CONTA-CLIP releases new CONTA-CABLE catalogue
TodayCONTA-CLIP has released its new CONTA-CABLE catalogue with cable management solutions for all industry sectors, from KDS and KES cable entry systems to rail-certified KDS-RAIL components and FDA-compliant systems for the food industry.
Robust inductive sensors for demanding applications
TodayWith a critical piece of road infrastructure repeatedly failing, the engineers suspected the inductive sensors. Rather than just swapping from one manufacturer to another, the distributor was able to offer Contrinex's EXTREME 700-Series inductive sensors, replacing the installed plastic-faced inductive sensors with units whose front face and sides are machined from a single solid piece of AISI 304 (V2A) stainless steel.
New roller conveyor combines modular design with intelligent control
TodayThe new RBF 2000 from mk Technology Group provides machine builders and system integrators with a flexible roller conveyor solution for the transportation, buffering and handling of containers, boxes and trays.
Proximity probe sensor provides optimum performance and outstanding flexibility
TodayMachine monitoring applications, especially in harsh environments where systems demand, effective and reliable measuring of shaft vibration, position and speed on rotating plant. Sensonics offers an established range of proximity probes including a configurable universal driver option the Senturion X eddy current proximity probe system (XPR04 Series). With the XED04 driver it is suitable for all standard probe cable length combinations.
Renishaw launches next-generation RLE interferometric laser encoders
1 day agoRenishaw has launched a new family of RLE laser interferometer encoder systems. The new product range comprises three systems - RLE100, RLE200 and RLE300 - providing precision position feedback for a wide range of semiconductor manufacturing motion control applications.
Compact flexure-guided gripper combines 0.5mm jaw travel and integrated force sensing
1 day agoPI introduces the P-606.1P piezoelectric micro gripper, a compact, high-stiffness gripping solution designed for handling micro-optics and FAUs in photonics alignment, assembly, probing and inspection applications.
Making automation affordable: reframing the cost of robotics
10 days agoAlthough the case for investment in industrial automation and robotics is strong, in the current climate of corporate belt-tightening, many automation projects don't make it off the drawing board because of the perceived high upfront investment. Oliver Selby, Head of Sales, FANUC UK, reframes the cost of robotics.
What Makes Something Feel Well Made?
14 days agoFrom the resistance of a control knob to the feel of a handle, Rencol Components explores how seemingly minor design decisions can have a major influence on perceptions of quality.
Critical considerations for improving robot productivity
15 days agoMounting a robot arm on a movable base, known as a 7th axis, adds flexibility, enhances collaboration and provides collision protection. A 7th axis is, however, a high-precision system, and maximising productivity from it requires close consideration of where and how you mount it, and application-specific factors such as the availability of collision detection systems and the number of linear guides used, as the experts at Thomson Industries explain.
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.
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 white paper supports compliance with machinery safety standard EN 60204-1
863 days agoSafe Machine has published a new white paper, 'EN 60204-1 for machine builders and panel builders – a guide to avoiding common errors'. Running to fourteen pages, the free publication presents many ways in which machinery often fails to comply with this safety standard's requirements.
Spiers Engineering Safety publishes the ultimate guide to PUWER
1227 days agoGetting your head around PUWER inspections and PUWER planning can be difficult when you have many other things to be thinking about too. Spiers Engineering Safety has created the Ultimate Guide to PUWER which will walk you through the basics, and help you make informed decisions. This guide will also support learners working towards their Certified PUWER Assessor Qualification (CPA).
White paper sheds light on the challenges and solutions when using optical sensors
1267 days agoA free-to-download white paper from sensing and instrumentation specialist Baumer considers all the challenges of why ambient light has such a significant influence on the performance of optical sensors and provides some practical solutions.


















