binder is expanding its M12 portfolio by adding K- and L-coded overmoulded cable connectors of the 823 and 824 series, which were developed according to UL 2238. These are primarily intended for use in the power supply of field devices in automation technology.

It’s no secret that robotics and automation have been key drivers in achieving mass production. But as manufacturers seek to offer a wider variety of products able to fit individual customer needs, can automation bring personalisation to the same scale? Here, Dave Walsha, sales manager at DC motor supplier EMS, explores.

Elevate your projects with WAGO’s power supplies – the height of cost-effectiveness, reliability, and seamless integration with connected and smart features.

Bürkert has launched a water and gas intake control unit that provides filtration and pressure control of the intake media. The new Type 5110 Media Supply Unit is ideally suited for dental care machines, and the compact unit also provides advantages for wider applications that require water and air intake with filtration as well as onward pressure and flow control.

Kollmorgen has introduced the P80360 stepper motor drive, which offers real-time position correction thanks to closed-loop operation. The new drive provides versatile programming capabilities with extended positional control, while closed-loop feedback ensures improved reliability and efficiency.

The machine builder of the future is a service provider. It’s essential to optimise your service offerings in the coming years, so your customers will see you as a valuable partner throughout the entire lifecycle of your machines. The new IXON Marketplace offers over 25 apps that can help you to step up your service game.

From the treatment of narrowing arteries through to circulatory support, miniature motors act as the heart of medical devices used to treat cardiovascular disease. When selecting motor solutions for such applications, compact size and precision control are crucial factors, as the experts and Portescap explain.

Responding to market demand for higher load, HepcoMotion is expanding its range of guidance solutions for Beckhoff’s XTS with the new GFX-r – a system providing movement in rectangular paths. Based on the existing GFX design and incorporating the inherent flexibility and precision of GFX/XTS technology, the curved segments have been removed, enabling transportation of payloads up to 40kg.

The new compact EMpro DC energy meter from Phoenix Contact enables the space-saving, precise, and tamper-proof direct measurement of currents and voltages of up to 650 A/1,000 V DC.