When specifying a non-contact confocal displacement sensor, several factors need to be considered including measuring speed, resolution, type of material and surface, the operating environment and whether thickness measurements are required, says Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at Micro-Epsilon UK.

Utilising a simple idea of converting rotary motion to linear motion, leadscrews give quick, efficient, accurate and precise linear motion control with small to large lifting capacities. The biggest change in leadscrew technology over the years has been in how the thread itself is formed, as Moore International CEO Mark Moore explains.

Touch panel products for the European market must comply with European directives and be CE certified. An essential requirement is that these products meet the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). But which are these? We asked the experts at SCHURTER.

There are two series of British standards that might appear relevant when designing, building and installing machine control panels. Derek Coulson and Paul Skyrme of Safe Machine look at which you should use.

When selecting an in-process thickness measurement system, a number of challenges need to be considered, including the effect of combined real-world errors. In this second article on thickness measurement, Glenn Wedgbrow, Business Development Manager at Micro-Epsilon UK, discusses how these challenges can be overcome in practice.

In turbo blowers and radial compressors, not only do drive controllers ensure top performance, they can also increase energy efficiency, says Mark Checkley, Managing Director of KEB UK.

As industrial technology trends change and adapt in the wake of digital transformation, Andy Graham, Solutions Manager at SolutionsPT, looks at what's changing for the most important asset in an industrial setting, the human workforce.

When it comes to the precise processing of plastics, paper, textile and sheet metal it is necessary to unwind, wind or rewind continuous material webs with a defined tension to achieve perfect subsequent processing steps. That's why STOBER is focused on ensuring companies working in these industries, and others, get both quality and precision from every single roll.

When you use an optimised control platform, you reduce non-value-added development effort and can sometimes deliver to your customers faster. Aerotech is revolutionising precision motion and machine control with the Automation1 Precision Machine and Motion Control Platform. We talk to Patrick Wheeler, product manager at Aerotech.

The medical standard places the highest demands on the safety of medical devices. By implementing the standard, manufacturers achieve better and more reliable processes and product quality at the highest level. With the successful certification of the medical standard and the perfect selection of all components and processes, SCHURTER says top-class HMI solutions can be developed for medical applications.