WEG has announced the launch of its latest PLC - the PLC500 series. Designed to meet the growing demands of Industry 4.0, the PLC500 offers high performance, flexible programming and robust connectivity.

The experts at Portescap look at the considerations for design a motion system for medical devices, highlighting different needs for disposable versus reusable products.

Micro-Epsilon has enhanced its optoNCDT 1220 series of entry-level laser triangulation sensors. A new version has been launched with advanced IO-Link. This reduces costs through simplified integration and installation, faster commissioning and reduced programming effort.

Chips are produced wherever there is milling, turning or grinding. And that is exactly where the TKA series from KABELSCHLEPP Metool is a perfect solution. The cable carriers made from solid plastic feature a particularly dirt-repellent smooth surface, and excellent tightness even in the connection areas.

Leybold's new DURADRY is a dry screw vacuum pump designed for medium-harsh industrial production processes where high temperatures, high oxygen contents and corrosive conditions prevail. Examples include crystal pulling, plasma cleaning, heat treatment, coating and battery production.

Wurth Elektronik expands its proven LED product series WL-SMCW and WL-SMCC with white LEDs in 0603 and 0402 packages. These compact and highly efficient LEDs now allow white signals, front or backlighting to be achieved - without the need for a combination of red, green, and blue - which come very close to the white point in the colour coordinate system.

mk has been working intensively to further develop its conveyor technology offering, responding to the growing needs of the market and its customers. The latest developments are focused on enhancing efficiency, versatility and environmental sustainability.

With hundreds of metres of pipework for compressed air in many industrial applications, tracking down leaks is a priority. The FLIR Si2-LD acoustic camera from Teledyne FLIR makes light work of identifying leaks in pipework, even those elevated air lines that are difficult to access.

When a motion control application requires an ultra-compact motor which delivers precision, power and silence in the tiniest package, MOONS' Industries offers the new PTX05 HPM Nano Step Motor which combines a hybrid stepper stator with a PM motor's rotor, all within the sleek form of a high-speed precision micro-BLDC motor.

Vaisala is launching a new solution for industrial indoor and process measurements, Vaisala Echo. Echo connects Vaisala measurement devices and monitoring software to create an intelligent measurement infrastructure. It is a built-in feature for Echo-compatible Vaisala measurement products.