Belden has launched new products and portfolio expansions designed to help customers build more efficient, resilient and scalable IT/OT networks - spanning industrial device connectivity, wireless orchestration, rugged switching and power options, high-density fibre infrastructure and life-safety cabling.

The production of superconducting strips for power applications requires the highest precision and the greatest possible material protection. The compact, high performance optoCONTROL 2700-40 LED micrometer from Micro-Epsilon offers teal-time quality control for maximum process reliability.

IDEM Safety Switches is highlighting its DS Range of configurable safety interlocks and control stations, a robust range of pre-configured and configurable pushbutton control units designed to deliver reliable operator control in demanding industrial environments.

The A-110 PIglide Linear Stage from PI combines air bearing guidance, direct-drive motor technology, and high-resolution encoder feedback in a compact positioning platform for applications where smooth motion and geometric accuracy are critical.

Each year, more than 1 million stand-alone motors leave the NORD DRIVESYSTEMS production halls worldwide. Originally planned as an addition to its gear unit portfolio, NORD now supplies electric motors in standard and special versions to users in more than 100 industries.

Nabtesco's strain wave gear actuators deliver maximum performance in the smallest of spaces and can be flexibly integrated via plug-and-play. They offer exceptional precision and dynamics combined with high reliability, significantly reducing engineering and integration efforts. This shortens development times and increases efficiency in automation.

More than 3,000 peer-reviewed papers indexed on Google Scholar now reference THINKY Mixers. More important than the number itself is what it represents. Twenty years after Intertronics introduced THINKY Mixers to the UK and Ireland, thousands of independent researchers continue to select and trust this planetary centrifugal mixing technology to solve challenging materials problems and support tomorrow's manufacturing innovations.

Although 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.

Micro-Epsilon has introduced a new inline, non-contact measuring system for precise 3D geometrical inspection of a wide variety of surfaces, profiles and semi-finished products such as round or flat materials, square or hexagonal profiles, as well as complex, free-form shapes.

From 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.