Tsubaki is presenting its range of long life, durable chains for the packaging industry at the PPMA Show, Birmingham, 24-26 September 2024. Tsubaki will show its gripper chains for form, fill, and vacuum seal wrapping applications, as well as specialist chains for long-life when lubrication cannot be applied, and corrosive environments.

The 'hammer demo' for Contrinex's robust 700 Series inductive sensors is surprising and compelling. To illustrate how these sensors differ from typically brittle inductive sensors, a 700 Series M30 inductive sensor, embedded into the head of a mallet, is used to hammer two-inch nails into a block of wood. After this abuse, the sensor still works perfectly.

Matara UK will be showcasing its extensive range of high-quality pneumatic and linear automation components on stand 46 at this year’s MachineBuilding.Live show on Wednesday 2nd October 2024 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.

Thomson Industries has added advanced controllability options to its Electrak LL line of long-life electric linear actuators. In addition to the 600 km of maintenance-free life and 100% duty cycle performance inherent to all the Electrak LL models, machine designers can now get absolute position feedback, CAN bus integration, reduced current flow and higher speeds.

For automation applications where standard specification motors are just not up to the job, the ZSH-series stepper motors from Phytron, represented exclusively in the UK by Mclennan, are aimed at the toughest industrial settings including maritime and chemical industries, oil and gas, agricultural and construction machinery, biogas and energy production, and more.

How can customers quickly and easily access the handover documentation for a drive controller, motor or gear unit? STOBER puts a QR code on the nameplates of its components that users can scan using their mobile devices for this purpose. They can then download the desired documents directly.

Ruland continues to expand its motion control coupling product line by introducing bellows couplings with increased misalignment capabilities. These new bellows couplings complement Ruland's existing high-stiffness line by offering equivalent torque with greater misalignment flexibility.

igus Module Connect is helping machine builder Zemat to produce customised 'plug and play' modules for its Boxmat HD cardboard packaging machine, allowing the quick and smooth coupling of table modules for different sized boxes.

Safety guard interlocks help protect operators when working with rotating equipment and other high-risk machinery. However, interlocks are vulnerable to manipulation, putting operators in danger from unsafe machinery. To prevent this issue, David Dearden, Managing Director of Euchner UK, offers suggestions on how machine builders can prevent operator bypass.

Linear motion specialist Tolomatic has expanded and enhanced its RSX high force electric linear actuator range, which is supported in the UK by motion specialist INMOCO. These changes include updated model numbering and the introduction of new products to meet a wider array of industrial applications.