In industries where equipment maintenance and inspection are routine, the use of removable service panels is essential. However, the risk of panel misplacement, damage, or injury during servicing remains a persistent challenge. To address this, manufacturers and engineers are increasingly adopting lightweight tethers and lanyards as a simple yet highly effective solution, as the experts at Able Components explain.

ABB has announced two new safety features for its Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) technology, introducing certified anchor points and LED motor lights, inside ring motor chambers. Designed to meet customer needs, these upgrades will improve operational efficiency and safety for inspection teams working in confined spaces at heights over 20m.

LEMO introduces the OPTIMA D Series, a compact and rugged connector platform engineered for performance in the most demanding environments. Purpose-built for defence, aerospace and mission-critical systems, the new series combines miniaturised form factors with military-grade reliability.

John Crane has launched the Type 8628VL, a next generation mechanical seal engineered to solve the oil and gas industry's toughest challenges: maintaining sealing integrity in multiphase ethane and ethylene pipelines.

The Trio Power power supplies from Phoenix Contact for panel mounting with an output of up to 2.5 kW now feature Push-in connection. The devices with an output voltage of 24 or 48 V DC are characterised by their high power density and efficiency in a compact design.

Contrinex's YBES Extended Slim Type 4 safety light curtains and their wireless configuration and monitoring via Bluetooth using the ContriApp provide safe solutions and reduce changeover time and cost.

RARUK Automation has announced a new partnership with Thomson, a Regal Rexnord Brand. The global leader in mechanical motion technology recently launched the Movotrak CTU (cobot transfer unit). RARUK Automation, known for supplying Universal Robots collaborative robots (cobots), can now offer Movotrak CTU as a complimentary product to its customers.

JAKOB Antriebstechnik offers the metal bellows steel coupling KGH, which is manufactured in the extremely easy-to-assemble split-hub design, also as a stainless steel version (KGH-VA).

In today's fast-paced manufacturing environment, the safety of your team and the reliability of your machinery are non-negotiable. At the heart of this safety for industrial electrical equipment lies a crucial standard: EN 60204-1, as the experts at Caltest Instruments explain.

To help device manufacturers understand what defines a medical adhesive and how to specify one for their application, Intertronics has released a new white paper: 'What is a medical adhesive? Key properties, use cases, and regulatory considerations'.