Machine Building

Specialist stainless steel cabinet and enclosure latch/locks

Two well-known factors come together - the well-understood benefits of stainless steel and the proven design/engineering technologies of EMKA - in their range of specialist latches and locks for industrial cabinets and enclosures, which the company is currently promoting.

11th July 2018

OMC's new high-brightness purple LED creates new opportunities

OMC is launching a new high brightness purple surface-mount LED lamp featuring the company's proprietary Active Diffuser Technology, which produces a far richer and more efficient output than traditional single-wavelength devices. The vibrant output and ease of driving of the new purple LED SMD lamp makes it well suited for applications such as backlighting, mood-lighting, displays and status indication on items such as front panels and keypads, as well as signalling and industrial electronics. Designated LPRM3268X3, this new SMD lamp requires very low current, has a compact footprint of only 3.2mm by 2.8mm, and a depth of 1.9mm, with the industry-standard PLCC package.

9th July 2018

Mouser now stocking Adlink Express-BD7 Computer-on-Module

Mouser Electronics is now stocking Express-BD7 Computer-on-Modules (COMs) from Adlink Technology, a Premier Member of The Intel Internet of Things Solutions Alliance. Adlink's Express-BD7 COMs help engineers build space-constrained systems in industrial automation and data communication - such as virtualisation, edge computing or other numerical applications - that require high-density CPU cores balanced by reasonable power consumption.

9th July 2018

Cost-effective WG20 series geared motors with ATEX certification

WEG is unveiling new ATEX-certified geared motors in the WG20 series with output power from 0.12 to 30kW and energy efficiency class up to IE3 at this year's ACHEMA trade fair. The geared motors are certified in accordance with Directive 2014/34/EU as explosion-proof for zone 2 (gas; groups IIA, IIB and IIC) or zone 22 (dust; groups IIIA, IIIB and IIIC).

9th July 2018

FLEX I/O platform supports real-time intelligent process control

The new Allen-Bradley FLEX 5000 I/O platform from Rockwell Automation can create smarter, more productive and more flexible industrial control systems. The platform's higher-speed connectivity and expanded bandwidth deliver increased amounts of data back to the controller. This helps future-proof control systems for a Connected Enterprise. It is built on a 1 Gigabit architecture with communications supporting Device Level Ring (DLR), linear and star topologies. A future release will support Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) for a redundant network topology.

6th July 2018

Sick adds single-turn and multiturn encoders to portfolio

With the introduction of its EES37 single turn encoder and EEM37 multiturn encoders, SICK has completed its product portfolio for Hiperface DSL standard servo motor feedback systems, while achieving an important step forward for drive technology, particularly well-suited to robotics and packaging machinery designs.

6th July 2018

iMOTION IMC100 motor control ICs for variable-speed drives

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the IMC100 series, a new family of iMOTION motor control ICs from Infineon Technologies. These ready-to-use devices for high-efficiency, variable-speed drives integrate both the required hardware and control algorithm for a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM).

6th July 2018

ESD protection series for USB Type-C interfaces from Nexperia

Nexperia has optimised its TrEOS ESD protection diode series for use with USB Type-C interfaces. The new USB3.2 standard introduces an optional capacitor at the Rx inputs, so Nexperia is now launching two groups of devices, one that delivers very high surge robustness for positioning between the connector and capacitor, and a second that has a very low trigger voltage for placement between capacitor and the system chip.

6th July 2018

Belleville washers: ex-stock or custom from Lee Spring

Lee Spring is promoting its complete package ex-stock or custom Belleville washers, which are often used to solve vibration, thermal expansion, relaxation and bolt creep problems. Their conical configuration enables them to support high loads with relatively small deflections and solid heights compared with helical springs. Belleville washers may also be used as locking devices in applications with low dynamic loads.

5th July 2018

Ergonomic membrane keypads for operator interfaces

With the new membrane keypads, Phoenix Contact is extending its range of industrial display and operator interfaces. The ergonomic keypads for electronics housings of the HCS and DCS series enable application-oriented data entry via mobile handheld devices or stationary displays.

5th July 2018