Featuring a high-performance polymer housing, the MSM II XP from SCHURTER is designed for applications that demand electrical insulation, reduced weight, and flexible device integration. IK10 impact resistance, IP67 front-side protection, and numerous configuration options ensure reliable operation in industrial and medical technology applications.

OEM Automatic offers an extensive product portfolio from STEGO, covering heating, cooling, regulating, measuring and lighting, alongside accessories and condition-monitoring solutions.

Personalised medicine is accelerating the pace of change inside the lab. The question for machine builders and end users is whether the automation beneath those workflows can change quickly enough to keep up. Here, Bradley McEwan, business development manager at Beckhoff UK, explains why PC-based control is the perfect foundation for lab automation in a world with growing demand for personalised medicine.

Nabtesco backlash-free gearboxes and actuators combine high precision and power density with a compact design and digital functions, enabling precise movements and sensitive interaction with the environment. With comprehensive development and mass-production expertise, Nabtesco delivers scalable drive solutions for high-volume production.

Thanks to its versatile interfaces, the NORDAC PRO frequency inverter from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS can be easily integrated into automation environments. As a control centre between control and axis motion, it provides optimum control of the drive and peripherals.

Micro-Epsilon has introduced a new inline, non-contact, high precision sensor system that is specially designed for biaxial measurement of diameter (thickness) and position of ultra-fine wires and small round materials such as precision tubes, glass fibres, medical devices, transparent objects and for inline quality control of bar stock. The system is capable of measuring diameters from as small as 30 um.

Automation continues to expand across demanding manufacturing, logistics and food production applications. Therefore, ReeR is trusted to provide safety systems that work in demanding operating environments.

OEM Automatic and Motion29 offer more than just component supply. With extensive UK stockholding, an experienced in-house workshop and the capability to deliver bespoke solutions, customers benefit from reduced lead times, simplified procurement and quicker delivery of finished products to site.

The instinct for customisation remains deeply embedded in aerospace engineering, but it is increasingly being tested by the realities of modern program development, as the experts at Portescap explain.