Precision sensor supplier Micro-Epsilon has extended its colorSENSOR CFO250 true-colour recognition controller to include the LCh colour space.

Vendor lock-in has become a significant barrier to growth, costing a typical mid-sized company some £8m per year in revenue through lost operational agility, optimisation and efficiency burdens, data siloes and decision-making gaps, and from sustainability and compliance retrofits. Schneider Electric argues that the way forward is through open, software-defined automation that is no longer tied to proprietary hardware.

In a fast-changing technology landscape, and with a frequent need to work with legacy assets, many digital transformation projects are getting stuck at the proof of concept stage. But what if turnkey solutions were available that could effortlessly transform shop floor data into enterprise intelligence, making it easy for businesses to realise and scale projects to see maximum value? We talked to the experts at Turck Banner.

Jakob Antriebstechnik says the current model of its MDA mechanical power clamping nut combines the simplest, manual operation at low tightening torques with the highest clamping forces.

In modern mechanical power transmission, the reliability of the shaft-hub connection is fundamental to system performance. ETP clamping bushes supplied by ABSSAC provide a high-precision, backlash-free alternative to traditional keyways, splines and shrink fits, delivering superior accuracy, repeatability and ease of installation in demanding industrial applications.

PI (Physik Instrumente) announces a new addition to its line of high-performance gantry platforms. The X-365 Precision XY Gantry System is a modular, robust Cartesian gantry solution engineered for demanding industrial automation, semiconductor handling, laser processing, and laboratory automation applications requiring high throughput and exceptional accuracy.

If control was the language of the 20th century, coexistence will define the 21st. The next wave of industrial progress will be built on a more sustainable, human and resilient way of creating value - and Europe has the potential to lead this progress globally, as Fernando Colas, chief executive officer at OMRON Industrial Automation Europe, explains.

Festo has expanded its VTUX valve terminal platform with a series of new functions and connectivity options that give machine builders greater design freedom, improved energy efficiency, and enhanced digital capability.

With the right specification, electric linear actuators are well suited to high-force, heavy-duty industrial operations, as well as hygienically sensitive applications such as food and beverage production, as Gerard Bush, engineer at motion specialist INMOCO, explains.