Thomson's PC-series linear actuators now available from Heason

Thomson's recently announced PC-series precision electric linear actuators are available from UK authorised distributor Heason Technology. With the highest power density of any actuator in its class, these compact and highly energy efficient actuators have been designed for continuous duty use as cost-saving replacements for traditional pneumatic cylinders, where they offer much simpler machine design with fewer components, considerably more flexibility in control, as well as much reduced maintenance and higher overall performance.

Red Lion Controls introduces PXU series of PID controllers

Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, today announced the launch of its new PXU series of proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers. The PXU series, which is the latest addition to Red Lion's portfolio of industrial automation solutions, is designed for machine builders, systems integrators and commercial equipment manufacturers. The PXU series enables tighter, more reliable control over a wide range of processes, including temperature, flow and pressure, from a single model.

Linear bearings are self-lubricating and maintenance free

Polymer specialist igus makes motion without lubrication possible; self-lubricating and maintenance free, dry-tech linear bearings are ideal wherever an oil-free environment is a top priority, from the food and drink sector to medical industries.

Actionable information holds the key to increased productivity

In the face of ever increasing operational pressures, manufacturers across all industry sectors are working hard to boost productivity, focusing on areas such as OEE, process optimisation, smart manufacturing, improved asset utilisation, improved agility and increased flexibility. We talk to Mark Daniels, business manager for automation at Rockwell Automation, who argues that the key to uplift in all of these areas is 'actionable information'.

Servo developments focus on efficiency and productivity

User expectations for motion control and servo technologies are changing, with more emphasis on ease of installation, energy efficiency, safety and productivity. Barry Weller of Mitsubishi Electric looks at the current trends and the future of these vital technologies.

Food, glorious food

As a UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Food and Drink Specialist and International Trade Adviser, it seems to me that the sweet taste of success is already being enjoyed by the UK's confectionary industry. However, there's still room for those in the industry to excel even further when it comes to overseas sales, especially when you have the help and support of UKTI.

Datalogic and OEM; leaders in sensor technology

OEM Automatic Ltd is Datalogic's UK distributor for sensors and safety products. Datalogic's sensors and safety portfolio offers a product to solve many of today's factory automation challenges.

All-around IP65 waterproof stationary panel computer

Advantech is introducing their newest Panel PC, the SPC-1840WP. As a result of its focus on a continuous product development, this newest addition to the Panel PC family is created to support the industry development. In particular, it aims at meeting modern demands on HMI (Human Machine Interface) products within the scope of the Industry 4.0 technology.

New multi-featured counter module adds flexible counting capability to CPX systems

Festo introduces the latest addition to its well-established CPX Modular Automation Platform, the CPX-2ZE2DA-PI Counter Module. System builders can now incorporate counting capability simply by plugging a CPX Counter Module directly into their CPX system; this eliminates the need for an external counter and the associated costs it would present in terms of hardware and software integration effort, space requirement, cabling and installation time.