Industrial Technology

Putting on a display, with sensors and EMC

New products exhibited at this year’s show by Midas Components include many TFT products such as letterbox style, mono products, optically bonded, IPS and all round view angles (ARVA) displays, as well as multi-touch capacitive and multi-touch resistive touchscreens, and various glass overlays.

19th January 2017

Instrumentation supplements transducer offering

As well as manufacturing transducers and instrumentation to measure displacement, force, pressure and torque, RDP Electronics is the sole UK and Eire distributor for MTS Temposonics industrial magnetostrictive sensors. At this year’s show, the company will introduce the MTS Temposonics GBM series displacement transducers which it says takes magnetostrictive technology to a new level of robustness.

19th January 2017

Rittal launches slotted cover plate for electrical distribution systems

Rittal has announced the launch of a new cover plate for shielding live components within electrical distribution systems.

13th January 2017

Rittal LED light series now complete

Rittal has launched two new versions of its LED system lights, thus completing the range. Its series of specially designed lights now includes 600 and 400 lumens of light output (luminous flux), to add to the current 1200- and 900-lumen versions. This means that Rittal can now offer lighting solutions to suit all sizes of enclosure, from small housings right up to large systems.

10th January 2017

NAMUR and ODVA collaborate on the optimization of Industrial Ethernet for the process Industry

John Jackson reports on an EtherNet/IP proof-of-concept system planned for process automation lab at Industriepark Höchst.

12th December 2016

Bespoke cabling systems company grows with Spelsberg enclosures

An ISO assured manufacturer of quality wiring harnesses and cable assemblies attributes at least part of its on-going success to its relationship with electrical enclosure company Spelsberg UK.

28th November 2016

Ultraviolet considerations when specifying enclosures

Specifying electrical enclosures for use in outdoor installations requires consideration of the possible effects of ultraviolet light, which can slowly degrade some materials. Chris Lloyd of Spelsberg looks at the issues and suggests some guidelines for selection.

23rd November 2016

Eliminating thermal runaway within electrical enclosures

As engineers look to downsize panels and enclosures, the need for proper heat dissipation has become crucial to keep controls protected. The experts at Vortec offer some insights.

23rd November 2016

Comfort zone for hot converters

Over the last few years, Rittal’s LCP Rack Industry system has proved highly effective in its ability to cool power electronics in switchgear. Rittal has now developed a new generation of these air/water heat exchangers with numerous improvements and advantages, aimed at improving its performance for control and switchgear manufacturers, as well as users of the machinery and equipment.

23rd November 2016

Assemble junction boxes in seconds

Hylec-APL has announced its new Debox 2 SL in-line cable junction box which can be assembled in a few seconds, against several minutes for a traditional junction box. Debox 2 SL is supplied complete with all components needed to join flat or round profile cable, including a UL and VDE-approved 4-pole terminal block, to save electricians on-site installation time and reduce costs.

23rd November 2016

Panel Building

Putting on a display, with sensors and EMC

Instrumentation supplements transducer offering

Rittal launches slotted cover plate for electrical distribution systems

Rittal LED light series now complete

NAMUR and ODVA collaborate on the optimization of Industrial Ethernet for the process Industry

Bespoke cabling systems company grows with Spelsberg enclosures

Ultraviolet considerations when specifying enclosures

Eliminating thermal runaway within electrical enclosures

Comfort zone for hot converters

Assemble junction boxes in seconds