See Igus at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 20

Delta announces the launch of its R2-EC0902D0 32 digital input/output remote module. Featuring 32 integrated relays on the output, supporting 2 A at 30 VDC/ 250 VAC per channel, and 32 24 VDC digital inputs, the unit greatly simplifies the implementation of digital I/O on EtherCAT networks.

Kontron now offers 6th Gen Intel Atom or Celeron processors for its FlatClient ECO Panel PC series, which provide high computing and graphics performance with low power consumption.

For users of Teledyne Flir fixed thermal camera solutions such as the FLIR A38/A68, the GEVA 400 iNspect package offered by Teledyne DALSA is a simple and affordable solution. It is pre-loaded with iNspect software.

Satron PISTOR power cylinders from Plus Automation utilise a 3 bar feed pneumatic supply to precisely position a cylinder exerting 1200N and a moment of force of 360Nm for a cylinder with a 300mm throw. Double the input supply to 6 bar and the output forces also double to exert 2400N and a moment of force of 720Nm.

OKW has added a new slimline S size to its CONNECT range of handheld plastic enclosures for wired electronics. The new enclosures are 12mm slimmer than the existing size M.

Driven by the potential for data networking of future-oriented manufacturing concepts, under the heading of Industry 4.0, the automation of material handling operations is on the rise worldwide and Stäubli Fluid Connectors is now establishing a new end-of-arm-tooling product range to address these applications.

John Browett, general manager at the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), looks at how TSN is supporting the next big developments in industrial communications technologies.

See Kabelschlepp at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 76

Jeremy Shinton, product manager for Edge computing technologies at Mitsubishi Electric, explains how companies can harness TSN to create an ideal, convergent network of industrial automation devices.