Machine Building

New macro for ultra-fast on-machine probing

In the past, if maintaining a short machining cycle time was critical to your process, there was a difficult decision to be made about whether the benefits of any automated on-machine probing outweighed the increased cycle time. Now with the SupaScan QuickPoint macro, probing is so fast that the choice has become much easier; on-machine probing is now a reality even for machining applications with very short cycle times.

17th September 2018

Multifunction controller features Ethernet connectivity

The Type 8619 multiCELL controller from Burkert is a popular choice for delivering multi-channel measurement and control for a range of sensors. Now the benefits for process control systems have been extended with the addition of Ethernet connectivity, which will reduce installation time and greatly improve the connectivity of the control network.

14th September 2018

Customisable recessed socket plate mount in standard XLR cut-out

Cliff Electronics' market leader in FeedThrough (FT) and standard connectors provided in the industry standard 24mm XLR panel cut-out are now offering panel builders and system integrators a user-customisable connectivity option.

14th September 2018

New 35m motor-powered e-spool from igus

igus is introducing a new 35m powered e-spool and Justin Leonard, e-chain director at igus UK, presents a video outlining the benefits of this larger version of the e-spool.

14th September 2018

New Nordbloc.1 bevel gear units for torques up to 50Nm

With the two-stage Nordbloc.1 bevel gear unit, Nord launched high performance, washdown-optimised aluminium drives for hygienic applications. Now, the drive specialist expands its successful series with smaller gear units for torques up to 50Nm and thereby offers an efficient alternative to worm gear units - for example for smaller conveyor belts.

13th September 2018

High-reliability Yuasa NPL industrial batteries now at Gresham

Gresham Power Electronics, the authorised Yuasa battery distributor, announces the availability of two series of high reliability industrial batteries. The Yuasa NPL Industrial Battery range offers users complete peace of mind by maintaining system power with the most reliable industrial batteries on the market. The culmination of over seven decades of battery manufacturing experience, Yuasa's NPL series is well suited for electronic equipment in industrial applications.

13th September 2018

Inspekto launches first Autonomous Machine Vision system

Inspekto is heading to VISION 2018 to launch its revolutionary Autonomous Machine Vision system, powered by Plug and Inspect technology. From 6 to 8 November 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany, Inspekto will be at booth 1D81 to demonstrate how quick, easy and affordable the future of visual quality assurance (QA) will be with Autonomous Machine Vision.

13th September 2018

Low-cost robotic joints incorporate gearing, BLDC motor

With the introduction of a new low-cost robotic concept from igus, simple tasks can now be automated easily with a relatively quick ROI. Under the name ReBeL, the new wave-driven joint differs fundamentally from the previous robolink models: instead of stepper motors, brushless DC (BLDC) motors are used and, thanks to maintenance-free injection moulded parts, the new ReBeL series is a cost-effective option for robot builders.

12th September 2018

Self-pierce clinch nuts achieve exceptional strength

First developed to meet automotive industry demands for stronger, smaller and quicker-to-install mounting nuts on body and chassis applications, the new MHN self-pierce clinch nut range from Profil UK is claimed to deliver exceptional strength for its size. MHN Round series clinch nuts are designed to deliver outstanding performance in material thicknesses from as little 0.7mm right up to 3.5mm, and because they are self-pierce products, the fasteners can be used in high-speed fully automated assembly processes just as easily as they can be inserted in manual feed applications for smaller batch runs if required.

12th September 2018

Multi-sensor kit boasts Bluetooth and 15 DOF for IoT node use

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the SmartBond Multi-Sensor Kit from Dialog Semiconductor. Described as the smallest and lowest power wireless sensor kit on the market, the kit is built on Dialog's DA14585 SmartBond system-on-chip (SoC) and integrates TDK InvenSense motion sensors and Bosch Sensortec environmental sensors for 15 degrees-of-freedom (DOF) in Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

12th September 2018