Ali Khalil, development sales manager for high voltage solutions at industrial equipment manufacturer WEG explains that deciding when to use a soft starter instead of a VFD involves assessing four key factors: speed control, price, size and energy efficiency.

Nabtesco says it has taken quality, precision, production and service to a new level with a new range of zero backlash strain wave gears manufactured by Ovalvo. They feature maximum precision, availability and cost-effectiveness, to guarantee outstanding performance and efficiency.

ifm launches the DP1615 Control Module, which it says is a groundbreaking innovation for RGBW LED strips and sets a new benchmark in lighting technology, delivering unmatched performance and versatility across various industries.

With the ST 152, SIGMATEK is expanding its S-DIAS Motion line with a high-performance stepper motor output stage for DIN rails. It is designed to control two-phase stepper motors with a nominal voltage of up to 50 V DC and a continuous current of 5 A.

The e-spool microphone reeler from igus enables the automated feeding of microphone cables up to 30m long; no slip ring means perfect sound quality.

Parker Hannifin is introducing the enhanced version of proportional cartridge throttle valve series, TFP, along with its DFplus generation IV pilot valve. The new pilot valve further reduces the step response times by up to 30%, which the company says makes the TFP the fastest valve in its class.

The next time you require a spring in a critical or high duty cycle environment, the machined spring from may be the answer to your design problems, as the experts at ABSSAC explain.

Murrelektronik reports that system designers are increasingly opting for MQ 15 connectors to supply power quickly, cost-effectively and safely to asynchronous or three-phase motors up to 7.5 kW or to frequency converters.

Specialist panel builders will be pleased to learn that the FDB Panel Fittings Online store now has ex-stock availability of pedestal style hinges for enclosure and cabinet doors.

Anyone dealing with plant and machinery should have one thing above all: up-to-date information on machinery safety. And that's what every delegate obtains when they get involved in training with Pilz Automation UK.