Over the past year, the UK rail network has recorded 1.73 billion passenger journeys. With this increase comes the demand for safer, more reliable station infrastructure. One solution helping to meet these demands is the platform door system. Here, Dave Walsha, sales and marketing director at drive system supplier Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS), explores how platform screen doors are automating passenger commutes.

Now available with full application support from Mclennan in the UK, JVL's SMC66 is a separate stepper motor controller aimed at applications where size restraints, high ambient temperatures, harsh environmental conditions or vacuum operation may preclude the use of the globally leading motion control manufacturer's trademark integrated stepper motors.

SCHURTER is launching a new family of vertically mountable chokes for PCBs with very high inductance values. The current-compensated DKCV-1 chokes are designed for currents from 0.5 to 10 A. Thanks to nanocrystalline cores, they offer exceptionally high inductance in an extremely compact dimension. It is ideal for EMI suppression in industrial, medical, and test equipment up to 300 VAC/450 VDC.

PI (Physik Instrumente) offers custom precision gantry motion systems, engineered for high-accuracy industrial applications like inspection, metrology, laser processing, micro-assembly and high-end 3D printing. This system reflects PI's commitment to highly reliable, locally manufactured, precision automation solutions.

FLIR, a Teledyne Technologies company, has announced an IECEx certified version of the Si2x, an advanced industrial acoustic imaging camera purpose-built for professional inspectors who need fast, accurate compressed air and gas leak detection in hazardous environments.

New from ifm is theVSE9xx diagnostic system. Designed to bring advanced vibration diagnostics directly to the field, ifm says the solution redefines how industries monitor and maintain machine health, enabling greater efficiency and minimising costly downtime.

According to the International Energy Agency, the number of hydrogen projects announced globally surged by 50 per cent in 2023 alone. If all planned projects are realised, hydrogen production could reach 38 million tonnes per year by 2030, which is six times today's levels. Here, Mark Richards, regional manager at automation control specialist Beckhoff UK, explains why producing, storing and using hydrogen safely and efficiently requires control solutions that are flexible and capable of operating in demanding environments.

Weald Electronics announces the availability of the LMG Heavy Duty range of circular connectors. Available from Lane Electronics, the connectors are designed for use in harsh or hazardous environments such as geophysical, mining, marine and petrochemical applications and other heavy industrial applications where key priorities are high resistance to vibration and the ingress of liquids, combined with very rugged construction.

The new USL 0603 low-current chip fuse from SCHURTER combines an extended creepage distance of 1.1 mm, a fast tripping characteristic and an extended operating temperature range up to 150 degC - meeting the highest requirements in ATEX-certified systems, medical technology, and industrial sensor applications. Thanks to its low voltage drop, it is also ideally suited for energy-efficient, battery-operated designs.

PULS offers a wide range of efficient and reliable DC:DC converters which provide regulated DC output voltages of 12 V, 24 V or 48 V from a wide range of DC inputs.