Machine Building

Safety light curtain incorporates SPG muting technology

The Smart Process Gating muting process, which completely forgoes the need for signal-emitting sensors, is based on the MLC safety light curtains from Leuze electronic and is integrated in the MLC 530 SPG model.

25th June 2019

Neutrik industrial and instrumentation connectors now at JPR

Audio-broadcast connector manufacturer Neutrik has appointed JPR Electronics to increase its sales in the industrial and instrumentation application areas.

25th June 2019

New 650W modular power supplies offer up to 10 outputs

TDK Corporation is launching the QM4 series of AC-DC modular power supplies, reducing the series' footprint by 15 per cent. The 108mm-wide QM4 can accept up to four single or dual output modules and a dual output standby/signal board to provide up to 10 outputs. All models in the QM series feature low acoustic noise and full MOPPs isolation. With medical and industrial safety certifications, the QM series is suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including BF rated medical equipment, test and measurement, broadcast, communications and renewable energy.

24th June 2019

New AI Core X AI edge computing board consumes minimal power

New from RDS is the AAEON AI Core X, an AI Edge Computing Board with Intel Movidius Myriad X VPU, MYDX x 1. It can reach 105 FPS and can perform over 1 trillion floating point operations per second as a dedicated neural network accelerator. The Myriad X is capable of processing video and performing facial recognition in real-time and as an ultra-low power VPU needs very little energy.

24th June 2019

New fanless embedded box PC for machine vision applications

Now available from RDS is the Boxer-6841 vision system fanless box PC, featuring a 6th/7th Gen Intel Core processor, which is specially designed for machine vision and AI edge applications.

21st June 2019

Data acquisition amplifier module copes with harsh conditions

HBM is expanding its range of data acquisition modules with the SomatXR MX1609TB-R. This amplifier is part of the industry standard's SomatXR family, and provides engineers with a reliable and flexible option for measuring temperature, particularly in harsh operating conditions.

21st June 2019

Next-gen igus E4Q energy chain for unsupported and long travels

Inspired by nature, designed for industry: this is the new E4Q energy chain from igus for unsupported and long travels. The chain links of the e-chain have a pebble-shaped design for weight reduction and a completely new crossbar locking concept, which enables the energy chain to be assembled by hand in seconds.

21st June 2019

Pilz launches first safety system based on radar technology

Pilz says the latest addition to its portfolio of machinery safety products is the world's first safe system for protection zone monitoring based on radar technology. It comprises the LBK System safe radar from Inxpect SpA and the the Pilz PNOZmulti 2 compact configurable safety controller. The overall system provides safe, economical monitoring even in demanding environments - such as dusty woodworking production areas - or with complex plant structures. Benefits of the safe radar system include high plant or machine productivity, despite the the harsh environment. The safe radar system expands the Pilz PSEN family of safe sensors.

21st June 2019

Miniature SMD test terminals suit wide range of probes

Nicomatic now has available a range of surface mount test terminals that can be used to attach a large range of test or oscilloscope probes to test zones on PCBs. Miniature C12000 series devices present a mechanical test hook interface on the SMD PCB which enables the operator to clip a test probe from a test rig or oscilloscope to the PCB.

20th June 2019

New range of split spherical roller bearings from SKF Cooper

The new range of SKF Cooper split spherical roller bearings helps customers reduce maintenance downtime, save money and improve worker safety. Most advances in split bearing technology have been incremental improvements over the last 100 years. However, with the introduction of the SKF Cooper split spherical roller bearing, a new level in product quality and precision engineering has been achieved by combining SKF's spherical roller bearing and SKF Cooper's split bearing expertise. Manufactured at SKF Cooper in the UK, the new split bearing range enables customers to significantly reduce downtime by the replacement of solid bearings in-situ.

20th June 2019