Food Manufacturing

iglidur HSD350: high-performance plastic for use in steam

iglidur HSD350 plain bearing material clearly displays its advantages over its metallic counterparts in the food and medical industries. Able to withstand temperatures up to 180degC continuously and temporarily up to 210degC, the low-cost material is the new all-rounder for use in hot steam sterilisation during autoclaving.

20th September 2017

Taking the register

Until recently, SICK’s registration sensor portfolio has been led by the SICK KT5 sensor - probably the most commonly-used and depended-upon contrast sensor in industry worldwide. Now, a new breakthrough in registration performance, the KTS/KTX family is being officially launched in the UK at the PPMA Show in September 2017. David Hannaby, SICK’s UK Product Manager for Presence Detection, takes the opportunity to review registration sensing - a technology whose challenges and solutions should resonate with anyone using photo-electric devices in high-speed production today.

17th September 2017

Driving industry forward at PPMA

Discovering how smart sensor technologies help to deliver manufacturing flexibility and predictive maintenance in Industry 4.0-enabled manufacturing and logistics environments will be the focus for SICK UK’s stand at the PPMA Show.

17th September 2017

New WAGO Epsitron power supplies are compact and cost-effective

WAGO is introducing two new power supply ranges that provide additional functionality to suit a wider range of applications such as vending, slot and coffee machines, as well as heating controls and ventilation systems.

13th September 2017

Highly efficient and hygienic: IE4 smooth-surface motors

Nord Drivesystems is expanding its range of high-efficiency smooth-surface motors. The new permanent-magnet synchronous motors without cooling fins achieve level IE4 / super premium efficiency. This can greatly benefit the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, and other hygienically demanding applications.

31st August 2017

RS Components expands its range of IO-Link offerings

Engineering components distributor RS Components (RS) has expanded its range of IO-Link compatible hardware and ancillaries, more than quadrupling stock of IO-Link compatible devices over the past six months. IO-Link, the first standardised IO technology (to IEC 61131-9) for communication with sensors and actuators, will play an important part in the growing creation and adoption of fully connected solutions based around Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) concepts.

25th August 2017

Expanded IO-Link range from RS addresses needs for data down to sensor/actuator levels

RS Components has expanded its range of IO-Link compatible hardware and ancillaries, more than quadrupling stock of IO-Link compatible devices over the past six months.

25th August 2017

M12 power cable connectors can handle up to 16A

Circular connector specialist binder has introduced a field assembly M12 connector designed for power handling applications across a range of industrial sectors where the adoption of automation technology is becoming widespread.

23rd August 2017

iSERIES automated plasma power sources boost profitability

ESAB's new iSeries power sources for automated plasma cutting offer major productivity improvements and cost savings for stainless steel fabricators. Designed as part of ESAB's integrated system of components, and equally suitable for new systems and retrofits, the iSeries is described as the most advanced plasma power supply available today.

2nd August 2017

Improved range of air atomisers for the food industry

Air atomising nozzles are used in a wide range of process industries, such as coating applications in the food, beverage and brewing industries. These versatile nozzles can provide a wide variety of spray patterns at low flow rates.