MEGATRON's shaftless magnetic angle sensors are cost-efficient, low-maintenance and free from mechanical wear. Even so, many users still opt for encoders with shafts out of concern about potential integration risks. To address this, MEGATRON provides design engineers with comprehensive support in specifying and installing its kit encoders.

MVTec Software will release the new version of its standard software, MVTec HALCON, for machine vision on May 20, 2026. HALCON users benefit from the regular release cycle through the continuous integration of the latest machine vision technologies, as well as the ongoing optimisation of existing features.

Farnell has expanded its industrial automation offering with the addition of Lovato Electric's comprehensive portfolio, including contactors, switch disconnectors and motor protection relays - all now available for immediate shipping.

The NewGen web panels from SIGMATEK are high-performance, communicative, and high-quality, with a silver anodised aluminium frame around the glass front. The slim widescreen HMIs are available in four display sizes from 10.1 to 21.5 inches and in two variants: as a built-in panel (ET) or for swing arm mounting (TP) - both with an IP65 front.

Fortress Safety has expanded the communication capabilities of its tGard range to deliver a certified interlocking device ready for IO-Link Safety. Here the company explains the advantages of using the IO-Link Safety protocol.

IXON has launched the SecureEdge IX5xxx series, a new line of edge gateways designed with cybersecurity as a core principle and compliant with IEC 62443‐4‐2. These devices provide secure, reliable connectivity for industrial machinery, combining remote access, firewall, and data logging in a single compact unit.

The AE-V0 line from Elesa has been expanded with new solutions made from UL-94 V0 certified self-extinguishing technopolymer, tested to ensure the highest safety standards for machines and equipment operating in environments where superior flame resistance is required, such as public spaces, complex industrial plants, and highly automated sectors.

Dr Mark Gardiner, director at Sprint Electric, explains the importance of harmonics in motor control and how power factor will become an increasingly important issue for manufacturers in the future.

Micro-Epsilon's displacement sensors are used where accuracy and performance are crucial to success - in modern machine building and in advanced automation, as well as in satellite technology and in the production of next-generation batteries and semiconductors, says Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at Micro-Epsilon UK.

Derek Coulson, compliance specialist at Hold Tech Files, looks at how the new EU Machinery Regulation requires non-EU machine builders to have an economic operator based in the EU.