Machine Building

New vacuum and pressure switches

Norstat has added a range of vacuum and pressure switches that are said to be suitable for robotics, materials handling with vacuum lifting technology and a variety of other machine and automation applications

4th January 2021

The drive towards optimal protection

Protecting plant and machinery, as well as the drive technology, is vital across industry – and it has to be achieved at a high level

4th January 2021

New safety switch from Rockwell Automation

The new Allen-Bradley® Guardmaster® 440G-EZ electromagnetic interlocking switch provides physical interlocking of guard doors. It is an electromagnetic product which uses a power-to-lock (PTL) magnetic locking function

23rd December 2020

480v Kinetix 5100 servo drive and TLP motor pairing

The Rockwell Automation Kinetix 5100 servo drive and Kinetix TLP servo motor standalone motion solution is now available in 480V for use in a wider range of OEM applications for packaging, converting, print and web, machine and assembly, and life sciences

21st December 2020

New compact actuators deliver high force

A new range of electric linear actuators from Inmoco offers machine builders high power density in a compact package

18th December 2020

An open and shut case for enclosure door locking depth

The new DIRAK height-adjustable door locking system from FDB Panel Fittings features knurled wheel adjusters. They offer machine designers and users a quick set up for the depth of cams or rod systems to suit varying door depths or gasket pull down requirements

18th December 2020

New gearbox bearings from NSK

NSK has developed a new series of gearbox bearings designed to deliver improved performance

17th December 2020

Camozzi launches new high-flow valve islands

Camozzi Automation has just introduced a 25mm version of its new Series D range of valve islands

16th December 2020

Intelligently controlled peristaltic metering pump

North Ridge Pumps is offering a peristaltic metering pump that features a built in variable frequency drive

16th December 2020

Three new SOLAS-compliant switches and valves

In July 2017, the Unified Interpretation of SOLAS 282 came into force, aligning marine operators, ship and engine builders as well as regulating bodies around improved safety in the engine room, the place that accounts for two out of three ship fires

16th December 2020