Machine vision supports manual assembly process
1 day agoMachine vision offers a wide range of opportunities to support automation. An exciting use case in which the technology delivers significant added value can be found at the Swiss company Endress+Hauser, with machine vision software from MVTec.
High performance in surge protection
TodayWith the new Flashtrab SPP combined lightning current and surge arresters from the Safe Protection Plus product family, Phoenix Contact is providing innovative surge and lightning current protection for modern installations and systems: powerful, safe, and compact.
Precise bidirectional force measurement with S-beam sensors
TodayMEGATRON is launching two new S-beam force sensors with integrated analogue amplifiers: The KT1405 and KT1505 measure switching and actuation forces between 50 N and 10 kN with the highest accuracy via a full-bridge strain gauge circuit.
Inside the new industrial cyber security playbook
1 day agoAs industrial operations become increasingly connected, the rules of cyber security are changing. Success is no longer defined by preventing every attack but by building the resilience to withstand and recover from them. Lee Carter, Industrial Cyber Security Product Manager, SolutionsPT, explores the three steps necessary for industrial cyber resilience and why yesterday's security playbook no longer works.
Right-sizing control and motion without compromising future flexibility
7 days agoWhile some machines require advanced motion control and high-performance hardware, many do not. Here, Karl Walker, business development manager at Beckhoff Automation UK, explains why right-sizing automation can reduce costs and provide a stronger foundation for future growth.
European Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 is replacing Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Technically, it has already come into force but there is a transition period during which machinery is still being CE marked to the old Directive. You can download a free copy of the Guide to the New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 by completing the form here.
The MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food and Beverage Industry Machine Design provides information, hints and tips to help designers create state-of-the-art yet cost effective systems that meet applicable regulations and standards, while also providing the necessary levels of productivity, quality and reliability.
Free white paper supports compliance with machinery safety standard EN 60204-1
840 days agoSafe Machine has published a new white paper, 'EN 60204-1 for machine builders and panel builders – a guide to avoiding common errors'. Running to fourteen pages, the free publication presents many ways in which machinery often fails to comply with this safety standard's requirements.
Spiers Engineering Safety publishes the ultimate guide to PUWER
1203 days agoGetting your head around PUWER inspections and PUWER planning can be difficult when you have many other things to be thinking about too. Spiers Engineering Safety has created the Ultimate Guide to PUWER which will walk you through the basics, and help you make informed decisions. This guide will also support learners working towards their Certified PUWER Assessor Qualification (CPA).
White paper sheds light on the challenges and solutions when using optical sensors
1243 days agoA free-to-download white paper from sensing and instrumentation specialist Baumer considers all the challenges of why ambient light has such a significant influence on the performance of optical sensors and provides some practical solutions.














