Condition monitoring specialist Sensonics has recently achieved ISO 45001 certification and now has a fully integrated management system which also encompasses ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. This is in line with Sensonics ongoing approach to provide customers with the most innovative products and services, (more...)

International collaboration takes Vaisala and the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) to Mars onboard NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. The rover is scheduled to launch on July 30, 2020. Vaisala’s sensor technology combined with FMI’s measurement instrumentation will be used (more...)

As businesses begin to reopen after the extended lockdown period, cashflow will be key to survival for many. PVL managing director Steve Moorey is concerned that companies could be massively over-paying for key components, putting themselves at a disadvantage against their competitors as well as (more...)

PROFINET is the world's leading Ethernet-based communication protocol for industrial automa-tion transferring large volumes of data quickly and safely in real time. To advance the research of this technology in moving applications, igus has now joined the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO) as a (more...)

Basler, a leading international manufacturer of high-quality imaging components for computer vision applications, has appointed OEM Automatic as new official distribution partner for the UK and Ireland from July 2020. OEM Automatic Ltd has the capability to handle technical and commercial affairs (more...)

Analog Devices (ADI) has announced it received a BAE Systems ‘Partner 2 Win’ Supplier of the Year Award for “Original Component Manufacturer of the Year,” based on exceptional performance and contributions to supply chain success in 2019 for BAE Systems’ Electronic (more...)

Following the Government’s decision to cancel all large-scale events and public gatherings, the UK Industrial Vision Association is pleased to announce the launch of the new Technology Presentation Hub on 14 May 2020. Born out of the unforeseen postponement of this year’s UKIVA Machine (more...)

Laser triangulation sensors from Micro-Epsilon are being used to measure the lateral position of rail bogie wheels relative to the rail head in a groundbreaking rail traction technology project by Derby-based company, SET Limited. ActiWheel is an innovative traction system that uses artificial (more...)

SICK is holding a series of hands-on training days to help machine builders and end-users progress on their Industry 4.0 journey by unlocking valuable data from IO-Link sensors via a PLC. During the one-day course, delegates will learn, step-by-step, how to set up an IO-Link Master to enable sensors (more...)

ATC Semitec, the UK’s leading distributor of temperature sensors, has announced that the Heraeus Nexensos’ range of platinum sensors has joined its line-up of precision thermal components. Heraeus is the worldwide market and technology leader in platinum thin film technology. ATC (more...)