Development means progress, advancement. This is exactly how engineering is understood at power products specialist SCHURTER. Ideas create new products that help the company and its customers move forward.

It has been reported that around 90 per cent of data generated in a manufacturing plant typically doesn't get used to build insights that can really help the business. Here, Beth Ragdale, product manager at automation specialist Beckhoff UK, explains the value of consolidating production line data.

Thomson Industries has introduced a rotating-nut stepper motor linear actuator (SMLA) with a rotary encoder as a standard option. Machine designers with applications requiring positional feedback can now specify the full line of SMLAs integrated with this enhancement.

The new PT 2,5-2MTB Push-in terminal blocks from Phoenix Contact have two disconnect zones. In conjunction with the three double function shafts, they enable a wide range of distribution applications to be realised in a small space. Compared to a standard disconnect terminal block, Phoenix Contact says the compact PT 2,5-2MTB reduces the length of the terminal strip by half.

A new line of cost-effective servo motors from Applied Motion Products. (AMP) is aimed at high-throughput precision motion tasks from 100 W to 3 kW with rated torque to 11 Nm and speeds to 6000 rpm. The M5 series is available with comprehensive technical support in the UK and Europe from Mclennan.

The EMpro energy measuring device product family from Phoenix Contact is now paving the way for the Internet of Things. The energy data can be integrated into local networks with just a few simple commands from any browser through the integrated REST interface.

Engineers may overlook fastener choice when designing their products, but fasteners are a key product design consideration, as the experts at Southco explain.

WDS Components has launched a new range of durable, coloured bow handles, ideal for use with machinery and many industrial applications.

The Railfix DIN rail adapter from Phoenix Contact optimises control cabinet building because it simplifies the mounting of fully equipped DIN rails. It is no longer necessary to remove individual components on the terminal strip in order to mount the DIN rail.

Sole UK and Ireland supplier of FAULHABER drive systems, Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS), has expanded its product range with the new IEP3 incremental encoder series.