Industrial security not only includes the protection of data, but at the same time also guarantees the integrity of safety functions and measures, as the experts at Pilz explain.

Faster and higher-resolution image sensors, interfaces that support ever increasing bandwidths, simpler integration, minIaturisation and high on-board processing power are driving innovation in machine and embedded vision applications. Paul Wilson, managing director of Scorpion Vision, charts the current trends in cameras and components.

Benjamin Mönnig, Head of Application Sales at KEB Automation, explains what is important in plastics technology and why increased sustainability and plastics processing can work together in practice.

While a new year is upon us, with all its opportunities, Omron Europe names the top five trends that will impact and shape industrial automation in 2023 and beyond.

Choosing the appropriate hinge is an important step in the design process of many product applications, but with so many hinge types available, how can engineers ensure that they are choosing the right one? Stewart Beck, global product manager at Southco, explores the design considerations.

Gerard Bush, engineer at motion specialist, Inmoco, explains the importance of feedforward in motion control applications.

David Bean, solutions group manager at Mitsubishi Electric, looks at how the digital transformation of pharmaceutical operations is key to more dynamic, agile manufacturing.

We talk to the experts at IKO Nippon Thompson about how linear rail and carriages can be easily adjusted and modified, and how projects can be re-designed around standard products, to save customers time and money.

Barry Weller, robotics product manager at Mitsubishi Electric, looks at the benefits of implementing collaborative robots and how easy they are to integrate into existing laboratories.

Andy Graham, solutions manager at SolutionsPT, shows why achieving true DX delivers benefits across the entire ecosystem.

When an OEM selects an automation partner, it’s increasingly important that they ensure the organisation can demonstrate the right credentials across the sustainability spectrum. So say the motion control experts at Inmoco.

The experts at Beckhoff UK explain how automation can optimise workflow in factories as complex as a Santa’s and relieve pressure on the elves.

Gerard Bush, engineer at motion solution design specialist, Inmoco, discusses the cost-saving advantages of direct-drive systems.

Efficiency, sustainability, individualisation and of course digitalisation require easily adaptable and future-proof systems from the machine/system builders. Lenze has the answer to these challenges – here we speak to Daniel Lindemann, the company’s head of product management automation systems.

With Mitsubishi Electric having written a white paper looking at robotics in the pharmaceutical sector, solutions manager David Bean highlights how industrial automation can improve the environmental footprint of pharmaceutical manufacturing activities.

Valentin Raschke, application engineer at Portescap, explains the impact of pull-out and pull-in torque for stepper motor specification.

Due to the constant update in both winding and magnet technologies, motors can go into NRND (Not Recommended for New Designs) status and eventually become obsolete. It is a standard process to replace older motors with more modern options, perhaps for a more compact design or for competing lead times or pricing.

John Browett, general manager at the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), looks at SNMP, its benefits as well as how, when combined with the right network, it can support industrial automation and control applications.

Adnan Khan, manager of pharma industries at Beckhoff UK, discusses the challenges of pharmaceutical production lines and how next-generation motion can help.

The rising cost of energy is placing a considerable burden on plant and machine operators. KEB Automation provides various solutions and products that can help. In doing so, you reduce costs and help protect the environment.