Machine Building

mGuard Secure Cloud for remote maintenance from Phoenix Contact

The mGuard Secure Cloud remote services from Phoenix Contact can now be used with improved performance and scalability. For this purpose, Phoenix Contact is now working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's leading supplier of cloud computing services. This cooperation guarantees the high security standards of the mGuard Secure Cloud ecosystem in accordance with the most stringent European data protection standards (DSGVO).

9th April 2019

Control systems benefit from built-in security

Communications between industrial control devices have minimal protection today. This leaves them vulnerable to threats like malicious tampering and incidental system changes that can stop production or injure workers. New offerings from Rockwell Automation deliver built-in security based on globally accepted security standards to protect control-level communications and overall system integrity.

5th April 2019

Festo bionic-hand robot gripper learns with AI

Festo showed its pneumatic BionicSoftHand at Hanover Fair 2019. Combined with the BionicSoftArm, a pneumatic lightweight robot, the Future Concepts are suitable for human-robot collaboration.

5th April 2019

New single-stage Nordbloc.1 helical gear units from Nord

Nord Drivesystems is extending its range of single stage Nordbloc.1 helical gear units with three larger sizes. The new drive units provide high output torques as well as maximum radial and axial load capacity.

4th April 2019

igus offers more than 370 DNV GL certified chainflex cables

Oil rigs, gas production facilities, wind farms, port facilities or ship cranes: these applications have very special requirements for safe energy and data transmission. igus now offers more than 370 DNV GL-certified cables for use in maritime e-chains.

4th April 2019

B&R launches ultra-thin Power Panels for swing arm HMIs

B&R now offers its Power Panel operator panels for swing arm mounting. The compact terminals feature all-round IP67 protection and are well suited for use right at the machine. The devices are available in widescreen format in five sizes from 5.0" to 21.5". With an embedded browser, Power Panel T50 Field HMI terminals are suitable for displaying web-based HMI applications with mapp View.

3rd April 2019

Schneider paves the way for efficient IIoT machine integration

Amid rapid adoption of IIoT, machine builders must provide and manage connected machines that improve end-user efficiency. Schneider Electric is announcing the innovative Modicon M262 Logic & Motion controller and TeSys island multifunctional digital load management system, which give OEMs unprecedented ease in deploying IIoT-ready machines.

3rd April 2019

Robust HMIs suit harsh-environment and in-vehicle applications

Phoenix Contact now offers operation terminals for particularly harsh ambient conditions in the form of the VMT 9000 product range. Based on the new generation of Intel Atom x7-E3950 processors and featuring a high-end design, the terminals have been specifically developed for the target markets of logistics as well as agricultural and construction machinery.

3rd April 2019

Updated Switch Path Manager improves speed and ease of use

Pickering Interfaces is launching an updated version of its signal routing software, Switch Path Manager Version 6.1.2, which adds auto-detection and route caching features that improve speed and performance.

3rd April 2019

RDS Elite 10.1 USB: video, touch, power over a single USB cable

New from RDS is their own Elite 10.1 USB Touch Monitor. Designed and manufactured in the UK, the Elite 10.1 is an innovative and cost-effective option when there is a requirement for an additional display or HMI input device. The system features a 10.1" TFT panel display and bonded PCAP touch system, all of which are driven over a single USB connection. It's quick to install, simply plug into a free UB port and download and install the driver.

3rd April 2019