A new patented mechanical power transmission monitoring product range from jbj Techniques is proving to be the perfect solution for maintenance personnel and production planners alike. It offers exceptional advantages for use within mechanical drivetrains that operate critical or non-critical processes and provides constant data about the condition of either gearboxes (AIQ Core) or the elastomers within drive couplings (AIQ Detect).

Increasing automation in industry raises the demand for precision gears. Efficiency, availability and safety will be among the main requirements in 2024. Nabtesco’s cycloidal gear systems guarantee fast, precise positioning and have been successfully used for more than 30 years in robotics and automation around the world.

Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the introduction of a new 21.5-inch TFT display module from industrial display manufacturer, Chefree Technology Corporation.

TDK Corporation has expanded its portfolio of single-phase EMC filters with the B84742A*R725 series. These components serve AC as well as DC applications up to 250 V and rated currents from 6 A to 30 A.

Linear systems used for simple adjustment and positioning tasks, such as adjustable retail displays, now have a greener, low-cost solution. Injection-moulded from regranulated, high-performance plastic, igus’s new polymer slides in the drylin Econ series are both cost effective and sustainable.

Peter Ross, founder and managing director of CP Cases, provides his insight on what 2024 holds for the manufacturing industry.

The security routers of the mGuard product family from Phoenix Contact protect your industrial OT networks against unauthorised access, either by people or malware. The new FL MGUARD 2105 and FL MGUARD 4305 versions with integrated switch were presented for the first time at SPS 2023.

Murrelektronik has expanded its IO-Link portfolio with the IP67 rated MVK Pro and IMPACT67 Pro fieldbus modules. They provide a flexible, all in one system as each port can be used as an input or output for IO-Link, digital or analogue signals.

Sustainability is one of the most important topics in industrial manufacturing, but it is not just the materials used which must be sustainable. Sustainable processes improve efficiencies and save resources and costs by avoiding or shortening machine downtimes, as the experts at HARTING explain.

In a new development in elevator technology, motor and drive supplier WEG has introduced the ADL500 inverter series. It boasts features including Safe Torque Off SIL3, Safe Brake Test (SBT), and the Safe Brake Control (SBC – SIL3) with EBC500 accessory, which allow operators to check motor break status and avoid any unintentional movement.