In large-scale manufacturing, industrial robots are everywhere. They provide a fast automation of processes and thereby ensure cost-efficiency in companies. Igus has now developed a new long-lasting Ethernet cable, the CFROBOT8.PLUS, to ensure that robot communication between the axes, the control system and superordinate systems functions flawlessly, even under extreme stress. The new family of … Continue reading 3D ethernet cable from Treotham enables fast robot communication →

Suhner Australia, a metal finishing solutions company, has released its next-generation electric hand tools for metal finishing. The new C-Series includes a range of grinding and polishing tools that lets users quickly achieve the required finish on stainless steel, aluminium, brass and other alloys. Designed and built in Switzerland and Germany, the C-Series are quality … Continue reading Suhner’s new hand tools for quick metal finishing →

Power plants and other turbine-based industries undertake regular and necessary maintenance and service of their turbines continuously. In order to do this, they must shut down their entire system to disassemble, clean, test and reassemble the turbines.  The cleaning stage requires high powered blasting apparatus. This requires a fully encapsulated space to contain and filter … Continue reading Industrial grade and portable inflatable blast shelter →

Backplane Systems Technology has launched iBASE’s new FWA9500 2U network appliance with Dual Intel Xeon scalable processors and up to 66 GbE ports. The highly flexible FWA9500 network computing appliance is designed to be an ideal workhorse for enterprise workloads, capable of managing vast quantities of data to enable robust levels of performance and reliability … Continue reading Backplane launches iBASE performance 2U network appliance →

While the company is synonymous with pneumatics, SMC has worked hard to differentiate itself by listening to customers’ needs and developing products based around exactly these. SMC offers a complete range of automation solutions so that customers can enjoy the ease of working with just one supplier. It also offers peace-of-mind knowing that you are … Continue reading Keep calm under pressure with SMC’s booster regulators →

Movus, the developer and provider of the FitMachine IIoT solution, has launched an advanced and cost-effective, certified condition monitoring technology in a bid to reduce maintenance costs. FitMachine EX has been built specifically for explosive environments where monitoring and maintaining the equipment is extremely hazardous, so safety is critical to engineering and maintenance processes. These … Continue reading Movus launches wireless condition monitoring tool →

The trend for variable frequency drives (VFDs) is moving towards more compact drives with the same or higher power and extremely high switching accuracies of the frequency converters. As a result, when selecting the cable the user not only has to pay attention to the right combination of number of cores and cross-sections, but also … Continue reading Safe protection for the next generation of motors with new igus material →

Mouser Electronics, a distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the MAX22195 octal industrial digital input device from Maxim Integrated. Designed to reduce power, system cost, and size for programmable logic controller (PLC) digital-input subsystems, the MAX22195 is a highly integrated IEC 61131-2-compliant digital input device for industrial, process, and building automation applications. … Continue reading Mouser stocks Maxim’s high-speed octal digital input →

Wenglor 2D/3D sensors from Treotham have experienced a strong growth. The new performance class for weCat3D profile sensors, MLSL2 includes a total of ten innovative models. As a result of this expansion, the sensors provide more options for three-dimensional object measurement. In particular they permit large visual field widths of up to 1350 mm in … Continue reading Three-dimensional object measurement with laser →

Phoenix Contact TC extenders don’t just extend simple point-to-point ethernet paths via plug-and-play. All extender paths and devices can be easily monitored remotely using a single managed device via IP. In the case of unexpected events such as a weakening of the path, this information is available via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap and … Continue reading Intelligent ethernet extenders by Phoenix Contact →

Gates Australia, as part of Gates Industrial Corp, a global provider of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions, has introduced the next generation of premium hydraulics. The new Gates MXT family of hoses is an innovative, patent-pending product line that is a light weight and more flexible solution. It meets or exceeds a wide … Continue reading Gates Australia introduces next generation of premium hydraulics →

Employee safety is paramount in the workplace. Many industrial accidents can be prevented by providing machinery with proper guarding. Allplastics Engineering can provide, cut, fabricate and CNC rout a range of clear polycarbonate brands including Lexan, Makrolon, Palram, Safeguard and for a variety of industries such as food and beverage, material handling, mining, packaging and … Continue reading Allplastics clear polycarbonate machine guards →

Atlas Copco Compressors is releasing a new range of variable speed demand (VSD IPM) compressors, alternatives to its traditional VSD range: the GA 18-22 VSD IPM and GA 45-75 VSD IPM. These new VSD compressors use Altas Copco Compressors’ in house developed internal permanent magnet (IPM) motor technology in a horizontal drive train patented configuration, … Continue reading Atlas Copco Compressors’ GAVSD IPM compressors →

Abrasion-resistant iglidur sliding plates made of high-performance plastics provide even more geometric design options Wear-resistant parts ordered quickly, easily and individually manufactured with increased service life. Treotham offers this service, among other things, with its igus bar stock product range. To provide users with even more tribologically optimised special solutions, Treotham now offers five high-performance … Continue reading Wear-resistant sliding and free designing with igus plate strips →

Backplane Systems Technology has released Winmate’s New EAC Mini Series EACIL22S IoT gateway for industrial applications such as Internet of Things (IoT) machine automation, and smart factories. The EAC Mini EACIL22S is a brand new industrial IoT gateway featuring a low power consuming Intel Apollo Lake N3350 1.1 GHz processor to maintain efficient power-usage and … Continue reading New industrial IoT gateway features low power processor →

Designers of internet of things (IoT) devices now have a smarter and more secure way to protect stored, sensitive information with the highly integrated MAX36010 and MAX36011 single-chip security supervisors from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. These security solutions make it easier for designers to implement robust tamper detection, cryptography and secure storage while safeguarding sensitive … Continue reading Maxim’s single-chip security solutions safeguard sensitive IoT data →

Aussie Pumps has released its new stainless steel Super Scud range of industrial pressure cleaners.  The latest addition in the series is a powerful electric drive 3,000 psi Monsoon 300 Super Scud. The three-phase industrial blaster features the new “sharp free” ergonomic stainless steel frame fitted with four big “off-road” style steel wheels with flat … Continue reading An industrial pressure cleaner for the monsoon season →

AFL Australia has released the latest version of Fujikura’s active cladding alignment fusion splicing range, the 41S, in the Australia and New Zealand region. The Fujikura 41S is a fully ruggedised, active cladding alignment fusion splicer. It uses core sensing loss estimation technology to provide accurate assessment of splice loss available in any active cladding … Continue reading Minimising the loss in fusion splicing →

Turck has added an RFID module with an Open Platform Communication Unified Architecture (OPC UA) server to its TBEN-L family, paving the way for the integration and implementation of RFID systems for the Industrial Internet of Things. OPC UA is a global industry protocol for use on any platform or device, regardless of operating system … Continue reading RFID module for easy IIoT integration →

Most industries use some form of air or gas compression to generate power to run equipment, tools and plant processes. Yet, in many cases, only 10 to 20 per cent of the energy input to a compressed air system reaches the point of end use. The rest is converted to heat, or is lost through … Continue reading Optimised performance with new air compressor technology →