Industrial Technology

Vandal resistant locking solutions for telecommunication and other outdoor cabinets

Emka has noted the growth of social and industrial dependence on internet cable connectivity – and the way that the roll out of superfast broadband has led to a greater number of cabinets on our streets. At the same time, it seems that there has been an increase in the scope of ‘street culture’ which sees these cabinets as naturally vulnerable features of the public environment.

9th September 2021

Igus e-loop energy chain in action on a drilling rig

In its latest ‘video of the week’ Igus is showing the e-loop energy chain in extreme temperatures on a drilling rig. The robust energy chain system can withstand the harsh environments of applications such as these while allowing single cables and hoses to be swapped out due to its simple modular design. Protecting the cables is essential in applications where downtimes can be costly in both time and money so the e-loop is perfect.

8th September 2021

Compact 7-inch multi-touch panel for carrier arm mounting

The new addition to Sigmatek's HMI product range, the ETT 7321, is designed for VESA75 carrier arm mounting and can thus be placed more flexibly on the machine or system. Equipped with a 7-inch TFT LCD colour display with 800 x 480 pixels and LED backlight, the compact multi-touch operating panel (PCT) comes standard with EDGE2 technology processor, 256 MB internal program and data memory (DDR3 RAM), as well as 512 MB NAND flash.

7th September 2021

Handheld mobile operating panel brings multi-touch and visualisation power

The 10.1-inch HGT 1053 mobile panel from Sigmatek boasts a multi-touch screen, high visualisation power and safety elements. The operating panel comes with a capacitive 10.1-inch multi-touch screen and, thanks to the EDGE-3 technology quad-core processor, 2 GB DDR4 RAM and 8 GB eMMC memory, delivers “the best conditions for demanding applications and (web) visualisations”, states Sigmatek.

7th September 2021

OKW"s SMART-PANEL enclosures For IoT/IIoT electronics

Increasing numbers of designers are specifying OKW’s new SMART-PANEL enclosures for IoT/IIoT electronics. They are elegant, robust and quick to install; they also fit cavity wall boxes.

7th September 2021

Emka announces new enclosure gasket sealing brochure

The new Emka gasket sealing brochure presents a comprehensive collection of technical information plus an illustrated listing of sealing profiles showing standard ex-stock sections.

6th September 2021

Autumn is here â€“ a time to reflect

Autumn is upon us once again and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to stop, look back at the summer period and understand how things went. Did you see electrical equipment under stress? Unexpected breakdowns? Emergency repairs needed on critical equipment?

3rd September 2021

New chainflex cable improves the safety of machines with Fanuc drives

In the machine tool industry, many users worldwide rely on Fanuc motors, drives and controls. In order to supply the drives with fail-safe energy, Igus has now developed a new highly flexible servo cable. The cable is specially designed for the dynamic demands when used in energy chains and the cable has an oil-resistant PUR jacket, UL (Underwriters Laboratories) approval and a UL-verified certified warranty promise of up to 36-months.

3rd September 2021

Flexible feed-throughs for M12 and M12 power

Binder announces new control cabinet feed-through connectors for the M12 product series 713, 813, 814, 823 and 824, which are available with different codings and pin counts. The M12 or M12 Power type components – in accordance with the DIN EN 61076-2-111 standard – allow signal, data, and supply cables to be connected using circular connectors of the same type from the respective series. They are equipped with an M12 locking thread and an M16 mounting thread.

3rd September 2021

OKW"s new smooth-top SLIM-CASE for mobile electronics

OKW’s innovative and elegant new SLIM-CASE for mobile devices is now available in a smooth-top version for installing displays, push buttons and LEDs. Ergonomic SLIM-CASE (IP 54/65) is the new-generation handheld enclosure for mobile measuring and control applications, wireless communications, IoT/IIoT, healthcare, laboratories, offices, safety engineering and environmental technology.

2nd September 2021