Today, our understanding of the ‘Smart Factory’ is unequivocally linked with deep learning and AI. This is very different to our understanding of the concept fifteen years ago, when the first visions of the Smart Factory of the future emerged, as Mark Clemens, connectivity architect and security strategist at COPA-DATA, explains.

The nEDC300 from Edwards Vacuum is the latest iteration of mono claw vacuum pumps which boasts a range of inventive attributes that not only boost performance but also minimise noise levels, improve reliability and facilitate on-site maintenance.

As part of a drive to get robots into more and more workplaces, operating side-by-side with humans, a team of expert development engineers at global motion control specialist NSK has come up with a novel way to improve the mobility of collaborative robots (cobots): the NSK Active Caster.

Titan Enterprises has redesigned its OG5 flowmeter. These compact rugged positive displacement flowmeters incorporate a new machined stainless-steel, high viscosity design for both the body and caps, which has also enabled an increase in the standard design pressure for these units.

Damien Moran, pharmaceutical industry specialist at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, explains the challenges of creating new production lines or expanding existing ones in pharmaceutical plants.

Pepperl+Fuchs is expanding its portfolio of VisuNet FLX series operator and monitoring workstations with a version for outdoor use and use in an extended temperature range from -20 °C to +50 °C.

OMRON has launched the K7DD-PQ Series, an advanced motor condition monitoring device designed to automate the detection of abnormalities in manufacturing sites. This series specifically focuses on monitoring servomotors that frequently change speed and motors with rapidly changing loads.

Ruland has released mountable shaft collars with face holes for applications where the shaft collar needs to be directly mounted to a component such as a pulley, sprocket, or metallic plate.

The Axioline P product family from Phoenix Contact enables standard and intrinsically safe (Ex i) input/output signals to be acquired via redundant Modbus/TCP bus couplers. Installed in Ex zone 2, the devices enable the signals of the input/output modules to be connected directly from Ex zones 0, 1, or 2.

Abssac’s precision lead screws are essential components that convert rotational motion into linear displacement. These screws are available in various sizes to cater to a wide range of applications.