentary in the Scottish Highlands

Power quality specialist REO UK has supplied a voltage stabiliser to Initiative Electrical for use during the filming of Channel 4’s yearlong documentary, Eden. The television series sees 24 individuals spend a year creating their own society from scratch in a remote estate in the Scottish Highlands.

22nd September 2016

Improved accessories for ETA enclosures

ETA Enclosures’ continuous product development and improvement policy in association with customer feedback has evolved a new and improved range of cabinet accessories that will provide customers with more options and faster component installations.

16th September 2016

New technology for greater fan airflow

Filter fans are used to provide an optimum climate in enclosures and cabinets that contain electrical and/or electronic components. The interior temperature of an enclosure can be reduced by channelling cooler filtered outside air into the enclosure, thus expelling heated internal air. The resulting airflow prevents formation of localised hot pockets in installations and protects electronic components from overheating.

16th September 2016

Roof mounted fans

A new range of roof-mounted fans which deliver superior efficiency, flexibility, protection and ease of use has been launched by Rittal. The new range is designed to reduce the costs associated with operation, installation and maintenance while better protecting the installed equipment that they are required to cool.

16th September 2016

Power without contact

Contactless power transmission doesn’t only solve some key engineering challenges in automation, it also opens up entirely new possibilities for making a connection.

16th September 2016

Panel building for the future

Industry standard CAE tools are helping a start-up engineering design company to accelerate time to market of fully tested systems while increasing levels of collaboration with customers.

16th September 2016

Endless rotating axis

The latest innovation from Morgan’s Electrical Carbon business can be used in six-axis robots, welding turntables and trunnions. The component allows for cumbersome cables to be replaced by a slip ring transmitter, which also comprises a full 360-degree rotating axis, with an unlimited angle manoeuvrability that eliminates defective drag chains. As a result, the unit can offer continuous rotation. As the system does not have to operate in reverse, this can deliver cost and time savings, while offering customers greater flexibility in terms of programming.

16th September 2016