Nuts are an essential component in many assemblies. However, they challenge automation systems because of their low metal content for detection with inductive sensors or because the variety of angles and reflections that nuts can present to photoelectric sensors are problematic. Contrinex offers a solution.

Alongside motors and gears, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS points to the importance of its NORDAC frequency inverters for applications where movements must be intelligently controlled.

Micro-Epsilon has extended its capaNCDT range of high precision capacitive measurement systems with a new high precision system for fast, offline thickness measurement of very thin electrically conductive film such as that used in production of batteries.

TDK Corporation announces push-in wire terminations for models in the high-reliability, TDK-Lambda HWS-A family of AC-DC power supplies. The HWS-A/E models are available with either vertical or horizontal orientated terminals, simplifying cable harnessing.

Providing affordable, effective monitoring for smaller machinery, Sensonics has developed the PZDC accelerometer. The 2-wire (+screen) loop-powered 4-20mA sensors are available in a number of options.

Easy to install and with quick payback, the igus ReBeL Move autonomous mobile robot enables a cost-effective entry into an automated logistics operation.

Stephen Hayes, managing director at Beckhoff Automation UK, looks at magnetic levitation and its revolutionary potential for manufacturing.

Thomson Industries has released what it claims is the first ever true collaborative extension of cobots. The new MovoTrak CTU 7th axis features collision detection settings for groundbreaking programming and control benefits. An industrial robot transfer unit (RTU) has also launched, which can be easily integrated with a user's preferred motor and drive.

Recently launched by MOONS' and available in the UK from its UK distribution partner Mclennan, the new AW series 'Industrial Protective Stepper Motors' are aimed at harsh environment motion control applications in food and beverage production, medical industries and arduous industrial environments.

The smooth and continuous transmission of power, data, and signals between rotating and stationary parts is crucial across many applications. Bearings are a critical part of this equation, and advancements in their design, such as the integration of Slip Rings and Thin Section Bearings, have made them indispensable. Carter Manufacturing, in collaboration with Silverthin, excels in integrating thin section bearings into slip rings.