Industrial Technology

Foremost introduces control panel and HMI enclosure systems

Foremost Electronics announces a new distribution partnership with Teknokol. Based in Turkey, Teknokol is a supplier to world-leading integrators of control panels, control systems, support arms and coupling towers. A family business, they value personal relationships, ensuring flexibility, fast decision making and responsiveness to individual customer needs.

6th October 2020

Customers can now shop for Lee Spring parts online with new easy to navigate layout

Lee Spring now provides its customers with the opportunity to buy online with full account management and basket purchasing facilities on their new easy to navigate website at www.leespring.co.uk – a fast ecommerce experience with highly efficient product search and CAD downloads.

6th October 2020

RS Components launches go-kart design competition to promote STEM skills through motorsport

RS Components has announced its PDC go-kart design competition – an opportunity for students to design the bodywork (livery) of PDC Racing’s new go-kart for the 2021/22 season, and win a STEM day at their school. The competition is open to children in the UK and Ireland, aged 7–16 years, and challenges them to create an eye-catching design for the go-kart. The kart will be developed and tested by the PDC Juniors teams, aged 9–14 years, who will compete in various championships across the UK throughout 2021/22.

6th October 2020

HMS Industrial Networks acquires a majority of Procentec

HMS Industrial Networks has acquired 70% of all shares in the Dutch company Procentec. Headquartered in Rotterdam, Procentec is a world leader in solutions and services for diagnostics and monitoring of industrial networks.

5th October 2020

Automatica focuses on new format event for 2021

The Automatica exhibition scheduled for December 8–11, 2020 will not take place due to the current travel restrictions in Europe in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, which are becoming more stringent. This decision has been taken by Messe München in agreement and close coordination with the conceptual sponsor VDMA Robotics + Automation and the Automatica Advisory Board. In coordination with the industry, Messe München is now developing a compact new in-person event for mid-2021, which will be adapted to the specific circumstances in times of the coronavirus. In addition, Automatica is further expanding its digital offering.

5th October 2020

RS Components reveals winners of VEX Robotics STEM coding challenge

RS Components has announced the winners of its online STEM coding challenge run in collaboration with educational robotics systems provider VEX Robotics.

2nd October 2020

Igus configurators help identify the right iglidur plain bearing material

To help customers find the right iglidur material for the appropriate application, Igus has developed a new compact, non-virtual material selector (a new sample box) for its 39 iglidur standard materials. The company has also developed a digital online iglidur system which helps customers select and calculate the material’s service life.

1st October 2020

Mouser and Molex present digital think tank for automotive technologies

Mouser Electronics and Molex have collaborated to create a new resource site devoted to connected solutions for the automotive industry. Engineers can access the informative new site by visiting https://molex.mouser.com/automotive.

1st October 2020

Cash-flow support programme for NSK linear motion products

NSK has introduced a cash-flow support programme based on a flexible stocking initiative for frequent-demand linear-motion products. Customers taking advantage of the scheme, which includes NSK’s extensive range of high-quality linear guides and ball screws, will be able to reduce their own stock and boost vital cash flow.

1st October 2020

Mitsubishi Electric and Stratus Technologies are working together to build futureproof IIoT solutions

Merging Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) is a must when implementing an effective IIoT solution, part of achieving the interconnected ‘factory of the future’. Key elements that can support the convergence of these two worlds are SCADA systems and Edge computing platforms.

1st October 2020