Increasing automation in industry raises the demand for precision gears. Efficiency, availability and safety will be among the main requirements in 2024. Nabtesco’s cycloidal gear systems guarantee fast, precise positioning and have been successfully used for more than 30 years in robotics and automation around the world.

With an ‘anti-contamination’ design, iglidur high-performance plastic and stainless steel, a new igus linear guide ensures exceptionally high hygienic standards.

With the new FL MGUARD 2105 and FL MGUARD 4305 Gigabit security routers from Phoenix Contact, machines, systems and plants will be protected against cyber attack and manipulation.

Murrelektronik has expanded its IO-Link portfolio with the IP67 rated MVK Pro and IMPACT67 Pro fieldbus modules. They provide a flexible, all in one system as each port can be used as an input or output for IO-Link, digital or analogue signals.

Connectors play an important role in the design of sustainable processes by offering flexibility, security and durability, delivering smart connectivity for machines, as the experts at HARTING explain.

In this video, igus highlights various industries and applications where its polymer bearings are used and have replaced metallic bearings.

Multicode readers in the new O2I4xx range from ifm electronic can evaluate multiple 1D/2D codes and texts in a single image and send the results direct IO-Link, making them easy to integrate with control and supervisory systems.

TCP DC device circuit breakers from Phoenix Contact are the reclosable alternative for automotive fuses. The portfolio offers optimum overload protection for different applications with two characteristic curves.

Hygiene-sensitive production and packaging processes require sensors that meet the most stringent requirements. Leuze makes this possible with sensor series intended for the food industry and with its many years of application know-how.

The compact IIO 041 from SIGMATEK’s S-DIAS series has four SDCI master ports and four digital inputs (+24 V DC/3.7 mA/0.5 ms). With SDCI Single-Drop Digital Communication Interfaces (IO-Link), a manufacturer-independent point-to-point connection can be realised for connecting intelligent actuators and sensors in accordance with IEC 61131-9.