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High power in a compact housing for panel mounting

1 day ago

The Trio Power power supply for panel mounting from Phoenix Contact provides high power of up to 2.5 kW in a compact housing. With their flexible panel mounting and comprehensive functions, the robust devices can be used in a wide range of applications, such as machine building, robotics or battery storage systems.

High power in a compact housing for panel mounting

The future of industrial machine health monitoring

1 day ago

TDK Corporation subsidiary TDK SensEI is unveiling its latest product line, edgeRX, which it says represents a significant leap forward in industrial maintenance, bringing cutting-edge innovation to the forefront of machine health monitoring.

The future of industrial machine health monitoring

Automation is key to the future of UK battery manufacturing

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According to a 2023 House of Commons Committee Report, the UK faces a "gigafactory gap," and will need 100GWh of capacity by 2030 and 200GWh by 2040. While the focus of debate around gigafactories is often on high-level policy decisions, international investment and government funding, automation technologies are the unsung heroes of the gigafactory, argues Stephen Hayes, manager director at automation specialist Beckhoff UK.

Automation is key to the future of UK battery manufacturing

Mitsubishi Electric unveils enhanced suite of production life cycle management solutions

1 day ago

Mitsubishi Electric has unveiled an enhanced suite of life cycle management solutions to help production plants achieve high quality and sustainable performance by maintaining key production assets, managing automation obsolescence, minimising downtime and developing people.

Mitsubishi Electric unveils enhanced suite of production life cycle management solutions

OPmobility adopts PLM from Siemens Xcelerator to optimise product design process

4 days ago

OPmobility is partnering with Siemens to adopt its Teamcenter X Product Lifecycle Management software. OPmobility's increasingly complex products now include electronics and software, to create intelligent exterior and complex lighting systems, as well as energy storage systems, which include battery and hydrogen electrification solutions in addition to fuel tanks.

PTFE-free solutions for the industries of tomorrow

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igus is proud to showcase PTFE-free materials and a complete energy chain series made of recycled material.

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Industrial Technology Magazine - Spring 2025

Cover Story
2  Selecting the optimal end-of-arm equipment


Industrial update
8  Harness AI to transform development and engineering
10 Recyclable artificial vision system could be sweet for the environment
12 £83bn boost to UK economy if SMEs achieve their growth ambitions

14 Li-ion raw materials impact the battery recycling market

Aerospace report
16 Specialised aircraft bearings for extreme heat and pressure

Food manufacturing
18 Grasping the full potential of sensors
19 Baking rolls on a large scale

Medical report
20 Advanced drive systems could revolutionise surgical robots
21  Miniature ballscrews for medical applications

Design Engineering
23 Discovering the benefits of a machined spring
24 Thread grooves with the highest requirements
26 Bonding artificial turf to various substrates
28 Take action if you’re suffering from arc eye

Machine building
31 Flat packed kits versus fully assembled solutions
32 Encoders for position and motion control
34 Programming barrier to the democratise of automation

36 Keeping conveyors rolling
38 Overcoming the reluctance to automate with robotics
40 Ultrasonic inspection machine relies on servo drive system
42 Harmonised standards for risk assessments
44 Safe, seamless collaboration between cobots and humans
46 Control upgrade reduces configuration time by 75%
48 Machine vision improves component inspection

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