Industrial Technology

Biometric locking from Emka for server racks and electronic cabinets

Emka continues evolve the cabinet security industry with its biometric ‘at the door’ system for data centre racking and other sensitive data applications across the financial and public service environments, as well as for vulnerable industrial situations.

23rd February 2022

FDB hinges with removable pins for specialist panels

FDB Panel Fittings has addressed the needs of panel builders and installers with a range of removable pin hinges – now available ex-stock for urgent delivery from its Online Shop. Easily removable hinge pins facilitate better access during manufacture and installation by allowing doors to be removed from enclosures and cabinets then simply refitted when each process has been completed.

17th February 2022

IP54 rated split multi-cable entry frames for cables with connectors

Foremost Electronics announces the availability of the latest addition to Icotek’s range of cable entry plates. The KEL-FA range is a compact system to designed route and seal any combination of pre-terminated cables, conduits or pneumatic hoses using Icotek KT series grommets.

14th February 2022

A time and cost saving development for panel and machine builders

Over recent years wire termination technology has slowly migrated away from the traditional screw terminal and moved towards ‘screwless’ terminations. This was first seen on the simple DIN rail terminal and then on other hardware such as PLCs, relay sockets and more.

7th February 2022

Rencol’s positioning hinges save space and expense, and improve access

Positioning hinges are an efficient, compact and money saving solution to enclosure and cabinet access. Like its detent hinges, Rencol’s torque positioning hinges combine several useful features in a single device.

7th February 2022

High-power electrical connectors for the future

To tackle climate change, Nationally Determined Contribution objectives have advised that the global demand for electricity will increase by 80 to 90 per cent by 2050. These objectives resulted from the Paris Agreement in 2015, an agreement made at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

25th January 2022

Rittal celebrates the one millionth VX25

Rittal has cause to celebrate. Not only did it mark its 60th anniversary in 2021, as well as the 75th birthday of owner Professor Friedhelm Loh, but now it has seen its one millionth VX25 enclosure roll off the assembly line. It was a memorable celebration, that celebrated the extraordinary achievements of so many Rittal employees, including the VX25 design engineers, product managers and production technicians.

20th January 2022

More cable carrier installation space for higher requirements

With the UA1995, Kabelschlepp Metool presents an all-rounder with added installation space. This means that the cable carrier is ready for any requirements in machine manufacturing, machine tool manufacturing and for gantries and axes. A variety of different opening options ensure easy operation.

20th January 2022

Flush mounting locks from FDB for panels and doors

Flush mounting locks are often used for cupboard access or passenger doors on rail carriages, coaches and ferries/cruise ships because of their discrete appearance without protrusions which enhances safety. These features allow door panels to be left smooth in narrow corridors or other small spaces such as walk-in storage rooms.

20th January 2022

Upgrading automation devices with TSN connectivity

Businesses driving their digital transformation journeys are demanding access to all data in their manufacturing systems. This requires the combination of IT and OT networks, selecting Ethernet as a backbone, and enabling automation devices with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) communications. Product vendors who address this can leverage their existing solutions to quickly provide next-level capabilities. Knowing how to start, how to support TSN based industrial Ethernet protocols and how to leverage a corresponding development ecosystem, is key to ensuring success.

20th January 2022