Industrial Technology

1kW programmable DC power supplies available in 1U high full or half rack sizes

TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the G1kW and GH1kW series of 1U high programmable DC power supplies. These new products further expand the TDK-Lambda GENESYS+ series, offering up to 1,000W output power in a choice of full or half-rack package sizes. The GENESYS+ series is ideally suited for bench-top or rack-mount equipment in a wide variety of OEM, industrial and laboratory applications.

9th July 2020

RS Components marks 10-year anniversary of DesignSpark with new resources

RS Components is celebrating 10 years of DesignSpark, the company’s online design engineering platform, with the introduction of brand new features for its website and a new design, to reflect the usability and functionality requirements of its 970,000+ community members. To mark its 10th anniversary, RS will be hosting a number of celebratory initiatives throughout the rest of 2020.

8th July 2020

Rittal publishes review of five trends for data centres

In the shift towards a smarter, more connected world, the number of demands being placed on IT are rising rapidly. Operators are seeking to satisfy a growing requirement for greater processing speeds, capacity and reliability across our IT networks and infrastructure.

7th July 2020

Hammond introduces new DIN rail enclosures

Hammond Electronics has announced its 1597DIN family of UL94-V0 flame-retardant plastic enclosures for mounting to standard IEC/EN 60715 35mm DIN rails for applications such as industrial control equipment, automation, equipment management and monitoring, HVAC controllers and distributed IoT equipment. The family consists initially of four sizes: 2, 4, 6 and 9 standard 17.5mm module widths.

5th July 2020

Yokogawa Releases PRM Commissioning Support Package R1.02

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the development and release of the PRM Commissioning Support Package R1.02, an OpreX Asset Management and Integrity family solution that is used to perform plant commissioning and periodic maintenance.

3rd July 2020

Innovative push-pull standard M12 connector â€“ cross manufacturer

Eight well-known manufacturers established on the market for M12 connectors - Phoenix Contact, Harting, Molex, Murrelektronik Electronic, Binder, Conec, Escha and Weidmüller - have come together to establish a standard for the push-pull locking mechanism of M12 connectors on the market. Together, they are pursuing the one goal of ensuring compatibility across manufacturers.

2nd July 2020

Rockwell Automation Levels Up Industrial Computing Portfolio

Rockwell Automation has announced the introduction of its VersaView 6300 family of Allen-Bradley Industrial Computers, which will be available starting August 2020. The launch of the VersaView 6300 family follows the May 2020 acquisition of ASEM S.p.A. and represents a considerable extension of the company’s capability for industrial PCs (IPC), human machine interface (HMI) and secure Industrial IoT remote access solutions.

2nd July 2020

Power over Ethernet up to 610 Meters

Panduit, a leading electrical and network infrastructure solutions company today announces its Power over Ethernet (PoE) extenders on UTP copper cable, which enables network connections to reach up to 610 meters (2000ft). This new series of devices support full duplex (bi-directional simultaneous) data transmission up to 100Mbps for 100BASE-TX or Fast Ethernet applications. Supplying power and data to up to 4-IP devices through a single copper cable, PoE extenders represent an easy to install, cost effective solution for multiple applications.

1st July 2020

DC-DC converters meet space constraints with DFN packages

Mornsun’s 4th generation of R4 Series DC-DC converters are now available from Relec Electronics in ultra-miniature DFN packages, measuring just 9.0 x 7.0 x 3.1mm.