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Missing link in Industry 4.0

Missing link in Industry 4.0

Much of the promise of Industry 4.0 is based upon seamless interconnectivity between production machines, enterprise systems and sources of data in the wider world. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a key foundation of that interconnectivity, providing low cost, easily integrated sensors, actuators and systems.

26th June 2017
Easy clean hygienic energy chains for food applications

Easy clean hygienic energy chains for food applications

Igus introduces its new hygienic design energy chain, called the TH3 series, developed for use on machines in the food and beverage processing and packaging industries. Its open design, which received a Red Dot Award: Product Design 2017, makes it very easy to clean, while rounded corners and simple, threadless connections prevent dead spaces where debris and germs can build-up. The structure of the e-chain avoids surfaces lying on top of each other; this prevents plastic on plastic abrasion and material shedding.

26th June 2017
Why machine builders should consider digital RCDs

Why machine builders should consider digital RCDs

Eaton has published a white paper entitled ‘Increase uptime using digital RCDs’, which discusses the advantages and benefits of applying digital technology to residual current devices (RCDs). Their advanced monitoring and pre-warning capabilities allow machine builders to improve both reliability and safety, while saving time and money for themselves and their customers during export of equipment.

26th June 2017
Everything for the wiring of your control cabinets

Everything for the wiring of your control cabinets

Automation24 offers everything you need for the wiring of your control cabinets, including work tools, single core cables, insulated wire end ferrules and cable bushing systems.

21st June 2017
Intelligent industrialization of datacentres

Intelligent industrialization of datacentres

The hugely impressive Lefdal Mine Datacentre (LMD) in Norway has an ambitious vision; it aims to be the most cost-effective, secure, flexible, and green datacentre in Europe. LMD opened on 10th May 2017, and is powered exclusively by low-cost renewable energy. Rittal is a strategic and technology partner, and has provided the datacentre with its top-of-the-range, preconfigured, modular and scalable infrastructure.

6th June 2017
Strengthening the weakest SCCR link with current-limiting devices

Strengthening the weakest SCCR link with current-limiting devices

Equipment with an insufficient short-circuit current rating (SCCR) can pose a risk to personnel, equipment or create a fire hazard. New North American National Electrical Code (NEC) legislation requires the available fault (short circuit) current to be stated at the installation point, and equipment to be marked with its short circuit current rating. This reduces the chance that an equipment installation will not be compliant or approved.

31st May 2017
Hydrotechnik UK announce extended Calibration Department

Hydrotechnik UK announce extended Calibration Department

Hydrotechnik UK has unveiled a major new addition to its existing calibration department. A brand new £100,000+ flow test rig enables Hydrotechnik to offer full in house flow meter recalibrations traceable to National Standards.

31st May 2017
Condition-based maintenance improves fleet availability at Subsea 7

Condition-based maintenance improves fleet availability at Subsea 7

Analysis of marine electric motors and generators by SKF Electric Motor Condition Monitoring Services is helping a leading offshore engineering services provider optimise the performance and reliability of its rotating equipment.

31st May 2017
Phoenix Contact takes over specialist for industrial communication technology

Phoenix Contact takes over specialist for industrial communication technology

Phoenix Contact is to take over Taiwanese company Etherwan System, a manufacturer for Ethernet communication technology in automation. The takeover enrichens the position of the Phoenix Contact Group in the area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, which was already strengthened by the take-over of the Canadian Perle Systems in 2016.

18th May 2017
Is the cooling output inside your enclosures sufficient?

Is the cooling output inside your enclosures sufficient?

Jason Swann of Rittal offers some practical tips on how to evaluate the effectiveness of an existing enclosure climate control regime through a series of simple checks.

17th May 2017
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