Increasing demands on energy efficiency and system transparency are constantly presenting industry with new challenges. With its i-series motec decentralised frequency inverters, automation specialist Lenze offers an intelligent, cost- and energy-efficient solution.

ifm electronic announces the launch of the DX1041 current loop display. This compact and versatile device is designed to enhance control cabinet monitoring by providing direct and easy-to-read displays of analogue measured values.

Developed from the ground up by OnLogic, the Tacton series of rugged industrial panel PCs and touchscreen displays offer a reliable, highly-configurable, secure, and easy to install HMI solution.

While servo motors and drives are required for their precision and dynamism in food packaging machines, the motion solution is also subject to the stringent hygiene regulations that apply to machinery used in the sector. Gerard Bush, engineer at motion specialist INMOCO, discusses hygienic design and servo systems for food packaging machinery.

After announcing its launch into the UK with a dedicated subsidiary, MOONS’ Industries has now detailed its extensive range of motion control products, which includes three types of linear motion products – linear stepper motors, linear slides and linear actuators.

Meeting the needs of machine builders to secure a wide range of control panels, WDS Components has launched a new rectangle front quarter turn lock design as well as expanding the number of available sizes across the lock range.

Promising to boost machine reliability and optimise costs for machine builders, Moog has introduced two new direct operated valve series, the D93x Servo-proportional Valve Series and the D92x Proportional Valve Series.

Schaeffler has introduced a new series of rolling bearings for heavy-duty industrial gearboxes. The NJ23-ILR series is compact yet offers a very high dynamic load capacity.

What do you do when a standard, off-the-shelf motor, gearbox or actuator can’t meet the requirements of the application? Stewart Goulding, managing director of EMS, discusses the design and manufacture of custom actuators.

Beckhoff UK was a gold sponsor at LabVIEW technical event GDevCON. Here, technical support engineer Chris Knight explains the vital function that inputs and outputs (I/O) communication plays in connecting systems, exchanging data and ensuring efficient automation.