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Hybrid bearings from NKE are suitable for tough industrial applications

Hybrid bearings from NKE are suitable for tough industrial applications

Industrial applications in challenging environmental conditions call for special bearing solutions. Bearing manufacturer NKE Austria has developed hybrid bearings for precisely these applications. NKE hybrid bearings consist of ultrapure steel bearing rings and ceramic rolling elements made of bearing grade silicon nitride Si3N4. “At first glance, this material pairing is highly unusual, but it offers many advantages in an enormous range of applications, which significantly increases the reliability of the overall system,” says Michael Rössl, application engineer at NKE in Steyr, Austria.

21st June 2021
UV-C Robot from Omron helps businesses win the fight against Covid

UV-C Robot from Omron helps businesses win the fight against Covid

As the UK’s customer-facing businesses plan their reopening strategies, keeping consumers and staff safe from Covid will be a key priority. In a bid to prevent future outbreaks at high footfall, everyday environments like supermarkets, bars and gyms, industrial automation specialist Omron has teamed up with UV Systems UK to produce an autonomous robotic sterilisation system that guarantees to kill the virus without damage or harm to surrounding goods.

21st June 2021
Sick

Sick"s miniature safety inductive is a snug fit for the smallest machine spaces

Sick has launched the IQB2S family of inductive safety switches to provide designers and operators with a unique, cuboid-shaped non-contact device – as small as a matchbox – that can be fitted easily into the smallest machine spaces. The Sick IQB2S inductive safety switch uses non-contact activation by metallic machine parts to achieve reliable, safe position, presence and area monitoring in common production and logistics safety applications.

21st June 2021
Igus FastConnect system reduces assembly time by 46%

Igus FastConnect system reduces assembly time by 46%

Igus now offers a new chainflex Profinet cable for the fast connection of cables in the field. For this purpose, Igus has developed ‘FastConnect’ technology, allowing the cable to be easily stripped in just a few simple steps, reducing assembly time by 46 per cent. The new Profinet system also has a long service life, especially when used dynamically in energy chainsv, and a 36-month warranty.

21st June 2021
Aluminium enclosures from Metcase for gas analysis electronics applications

Aluminium enclosures from Metcase for gas analysis electronics applications

Metcase’s portable instrument enclosures and 19in rack cases have become increasingly popular with electronics engineers designing new gas analysis equipment. A key reason is that the enclosures can be ordered fully modified, ready for the production line. These stylish, robust aluminium enclosures are also ideal for other applications including networking, laboratory instrumentation, industrial control, sound and studio electronics, medical and wellness applications.

21st June 2021
Reduced lead times for cable entry connectors with new control circuit

Reduced lead times for cable entry connectors with new control circuit

ATAM has upgraded its cable entry connectors with a new control circuit for solenoid valves, whilst also employing advanced new techniques to dramatically speed up manufacture. Thanks to these improvements, production of the cable entry connectors has been streamlined to achieve an impressive output of 10,000 pieces a day, resulting in significantly reduced customer lead times.

21st June 2021
Safe, reliable, leak-free pumping of thin liquids with side channel pumps

Safe, reliable, leak-free pumping of thin liquids with side channel pumps

When fluids handling applications require safe and reliable pumping of thin, low viscosity liquids, such as liquefied gases or refrigerants the new Dickow WPM Series are an ideal choice. Available from pump specialist Michael Smith Engineers these new options of self-priming, horizontal, side-channel pumps are suitable for handling clean liquids without solids in chemical and petrochemical industry applications.

21st June 2021
The clearest view into the distance

The clearest view into the distance

There are many applications where large distances need to be measured as quickly as possible and with a high degree of accuracy. Typical applications range from rack feeders and automatic storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) in distribution centres, fill level controls in large tanks and silos through to mechanical engineering, for example in systems for processing metal tubes or in machinery used for cutting beams or planks to length. These are the areas of use for laser distance sensors that are able to measure distances from 0.05m to 500m quickly and with millimetre precision.

21st June 2021
What a robot but don

What a robot but don"t know where to start?

Industrial or collaborative? This is the question everyone is asking, with the demarcation line between the two options not as clear as you might think. It all depends on the setting in which the machine operates, how operators need to interact with the robot and its main functions. Mitsubishi Electric’s Barry Weller looks at how to identify what type of robot best suits your application and how to integrate it.

21st June 2021
Push in fittings from Camozzi Automation for cooling systems

Push in fittings from Camozzi Automation for cooling systems

Camozzi Automation has employed its extensive push-in fittings expertise to develop a new range engineered specifically to enable the smooth passage of fluids in cooling systems. The Series 7000 Fluidics range has been designed with a special bio-sourced PA11 technopolymer reinforced with 20% glass fibre and based on renewable raw materials that allows the component to resist water absorption, temperature variations and cooling liquid additives.

21st June 2021
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