Rockwell Automation will present its latest solutions designed to support manufacturers with innovative technologies across artificial intelligence, digital engineering, cybersecurity and sustainability at SPS 2024.

An automotive manufacturer uses simple, low-cost inductive sensors from Contrinex to provide a robust and reliable system of identifying the product variant of a vehicle body as it enters an assembly area.

IDEC has expanded its operator interface (OI) family with the new HG1J Series touchscreen, providing vivid visualisations and responsive multi-touch operation, all in an extremely compact form factor so the technology can be used in more applications than ever before.

As part of its commitment to continued drive development, Nidec Drives has launched the Control Techniques KI-Keypad Plus, its most technically advanced drive user interface to date.

Thomson Industries has announced the availability of an external safety interlock option for vertical ball screw applications. The SFM safety nut is a secondary nut designed to hold a vertical load if the primary system fails.

In times of great challenges, it is crucial for machine manufacturers to strengthen their resilience and develop new competitive advantages. At SPS in Nuremberg, Lenze will be showcasing solutions that OEMs can use to sustainably increase their productivity and efficiency despite a lack of resources, IT expertise, high costs and pressure to innovate.

Available with full support from the UK motion control specialist Mclennan, the STF series open loop microstepping drives from Applied Motion Products (AMP) are designed for optimal use in Industrial Ethernet based automation systems that demand deterministic, real-time motion control.

Moog announces the launch of the EPU-G, the latest addition to its Electrohydrostatic Pump Unit (EPU) portfolio, featuring a newly designed 4-quadrant internal gear pump and a high dynamic servomotor, targeting applications with flow rates of 20 to 85 l/min and pressure levels up to 345 bar.

Available from motion control specialist Mclennan, a range of miniature geared stepper motors and a companion single-axis stepper drive from Micro Motors. provide a simple, versatile and affordable solution for basic position- and/or speed-based motion control.

Nabtesco's high-tech gears guarantee dynamic, pin-point motions and enable substantial cost optimisation in combination with increased performance. Nabtesco will demonstrate this technology in action at SPS in Nuremberg from 12-14 November, 2024.