The NewGen web panels from SIGMATEK are high-performance, communicative, and high-quality, with a silver anodised aluminium frame around the glass front. The slim widescreen HMIs are available in four display sizes from 10.1 to 21.5 inches and in two variants: as a built-in panel (ET) or for swing arm mounting (TP) - both with an IP65 front.

Fortress Safety has expanded the communication capabilities of its tGard range to deliver a certified interlocking device ready for IO-Link Safety. Here the company explains the advantages of using the IO-Link Safety protocol.

IXON has launched the SecureEdge IX5xxx series, a new line of edge gateways designed with cybersecurity as a core principle and compliant with IEC 62443‐4‐2. These devices provide secure, reliable connectivity for industrial machinery, combining remote access, firewall, and data logging in a single compact unit.

The AE-V0 line from Elesa has been expanded with new solutions made from UL-94 V0 certified self-extinguishing technopolymer, tested to ensure the highest safety standards for machines and equipment operating in environments where superior flame resistance is required, such as public spaces, complex industrial plants, and highly automated sectors.

Dr Mark Gardiner, director at Sprint Electric, explains the importance of harmonics in motor control and how power factor will become an increasingly important issue for manufacturers in the future.

Micro-Epsilon's displacement sensors are used where accuracy and performance are crucial to success - in modern machine building and in advanced automation, as well as in satellite technology and in the production of next-generation batteries and semiconductors, says Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at Micro-Epsilon UK.

Derek Coulson, compliance specialist at Hold Tech Files, looks at how the new EU Machinery Regulation requires non-EU machine builders to have an economic operator based in the EU.

Kollmorgen has released a new servo motor for use in hazardous locations including ATEX and IECEX certifications for Zones 2 and 22. Distributed in the UK by INMOCO, the new Kollmorgen AKME Series servo motors are based on the proven performance of Kollmorgen's existing AKM servo motors.

HMS Networks announces the launch of Ixxat CAN@net Basic, a streamlined CAN-FD-to-Ethernet-Gateway developed to meet the growing demand for simple, scalable, and cost-efficient connectivity in industrial and automotive environments.

The metal bellows couplings series KG from Jakob Antriebstechnik, optionally also available in stainless steel as series "KG-VA", meets high requirements.