Thomson Industries has added advanced controllability options to its Electrak LL line of long-life electric linear actuators. In addition to the 600 km of maintenance-free life and 100% duty cycle performance inherent to all the Electrak LL models, machine designers can now get absolute position feedback, CAN bus integration, reduced current flow and higher speeds.

Safety guard interlocks help protect operators when working with rotating equipment and other high-risk machinery. However, interlocks are vulnerable to manipulation, putting operators in danger from unsafe machinery. To prevent this issue, David Dearden, Managing Director of Euchner UK, offers suggestions on how machine builders can prevent operator bypass.

Torus machine guarding is designed to provide robust protection for a variety of needs, including safeguarding machinery, preventing trespassing, and ensuring the safety of your environment. These bespoke solutions are perfect for any industrial setting where safety and efficiency are paramount. Assessing individual needs is just the first step; here, sales engineer Ben Hughes talks us through the process.

For quick, easy and precise clamping of shafts and hubs, ABSSAC offers a wide range of hydraulic clamping bushes. ETP products simplify shaft connection and maintenance - whether the hubs are to be removed or repositioned, the mounting and dismantling process can be done in seconds.

PULS announces the launch of its new series of PISA-M 4-channel electronic circuit breakers (ECBs). These devices are the perfect safety and power distribution tool for applications with power requirements ranging from 90 W to 480 W.

IDEC Corporation announces the new SX8R Bus Coupler module, which empowers users to easily deploy I/O modules throughout equipment and systems. This supports the industry design trend of using smaller, decentralised control panels to simplify installations and reduce wiring complexity, resulting in overall cost efficiency.

Moxa will be presenting itself at InnoTrans 2024 with the theme 'Forging Mobility Ahead'. The company will be showcasing the world's first router that is certified according to IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 (SL2) as well as switches, IP cameras and embedded railway computers with integrated cybersecurity for various applications in rail transportation.

Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the availability of two new COM-HPC module from leading embedded computing solutions supplier, AAEON. The HPC-RPSC and HPC-ADSC modules offer support for 12th and 13th generation Intel Core processors and have been designed to deliver high performance embedded computing for demanding applications.

Medical experts and sports scientists are becoming increasingly reliant on engineers as their disciplines become more and more technical. Mark Ingham looks at some of the projects his company, Sensor Technology, has helped behind the scenes.

Motion Control Products (MCP) is excited to introduce a range of high quality, high precision slotless BLDC motors for fast movements and a robust power delivery motion system.