The Caparoc circuit breaker system from Phoenix Contact now also offers modules for overcurrent protection for load currents up to 20 A. This extends the possible applications of the customisable system.

The Health and Safety Executive estimates that over two million people in Great Britain are exposed to unacceptable levels of noise at work, with food and drink production being amongst the biggest culprits. Many of the processes that emit the most noise happen during manufacturing, but there are ways that plant managers can reduce it, as Tom Cash, director at automation parts supplier Foxmere, explains.

ifm announces the launch of its latest I/O modules for PROFINET and EtherNet/IP applications, combining robust performance with seamless integration into field applications.

Automation specialist Lenze presents its new, compact IE5/IE7 motor drive system. The drive system performs without sensors, even in dynamic applications. The combination consists of the m550/m650 motor, the g500 gearboxes and the newest generation of variable frequency drives, the i550 and i650.

Wieland Electric presents the latest generation of highly efficient safety light grids and safety light curtains.

Since 1972 Mechan Controls has been leading the way in design and innovation for machine guarding safety products. Mechan has an extensive range of non-contact safety products, including magnetic, coded magnetic, and uniquely coded RFID and OSSD safety switches.

It is a truism of hardware design that often a standard offering is not suitable, and where the application warrants then a custom design is needed. To meet these needs EMKA offers modifications to its standard portfolio or indeed completely original designs.

Precision sensor supplier Micro-Epsilon has updated its non-contact laser distance sensor portfolio with the new optoNCDT ILR 3800-100, a unit that is even more robust than its predecessor and measures distances up to 150m with an accuracy of better than +/- 1mm.

Sealed HEIDENHAIN encoders with True Image technology ensure unimpeded scale readings regardless of condensation and other liquid contamination in a machine tool.

Customers of igus are experiencing the benefit of the impressive properties of coatings with the company's low friction coatings range. For example, a steel sheet can be transformed into a low friction and wear-resistant plate. Or a metal component can be coated using iglidur ic-05 to become a blue-coloured, corrosion-resistant part that is FDA compliant and approved for use in the food industry.