Machine Building

Contour sensor for monitoring conveyor belt utilisation

The Contour2D sensor system from Pepperl + Fuchs enables optimally efficient detection of conveyor belt utilisation. The company says it is the only system on the market to require just one LiDAR sensor to do this.

30th May 2022

SKF announces launch of SKF Axios powered by AWS

New condition monitoring offer provides anomaly detection solution for a wider range of applications and customers. SKF Axios will be exhibited during Hannover Messe 2022.

30th May 2022

Enclosure for uncut tap cable installation enhanced with fire protection

Spelsberg’s Rapid-Box industrial enclosure for fast and safe tap conductor installation is now available in a fire-resistant version for use in tunnels and similar environments.

30th May 2022

IFM offers conductivity monitoring for any size of pipe

Developed specifically to provide a convenient and cost-effective solution for CIP monitoring, the new LDL200-series conductivity sensors from IFM Electronic are available in versions that can be directly installed into pipes of any size from DN25 upward.

26th May 2022

Power connection technologies compared

Current obviously only flows when the circuit is closed. But the way to get there leaves many options. For example, how do you connect appliance sockets in a power distribution unit in the most efficient way? The experts at Schurter provide an overview of possible connection technologies for this application.

26th May 2022

Robust and lightweight drag chain with metallised coating

Cable management specialist M. Buttkereit has expanded its range of cable drag chain systems with the PFR Metallised – a plastic chain with a protective metal coating.

26th May 2022

Bypass safety screens protect critical components

In most flow control applications safety screens are acknowledged as being one of the most effective ways of protecting components from a few rogue particles. However, a more significant failure upstream may generate enough debris to partially clog, or in a worse-case scenario completely block a safety screen.

25th May 2022

Standard enclosure and panel products to suit specialist applications

Emka is increasingly developing industrial hardware in an application responsive process that has led the company into a host of niche sectors, from data centres to agriculture, specialist vehicles to rail and wider afield.

25th May 2022

Full cast iron range gear pumps now available from jbj Techniques

Newly available from jbj Techniques is Italian manufacture Marzocchi Pompe’s range of reliable and precisely engineered gear pumps and motors with cast iron bodies and flanges.

25th May 2022

Solid state, coded magnetic, shock proof safety switches

Magnetic reed safety switches definitely have a place in your factory, but certain applications do not present the right conditions for them to survive long periods.

25th May 2022