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Copa-data positions zenon 10 as platform for the fusion of OT and IT

Copa-data positions zenon 10 as platform for the fusion of OT and IT

The events of the last 16 months have sharpened the focus on digital solutions and business models. The zenon software platform from automation software supplier Copa-data helps companies to implement industrial IoT and digitalisation in the manufacturing and energy sectors. Today, the company publishes its latest major release: zenon 10, a more integrated, all-in-one version of the software platform.

29th June 2021
Chemical-resistant and lubrication-free: igus high-performance polymers for fluid technology

Chemical-resistant and lubrication-free: igus high-performance polymers for fluid technology

The company igus creates solutions to meet the special requirements of fluid technology. The range of applications of iglidur plain bearings, drylin linear guides and lead screws is constantly growing. In moving parts on pumps and drives, plain bearings and linear bearings manage without lubrication.

21st June 2021
Electric motors drive up process precision

Electric motors drive up process precision

Automated equipment can perform to exact requirements, making it inherently advantageous in testing and control. Here Dave Walsha, sales manager at drive system supplier EMS, looks at how reliable, high performance micromotors are achieving process precision.

21st June 2021
The sensor inside the conveyor belt

The sensor inside the conveyor belt

When Habasit, a leading provider of conveyor and power transmission systems, hatched an ambitious plan to create an embedded wireless force-sensing link in one of its curved plastic modular belt conveyor systems, it worked with signal conditioning specialist Mantracourt to achieve elegance.

21st June 2021
Food for thought

Food for thought

Making a major investment in your business, particularly when it involves transformative technologies, can be daunting. Andy Macpherson, Industry Manager for Food and Beverage at Festo, offers some advice for key decision-makers wishing to implement a smart factory strategy.

21st June 2021
The clearest view into the distance

The clearest view into the distance

There are many applications where large distances need to be measured as quickly as possible and with a high degree of accuracy. Typical applications range from rack feeders and automatic storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) in distribution centres, fill level controls in large tanks and silos through to mechanical engineering, for example in systems for processing metal tubes or in machinery used for cutting beams or planks to length. These are the areas of use for laser distance sensors that are able to measure distances from 0.05m to 500m quickly and with millimetre precision.

21st June 2021
Sick launches compact 2D vision camera with deep learning onboard

Sick launches compact 2D vision camera with deep learning onboard

Sick is launching its first vision camera with a pre-installed Deep Learning app onboard to make it simple to create custom quality inspections of complex or irregular-shaped goods, packaging and assemblies, especially where they may have previously defied automation using traditional systems.

19th June 2021
Norgren

Norgren"s extensive valve island connectivity options

Norgren’s extensive portfolio of Valve Island solutions is now offering comprehensive connectivity options for industrial users. Across the extensive and well established VM, VR and VS series, a wide range of connectivity choices are now available, making Norgren the ideal one-stop-shop for Valve Island expertise, whatever the application.

19th June 2021
New gas strut kits

New gas strut kits

Gas struts from WDS are now available with brackets, rod ends and end fittings in a kit of parts for easy installation

28th April 2021
Threadlocker resolves quality issue

Threadlocker resolves quality issue

The adhesive that pipe fitting manufacturer Huot had been using to seal its threaded products was causing quality issues. When cured, it became brittle resulting in the seal breaking if the fitting was accidentally dropped. Even the impact of the fitting being thrown into a steel storage box could result in the seal fracturing. 

22nd April 2021
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