Rockwell Automation has announced the launch of FactoryTalk Design Workbench, a free design software built specifically for micro control systems. Version 1 supports Micro800 controllers and provides a unified workspace for programming, configuration and troubleshooting.

Additional product versions are now available for the PSENmgate safety gate system from Pilz: a new version for more operating functions and another with optimised wiring for faster installation; and a door handle module specifically for swing gates also adds to the system.

Over 80% of a machine's environmental impact is determined at the design stage, making sustainable machine design a critical lever for change. This key statistic is emphasised in a new report from MTC focused on sustainability.

Faced with the inherent complications that come from operating multi-brand automation and production solutions, Artikon Machinery chose to streamline its operation, and turned to Delta.

Power Jacks has announced the launch of its new 10kN E-series Screw Jack designed to give engineers more capabilities and versatility in actuation, lifting and positioning solutions for machine building.

Phoenix Contact is extending its portfolio of signalling devices with three new configurable signal towers of the PSD-SC series. The models feature up to 15 RGB segments, various operating modes, and can be configured conveniently via the IO-Link interface.

With the KG-HS coupling series, JAKOB Antriebstechnik offers a high-speed version of the popular KG metal bellows coupling. It is manufactured with clamping hubs in a splitted hub design on both sides.

Festo introduces the OVEH compact vacuum generator, a versatile End of Arm Tooling (EOAT) solution designed to enhance human-robot collaboration (HRC) and other robotic applications.

Machine builders supplying customers in the European Union will already be aware of the Machinery Directive. Its replacement, the Machine Regulation, comes into force in January 2027 and introduces requirements relating to cybersecurity. However, there is another new piece of European legislation that already has implications for machine builders and system integrators, as Derek Coulson, compliance specialist at Hold Tech Files explains.

Since the 1980s, frequency inverters have been an integral part of the modular products offered by NORD DRIVESYSTEMS. The company's drive electronics portfolio meets the requirements of numerous industry applications and always stays close to the market with its developments.