Machine Building

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Finding the right hardware for an IP enclosure

Finding the right hardware for an IP enclosure

The specialists at FDB Panel Fittings are pleased to offer locks, latches, swinghandles, gaskets and hinges to meet specific IP requirements in enclosures, and to discuss how they may best be packaged and installed.

5th December 2025

Heavycon power contact insert modules for high-current applications

Heavycon power contact insert modules for high-current applications

The new Heavycon power contact insert modules from Phoenix Contact have been specially developed for high-current applications up to 300 A. Combining them with other modules for signal, data and power transmission in one housing creates a highly compact interface.

20th November 2025

Southco introduces new soft-close damping hinge

Southco introduces new soft-close damping hinge

Southco has launched the EC damping hinge, a soft-close hinge with the strength to bring ergonomic safety to industrial applications.

19th November 2025

New rotary latch brings master key convenience to heavy machinery

New rotary latch brings master key convenience to heavy machinery

Rather than try to make every manufacturer of every latch conform to one tool, Southco is meeting them where they are with the R4-15 Rotary Latch. Its versatile design allows it to secure many different types of panels across heavy machinery, and Southco offers a variety of tool-actuated options to match other latches on the vehicle.

10th November 2025

New software, new portfolio: the Eplan Platform 2026

New software, new portfolio: the Eplan Platform 2026

The new Eplan Platform 2026 is here. Eplan has used this opportunity to completely redevelop its entire portfolio, with an even greater focus on customers and their requirements in their respective market segments.

29th October 2025

Better power for automation

Better power for automation

PULS is celebrating its trade fair comeback at the SPS from 25-27 November in Nuremberg. For the first time in many years, the premium supplier will be back on site in Hall 10, Booth 340, showcasing "a fireworks display of innovations" in industrial power supply technologies.

14th October 2025

Convenient wiring of control cabinets with Push-X and Combi plug-in zone

Convenient wiring of control cabinets with Push-X and Combi plug-in zone

The new pluggable terminal blocks with Push-X connection and Combi plug-in zone from Phoenix Contact enable effortless and efficient wiring in control cabinet building by connecting the field level with preassembled Combi connectors.

6th October 2025

The right choice with the new online configurator for system cabling for controllers

The right choice with the new online configurator for system cabling for controllers

The new online configurator for system cabling for controllers from Phoenix Contact supports the quick and easy selection of a tailored system cabling solution.

2nd October 2025

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