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High clamp force PCB retainers available from Foremost

High clamp force PCB retainers available from Foremost

Foremost Electronics can now supply the nVent/Schroff Card-Lok range of innovative high thermal performance and high clamp force PCB retainers for use in rugged environments. The new Card-Lok retainers have been designed to be drop-in replacements for most applications currently using standard Card-Loks and provide on average more than 3X the amount of clamp force compared to similarly sized Card-Loks.

20th October 2021
LEM launches high accuracy transducer for current measurement of trackside applications

LEM launches high accuracy transducer for current measurement of trackside applications

LEM has introduced a new current transducer series, said to be ideal for retrofitting trackside applications or for reducing the cost of new installations. Due to its robust design and standardised 4-20 mA out, it can also be used in automation or the control of PV-plants. The transducer’s primary circuit (patent pending), in combination with two ASiCs to detect the magnetic field, enables precise current measurement.

20th October 2021
How heating technology is helping to green industries

How heating technology is helping to green industries

Tighter regulations, mounting public concern and shifts in the economy have all put pressure on industries to explore green technologies. But after decades of pursuing the low-hanging fruit, many industries are facing tough engineering problems. However, making industry greener need not be an arduous, futuristic or excessively expensive task. Here, Dennis Long, strategic marketing director for energy processes business unit at industrial technology manufacturer Watlow, examines three areas where heating technology can support greener processes.

20th October 2021
Fluke debuts fixed acoustic imager for manufacturing environments

Fluke debuts fixed acoustic imager for manufacturing environments

Fluke Process Instruments has released its first fixed acoustic imaging solution. The SV600 fixed acoustic imager enables users to detect, locate and visualise air and gas leaks or changes in sound signatures across their process and equipment in real-time before they become costly problems. By using an array of sophisticated sound sensors and powerful SoundMap technology, the SV600 translates the sounds that it hears into a visual representation so users can quickly locate and quantify problem areas.

20th October 2021
Single-board computer offers native AI inference capabilities without a dedicated graphics card

Single-board computer offers native AI inference capabilities without a dedicated graphics card

Kontron has introduced a new generation of 3.5” single-board computers built on the latest 11th generation Intel Core U processor series and Celeron 6000 series. The new 3.5” SBC-TGL is designed for graphics-intensive or AI-enabled, low-latency embedded systems used in smart retail, industrial automation, smart city, medical and other IoT/IIoT applications.

20th October 2021
Architectural products safely 3D printed with Igus energy chain system

Architectural products safely 3D printed with Igus energy chain system

Whether creating unique store concepts, futuristic concrete stairs and modern building facades, Dutch architectural design company Aectual produces very special architectural projects with the help of its robot-driven XXL 3D printer. For reliable ‘lights-out’ robot operation, the designers opted for highly flexible chainflex cables in a triflex R energy chain with a pneumatic retraction system. In the seventh axis, an E4/light energy guide supplies the robot with energy and data.

20th October 2021
Nord Drivesystems presents technologies for efficient, digital system concepts at SPS

Nord Drivesystems presents technologies for efficient, digital system concepts at SPS

Intelligent and efficient drive systems help to optimise and speed up processes whilst saving costs. Nord Drivesystems will show how this looks like at SPS in Nuremberg from 23 to 25 November 2021. The focus will be on innovative drive solutions for smart and digital automation – from modern frequency inverters to high-efficiency IE5+ motors up to the DuoDrive geared motor.

20th October 2021
Yokogawa invests in Web Synergies to expand global digital transformation capabilities

Yokogawa invests in Web Synergies to expand global digital transformation capabilities

Yokogawa Electric has invested in Web Synergies, a Singapore-based company that provides IT and integrated IT and operational technology (OT) solutions. Yokogawa and Web Synergies have been successfully collaborating on solutions and services for internal and external digital transformation (DX) engagements for more than ten years. This equity participation will enhance this collaboration and complement Yokogawa’s DX engineering capabilities to support the development of integrated IT/OT portfolios and the shift to the cloud.

20th October 2021
Small business joins the automotive research conversation

Small business joins the automotive research conversation

Griffiths Precision Moulds (GPM) is conducting independent research into the use of 3D printing and electro-active aerodynamics for the design, manufacture, and performance of supercars. Brad Griffiths, a senior CAD engineer at the small family-run business on the Wirral, designed the experimental vehicle using 3D modelling software back in 2018 and is now coming to the end of a five-year building process. The car is called Nighthawk, “which is apt,” Brad laughs, “given how many hours of sleep I have lost in the process of making it.”

19th October 2021
What is condition monitoring and why do I need it?

What is condition monitoring and why do I need it?

Condition monitoring uses sensors to monitor equipment and give an early warning of failure. This dramatically reduces costs by allowing planned maintenance instead of catastrophic failure and production loss. But often vibration and temperature monitoring is seen as too expensive or too complex for small to medium businesses.

19th October 2021
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