Machine Building

Torsional couplings for mobile hydraulic applications

Mechanical power transmission couplings for applications with diesel, gasoline or natural gas engines driving one or more flange-mounted hydraulic pumps

12th January 2021

New Yaskawa Motoman-PL palletising robots

YASKAWA has announced its newly developed MOTOMAN-PL series of robots. The new additions bring 4 additional options of palletising robots to complement its existing models. They cater for lightweight palletising applications as well being able to handle larger, heavier items

11th January 2021

New IO-Link input/output modules

New modules from ifm electronic offer 8 multifunctional input/output ports, each of which can be freely configured as a digital input or output

11th January 2021

Angle sensor for mobile machinery

Now available from Variohm Eurosensor is Novotechnik’s new RSA-3200 touchless Hall-effect angle sensor

8th January 2021

Durable and cost effective light curtains designed and manufactured in the UK

The MLG-4 series of Type 4 light guards from Mechan Controls are through-beam photo-electric machine guarding devices, designed to protect operators working at or near dangerous machinery

7th January 2021

Electromechanical linear actuators for the UK market

With a wide range of potential applications, Schaeffler’s P.ACT linear actuators offer UK machine builders high power density with improved energy efficiency compared to hydraulic and pneumatic systems

5th January 2021

New extension modules for integrated safety

Mitsubishi Electric has introduced compact, fully integrated units which are designed to streamline installation and configuration while improving data visualisation and integrity

5th January 2021

New vacuum and pressure switches

Norstat has added a range of vacuum and pressure switches that are said to be suitable for robotics, materials handling with vacuum lifting technology and a variety of other machine and automation applications

4th January 2021

The drive towards optimal protection

Protecting plant and machinery, as well as the drive technology, is vital across industry – and it has to be achieved at a high level

4th January 2021

New safety switch from Rockwell Automation

The new Allen-Bradley® Guardmaster® 440G-EZ electromagnetic interlocking switch provides physical interlocking of guard doors. It is an electromagnetic product which uses a power-to-lock (PTL) magnetic locking function

23rd December 2020