Industrial Technology

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Smart controller for Industry 4.0

Smart controller for Industry 4.0

Brainboxes has launched a smarter way to know what’s happening on your production line. Sense, sort and send your machine data to minimise downtime, speed up response time and maximise profits.

22nd February 2019
Space and cost issues resolved with Festo flat rodless cylinder

Space and cost issues resolved with Festo flat rodless cylinder

Festo is broadening customer choice of rodless cylinders with the introduction of an outstanding new, clean line variant. Called DLGF, the new rodless cylinder is designed to significantly reduce design time and cost in applications where space is at a premium.

22nd February 2019
Maximising efficiency and flexibility in optical testing of airbag diffusers

Maximising efficiency and flexibility in optical testing of airbag diffusers

Automation system developer Gefasoft was commissioned to design an optical testing machine for airbag diffusers. In the event of an accident, diffusers determine the direction of airflow in the airbag. This critical component has to be examined and tested reliably for potential faults. The customer’s goal was to achieve an average cycle time of less than two seconds, despite there being 15 processes of varying durations. 

22nd February 2019
Frameless brushless motors offer advantages for machine automation

Frameless brushless motors offer advantages for machine automation

For many OEM and specialised motion control applications, integrating frameless servo motors directly into the machine design can provide numerous advantages. Kollmorgen’s KBM series frameless brushless motors – available with full support from its UK certified partner Heason Technology - comprise of separate rotor and stator components offering a direct-drive servo system that has a minimum installed footprint, superior mechanical stiffness with zero backlash and maximum torque density.

22nd February 2019
DC motors with built-in intelligence

DC motors with built-in intelligence

New from OEM Automatic is the Mini Motor DBS, a true ‘one stop shop’ for automation and control featuring a built-in drive and absolute encoder with optional worm or planetary gearbox. With all the popular network protocols available, the company says the DBS motors give a performance to size ratio greater than ever before.

22nd February 2019
Flat DC-servomotors with more torque

Flat DC-servomotors with more torque

More and more applications in the areas of robotics, prosthetics, laboratory automation, medical device technology, pumps, and aircraft cabin equipment require high torque in a very short length. Faulhaber has raised the bar in the area of high performance, external rotor, slotted drives with the introduction of the BXT family of flat brushless DC motors, available from EMS.

22nd February 2019
The SICK Encoder with IO-Link – Imagine the Possibilities

The SICK Encoder with IO-Link – Imagine the Possibilities

Industry 4.0 promises to shine the bright light of digitisation and connectivity through an organisation and sweep away its last dark corners, so that all processes are visible, data is available, and workflows optimised across an interconnected universe.

22nd February 2019
Enclosures for the Internet of Things

Enclosures for the Internet of Things

The new 1551V miniature ventilated sensor enclosures from Hammond Electronics are designed to house sensors and  small sub-systems installed in the manufacturing environment as part of IoT systems.

22nd February 2019
Strong, small ABS enclosures with lids

Strong, small ABS enclosures with lids

Following the recent announcement of the expansion of its business, BCL Distribution, the specialist UK manufacturer of standard and custom plastic enclosures, has expanded its

22nd February 2019
New range of powerful and small magnetic catches

New range of powerful and small magnetic catches

Back in the eighties the first neodymium magnets were devised by companies in Japan and America. They are enormously strong compared to ferrite magnets and have found themselves at the heart of many aspects of modern technology, from hard drives to hybrid and electric cars.

22nd February 2019
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