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Manometers - indispensable tools for industry and trade

Manometers - indispensable tools for industry and trade

A manometer is a pressure measuring instrument that is used for liquid or gaseous media, depending on the application. They are used to measure overpressure, negative pressure or the differential pressure between two media. Trade, industry, production and research depend on smooth operation. To ensure that machines and components run smoothly, it is usually necessary to measure gases or liquids.

13th January 2020
Schunk gripper plays a central role in AMRC wales opening ceremony

Schunk gripper plays a central role in AMRC wales opening ceremony

Before Christmas, the University of Sheffield officially opened its Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Cymru, a £20m state-of-the-art research and development facility in North Wales. As a member of the AMRC, Schunk UK played an integral role in the opening ceremony, holding the ribbon with a Schunk gripper for Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford to cut the ceremonial ribbon.

10th January 2020
Ultra-slim and lightweight slewing bearings from Igus

Ultra-slim and lightweight slewing bearings from Igus

Rotational movement in a confined space; these are often the requirements for slewing ring bearings in automation or stage technology applications as well as in control panels. For such compact applications, Igus has now developed a new ultra-slim slewing ring bearing range for medium loads.

1st December 2019
Circuit breakers offer higher performance

Circuit breakers offer higher performance

ABB has extended its range of moulded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) for the UK with the new SACE Tmax XT that offers higher performances, protection, metering and connectivity features up to 1600A. SACE Tmax XT breakers set new standards for extreme breaking capacity for heavy-duty applications. The devices are designed to work far beyond the normal constraints, maximizing the capacity of installations,.

1st December 2019
Mobile robot moves payloads up to 250kg

Mobile robot moves payloads up to 250kg

Omron as launched a new mobile robot, the LD-250. With a payload capacity of 250kg, the LD-250 is the strongest and newest addition to the company’s LD series of mobile robots. Together with the Fleet Manager, which enables the control of multiple mobile robots with different payloads through one system, it will contribute to realising a more flexible and optimised autonomous material transport system.

1st December 2019
Safe cable management on top drives with e-loop

Safe cable management on top drives with e-loop

Igus has introduced the e-loop energy chain for safe cable management on top drives for deep drilling rigs. The new modular system, which is made of high-performance plastic, ensures a defined minimum bend radius of the cables and withstands adverse weather conditions, as well as vibration and shock. In addition to use on deep drilling rigs, the corrosion-resistant e-loop is suitable for a range of suspended applications in the offshore industry, as well as construction machinery, shore power and wind turbines.

1st December 2019
Stylish IP68 wall mount or desktop plastic enclosures

Stylish IP68 wall mount or desktop plastic enclosures

Hammond Electronics has announced its new 1557 family. Initially available in four plan sizes, each in two heights, it is available in polycarbonate, sealed to IP68, and ABS, designed to meet IP66. The sizes are 80 x 80 x 45 and 60mm and 120 x 120, 160 x 160 and 200 x 200 in heights of 45 and 70mm. All versions are available in black and RAL 7035 grey.

1st December 2019
Mitusibishi

Mitusibishi"s new FX5UC PLC is small and mighty

Mitsubishi Electric has released its smallest and most powerful compact PLC to date, the FX5UC series Premium Micro PLC. Its diminutive size is set to help machine builders and manufacturers pack ever more functionality into a smaller space – while also providing the web access and network connectivity demanded by the latest Smart Factory applications.

1st December 2019
Intelligent safety for small brakes

Intelligent safety for small brakes

The ROBA-brake-checker module from Mayr Power Transmission is not only able to monitor and supply safety brakes without the use of sensors. It also supplies data, and therefore provides intelligent safety. Even small brake sizes can be monitored with the module. This opens up new possibilities for brake monitoring – in particular for safety brakes in servomotors and for applications in the fields of robotics and automation.

1st December 2019
Going beyond just servo valves for auto test labs

Going beyond just servo valves for auto test labs

Virtually every automotive testing laboratory knows Moog for its long-lasting servo valves. Yet the company also wants test lab managers to know about its new electric multi-axis test systems (EMATS), the Moog Test Controller with new data acquisition modules and a series of hydraulic, electric and hybrid actuators – technologies which Moog presented at the Automotive Testing Expo in Germany.

1st December 2019
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