Inovance provided visitors at SPS 2025 with the first European preview of its versatile new INO AIR real-time servo control solution with wireless technology. The Inovance stand also featured demonstrations of the company's Total Automation Solution in action, covering the full range of connected industrial automation technologies.

ifm introduces its new robust fail-safe inductive sensors, engineered for the food and beverage industry. The company says these all-metal sensors establish a new standard for safety and reliability in extreme conditions.

TE Connectivity presents a Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) hybrid connector in M12 format. This development helps enable users to connect systems and machines within factory floor networks.

Gravity-loaded axes in robotics applications must be safe. At SPS 2025, mayr power transmission showed the new generation of ROBA topstop safety brakes make this possible in smart environments.

The word "automation" often conjures images of tangled cables, crowded control cabinets and layers of software, each performing a small part of a larger system. Yet as production lines evolve, this complexity can hold progress back. Here, Bradley McEwan, business development manager at Beckhoff, explains why simplifying control architecture can unlock higher performance, faster development and longer system lifespans.

To help engineers meet the demands of modern machine automation and test stands - such as wind channels or model testing - Hottinger Bruel and Kjaer (HBK), has added a low-capacity model to its sensor family: the MCS10.

Interlock manufacturer Fortress Safety has obtained IO-Link Safety conformance certification, as well as functional safety certification, from TUV SUD on one of its devices. This milestone marks the successful integration of IO-Link Safety into the tGard product range, offering a new level of flexibility in safety data communication and industrial connectivity.

The new Data Service Interfaces (DSIs) from Phoenix Contact are a convenient solution for service work on control cabinets and devices. With various interfaces including RJ45 and USB, the space-saving service interfaces enable the quick and easy connection of additional electrical devices.

Kollmorgen has released a new servo drive and motor, designed to simplify motion system development and speed-up time to market. The new Kollmorgen Essentials servo system, distributed in the UK by motion specialist INMOCO, includes a matched drive and motor combination with integrated absolute multi-turn feedback and single-cable integration.

HMS Networks has launched the N-Tron NT110-FX2, an unmanaged Ethernet switch with 2 fibre ports, the NT111-FX3, an unmanaged Ethernet switch with 3 fibre ports, and the NT112- FX4, an unmanaged Ethernet switch with 4 fibere ports, designed for industrial applications needing dependable performance for mission-critical applications under harsh conditions.