Sick has added the UC40, a powerful and compact cube sensor, to its family of ultrasonic sensors. The Sick UC40 meets the needs of wide-ranging ultrasonic detection duties up to 5m. Equipped with push-lock mounting and IO-Link, it can be quickly integrated in machinery, on conveyors and on automated mobile vehicles.

ABB is launching two new variants of its GoFa collaborative robot. The GoFa 10 and GoFa 12 offer new possibilities for companies to leverage cobot automation for enhanced efficiency. They can handle payloads of up to 10 and 12 kilograms.

Igus has developed the CFSPECIAL.192 hybrid cable to ensure trouble-free operation even for long, suspended applications. It is the only cable on the market designed specifically for hanging applications in e-chains, matching MOVILINK DDI from SEW-EURODRIVE.

Ideally suited for building IIoT functionality into new and existing machines and plant, the new AE3100 controller from IFM Electronic combines convenience and exceptional versatility with outstanding performance and a wide range of communication options.

Summer sunshine brings joy to many, but for hay fever sufferers, it isn’t always quite so welcome. Dave Walsha, sales manager at DC motor supplier EMS, explains how pollen monitoring stations can help keep allergy sufferers informed.

Foremost Electronics, the engineering-led Essex based importer and specialist distributor of electromechanical components and sub-systems, announces the availability of two new windows for protecting HMIs from enclosure specialist Fibox.

WDS has expanded its range of gas strut mounting brackets and end fittings, giving greater installation flexibility for machine and equipment builders as well as end users.

To address the growing consumer wearable electronics market, adhesives supplier Intertronics has introduced the Dymax 9200-W Series of next generation light curable encapsulants and structural and optical-positioning adhesives.

RS Group has announced a further expansion in the capability of DesignSpark with its new ‘Product Design Centre’. The design centre includes a rich pool of technical information on more than one billion electronic component part numbers, enabling DesignSpark members to make more informed decisions about the products they use in their designs.

When it comes to absorbing short peak currents, braking resistors already mounted on the inverter are a good choice. However, when operating inverters, braking resistors can also become thermally overloaded – with costly consequences. A special feature in the COMBIVERT F6 drive controllers from KEB Automation solves this problem.