Hydrogen is considered the energy carrier of the future. Its potential applications are diverse: it is used in industry when steelmaking, in the chemical or glass industry, for mobility as fuel for fuel cell vehicles or for electricity reconversion. The downside of the energy carrier: the gas is colourless and odourless, while at the same time highly flammable. Appropriate safety measures and safe monitoring systems are therefore required during production and handling, as Armin Glaser, Pilz vice president for strategy and cooperation explains.

In the 1971 film, Willy Wonka, an egg testing machine decides that Veruca Salt is a bad egg and sends her down the waste chute after she sings, I Want it Now. But does the egg tester use machine learning or a neural network to decide? Here, Ivalyo Ivanov, support engineer at PC-based control specialist Beckhoff UK, compares two tools in the AI toolbox.

SensoPart is expanding its family of miniature sensors with the launch of the new FT 25-RLAP time-of-flight sensor, combining precise distance measurement up to 1.5 metres with a compact, space-saving design.

ABB's new LV Titanium Variable Speed Motor platform delivers the benefits of a high-efficiency motor and variable speed drive (VSD) technology in a single, compact, customisable, plug-and-play solution that enables industrial customers to minimise their energy consumption, save money and reduce carbon emissions.

Applied Motion Products (AMP) has expanded its TSM StepSERVO integrated motor line with a brand new, truly miniature, NEMA 8 frame model - the USA based motion control leader's smallest all-in-one closed loop servo motor, drive and controller combination.

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has optimised the performance of its UNICASE worm gear units, thus omitting the switch to the next size depending on the application. Lower wear increases the gear units' (operational) reliability and service life.

Whether specific technical requirements, unusual environmental conditions or the desire for a camera in a company's own corporate design, standard products are often not enough to meet the diverse needs of modern industrial companies. IDS Imaging Development Systems therefore offers customised industrial cameras.

When reliable electrical connections are required in the smallest of spaces, binder's M9 portfolio offers compact circular connector solutions that perform even under demanding conditions.

Lenze announces the launch of the i650 motec, the latest addition to its decentralised frequency inverter portfolio. Designed for next-level performance, the i650 motec combines energy efficiency, digital readiness, and ease of use- empowering machine builders to design smarter, greener systems with unprecedented simplicity.

Leading cable technology and harnessing solutions provider, LAPP, is driving efficiency and performance across industrial sectors with its advanced range of customised wire harnessing and cable assembly solutions.