Industrial Technology

Design Engineering

Machinery guarding: the importance of safety

Machinery guarding: the importance of safety

With a deep understanding of the importance of safety, KJN has an effective solution, with high quality profiles and accessories that can build up into high performance guards to meet the needs of just about any application.

21st October 2015
The first self-lubricating plastic bearing for continuous high rotational speeds

The first self-lubricating plastic bearing for continuous high rotational speeds

With the new iglidur L500 material, motion plastics specialist igus has released its newest specialist bearing solution, ideally suited for continuous operation in high-speed rotation appli-cations under low loads.

21st October 2015
3,200 assembled cables: configurable online and delivered from 24 hours

3,200 assembled cables: configurable online and delivered from 24 hours

Cable specialist igus has expanded its range of assembled drive cables to a total of 3,200 types. With the addition of Mitsubishi and Parker, two new manufacturer standards have now been added to the 22 standards in the 'readycable' range. igus supplies these to its customers from a single source, which can significantly reduce their process and assembly costs.

21st October 2015
Servo drive controls diagnostic instrument

Servo drive controls diagnostic instrument

Scientists and researchers at the University of Liverpool have been working to develop a portable prototype diagnostic instrument that will perform a straightforward, quick, and robust test for detecting sepsis in patients from a small sample of blood. Sepsis is a bacterial infection of the blood, causing potentially fatal whole-body inflammation that injures tissue and organs.

21st October 2015
PCB drive solutions for electric motors

PCB drive solutions for electric motors

When solutions for starting and running DC electric motors are discussed, the arguments tend to focus on simple DC power supplies with relays and switches at one end of the equation and PLC based motion control systems with master and slave units at the other. In between however is a vast array of PCB motor control options, and in many cases these will provide a much more suitable control solution.

21st October 2015
Converting from DC control to AC variable speed drives

Converting from DC control to AC variable speed drives

Converting spinning frames from inefficient direct current (DC) control to alternating current (AC) control has helped increase production capacity of spun yarn at Brintons Carpets, the UK's leading premier carpet maker, while eliminating motor spare parts, lowering maintenance costs and saving energy.

21st October 2015
Pneumatics automate world's fastest whisky bottling plant

Pneumatics automate world's fastest whisky bottling plant

A project to replace the old remote Ex rated I/O panels and pneumatics in a whisky bottling plant in Glasgow - the fastest whisky bottling plant in the world - meant replacing the panels in situ, without major disruption to the existing infrastructure.

21st October 2015
Connectors: clean break, flat face or double shut off?

Connectors: clean break, flat face or double shut off?

Spill free, clean break, flat face, double shut off, single shut off are just some of the options available when selecting quick connectors. But how do they differ and what benefits do they bring? Craig Forrester of Stäubli Connectors explains.

21st October 2015
Industrial Shields PLCs and panel PCs from RS

Industrial Shields PLCs and panel PCs from RS

RS Components is now stocking the Industrial Shields range of PLCs and panel PCs, which combines the advantages of open-source hardware (OSH) with the reliability of industrial-standard products.

21st October 2015
Motors certified for hazardous areas

Motors certified for hazardous areas

Industrial motor supplier Exico has added Zone 21, Zone 2 and Zone 22 ATEX motors to its product portfolio, complementing its existing offering which includes Zone 1 motors. It has also passed its ISO 9001:2008 and QAN (Quality Assurance Notification - essential for companies offering ATEX motors).

21st October 2015
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