Industrial Technology

Yuhua CCTV camera stations added to Eaton"s range of hazardous area solutions

Power management company Eaton is making its Yuhua CCTV range available to customers around the world, following successful certification to ATEX and IECEx standards by independent test house DNV. Made in Eaton’s Yuhua CCTV manufacturing plant in Changzhou, China, the Yuhua range offers system integrators and EPCs the option of specifying high quality CCTV equipment suitable for hazardous industrial applications such as oil & gas, petrochemical and marine.

23rd July 2020

Rittal"s infrastructure protects compact IT data centre within industrial unit

Marshall Tufflex is a manufacturing company, based in East Sussex, that produces PVC trunking, cable trays and a range of other products for the construction industry. It was proposed that an area within the factory floor, currently used as a workshop, could be re-purposed as a space for a compact IT computing system that would run the factory’s automated machinery.

23rd July 2020

IoT-capable energy measuring devices

The new EMpro energy measuring device product family from Phoenix Contact is now paving the way for the Internet of Things. The energy data can be integrated into local networks with just a few simple commands from any browser through the integrated REST interface.

22nd July 2020

Industrial Vision Systems launches free "Vision to Automate" guide

Against a backdrop of factory floors looking to limit human to human contact to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Industrial Vision Systems (IVS), a supplier of machine vision systems to industry, has launched a free downloadable guide explaining vision systems and machine vision. The new ‘Vision to Automate’ guide is designed to support and direct UK manufacturers who are looking to adopt smart factory systems such as robotics, vision systems, automation, and machine learning.

22nd July 2020

DesignSpark Mechanical 3D CAD modelling software receives latest upgrade

RS Components has unveiled the latest version of DesignSpark Mechanical, the free-for-download 3D CAD modelling software. Version 5.0 offers new features, enhancements and customisation options that have been developed following feedback from users. The new release coincides with the 10-year anniversary of DesignSpark.

22nd July 2020

Analog Devices announces acquisition of Maxim Integrated

Analog Devices and Maxim Integrated Products have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Maxim in an all stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at over $68 billion. The transaction, which was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, will strengthen ADI as an analogue semiconductor leader with increased breadth and scale across multiple attractive end markets.

22nd July 2020

Norgren helps deliver automotive first for Vietnam

Automotive start-up, VinFast has delivered Vietnam’s first mass-produced stamping parts in less than two years, in part thanks to tooling from Norgren, part of IMI, which is being used to produce the body panels on its flagship models.

22nd July 2020