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The future of servo drive technology is cabinet-free

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Modularity, simple installation, and drastically reduced space requirements as well as minimum cabling - these are the key benefits of cabinet-free drive technology. Based on 20 years of development experience in this field, Bosch Rexroth now also offers a cabinet-free solution in protection class IP65 with the ctrlX DRIVE cabinet-free.

The future of servo drive technology is cabinet-free

Bespoke solutions lead to a competitive advantage for LAPP customers

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Cable technology and harnessing solutions provider, LAPP UK, highlights how its bespoke manufacturing service delivers unique and original designs to customers, leading to technological and competitive advantage.

Bespoke solutions lead to a competitive advantage for LAPP customers

Smarter detection, easier configuration

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SensoPart has released a powerful new software update for its proven VISOR sensor series. Available free of charge, the update introduces major functionality upgrades, including automatic geometric shape detection, precise circle measurement, and a new browser-based configuration interface.

Smarter detection, easier configuration

Hydrogen: Safe energy carrier or explosive challenge?

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Hydrogen is considered the energy carrier of the future. Its potential applications are diverse: it is used in industry when steelmaking, in the chemical or glass industry, for mobility as fuel for fuel cell vehicles or for electricity reconversion. The downside of the energy carrier: the gas is colourless and odourless, while at the same time highly flammable. Appropriate safety measures and safe monitoring systems are therefore required during production and handling, as Armin Glaser, Pilz vice president for strategy and cooperation explains.

Hydrogen: Safe energy carrier or explosive challenge?

Free Guide to the New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

Free Guide to the New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

European Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 is replacing Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Technically, it has already come into force but there is a transition period during which machinery is still being CE marked to the old Directive. You can download a free copy of the Guide to the New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 by completing the form here.

Free Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design

The MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food and Beverage Industry Machine Design provides information, hints and tips to help designers create state-of-the-art yet cost effective systems that meet applicable regulations and standards, while also providing the necessary levels of productivity, quality and reliability.

Free Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design

PPMA Total Show 2025

23rd - 25th September 2025 PPMA Total Show 2025

Food Manufacturing Live

9:00am - 3:00pm, Wednesday 15th October 2025 Food Manufacturing Live

Machine Building Live

9:00am - 3:00pm, Wednesday 15th October 2025 Machine Building Live

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9:00am - 3:00pm, Wednesday 13th May 2026 Machine Building North
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