As industrial technology trends change and adapt in the wake of digital transformation, Andy Graham, Solutions Manager at SolutionsPT, looks at what's changing for the most important asset in an industrial setting, the human workforce.

Easy to open and even easier to lock, the new housing quarter turns for profile half cylinders from EMKA offer increased ease of use. At the same time, compact control racks in particular as well as distribution and meter boxes can be upgraded to a higher security level.

Parker Hannifin has enhanced its standalone and multi-axis Parker servo drives (PSD) offering with a new I/O option board. This versatile option card, accommodating one or two cards per drive, introduces an array of technical features that improve the adaptability and performance of the complete PSD family.

Atlas Copco Compressors has introduced what it says is the world's first dual-speed compressor, the GA 11-30 FLX. Positioned between fixed-speed compressors and those with variable speed drives (VSD), the GA FLX gives compressed air users a third option.

When it comes to the precise processing of plastics, paper, textile and sheet metal it is necessary to unwind, wind or rewind continuous material webs with a defined tension to achieve perfect subsequent processing steps. That's why STOBER is focused on ensuring companies working in these industries, and others, get both quality and precision from every single roll.

Control Techniques introduces the SI-I/O 24 Plus, a simple yet cost-effective option module that provides a plug-in high density I/O expansion solution for its dynamic Digitax HD servo drives and high performance Unidrive range.

Although standard products from the binder portfolio suit most applications, they do not fit all of them. In such cases, the Neckarsulm-based manufacturer's solution expertise comes into play: namely in the form of exclusive connectors that are perfectly tailored to the application.

If different electrical components are combined in an appliance inlet to form a power entry module, the individual power losses and temperature deratings of all components involved must be carefully taken into account in order to ensure long-term safe operation, warn the experts at SCHURTER.

SensoPart introduces the latest software update for its VISOR series, enhancing the VISOR vision sensors with features for precise contour checks and individual markings, which the company says would previously only be available in significantly more expensive and complex vision systems.

Kieran Bennett, industry manager for food, beverage, chemical and petrochemical at Burkert looks at the importance of process accuracy and how it can be achieved with innovative flowmeter technology.