Xaar has launched its guide to help those new to inkjet maximise the potential of this extremely versatile non-contact technology. The ability to apply a wide range of fluids with precision and accuracy across a variety of different substrates and materials, is seeing inkjet grow in importance to today’s manufacturing processes.
A fundamental element of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is the secure networking of devices and machines and their integration into IT systems. The new adapter board HMS Anybus from Rutronik System Solutions is ideal for entering the world of the IIoT. It enables communication with all established Fieldbus systems and Industrial Ethernet networks.
With its very compact dimensions of 127 x 111 x 40 mm, the aluminium casing is also suitable for top-hat rail assembly. The admissible ambient temperature for operation is defined with 0 to 50 °C. Further technical details and information regarding application options are available directly from the German distributor Acceed.
In operations where contact with process fluid is unavoidable, poorly specified bearings that fail prematurely can prove costly in maintenance labour and production downtime. For this reason, increasing numbers of food and beverage plants are turning to the beneficial attributes of NSK’s Silver-Lube® bearing units. Silver-Lube® provides optimal protection against the ingress of wash-down water and detergent while simultaneously ensuring corrosion resistance.
4-5 May 2022 - Eplan Virtual Fair: Collaboration is everything How can people collaborate better, work together more efficiently and remain competitive in the ecosystem of industrial automation? This year’s 2022 Eplan Virtual Fair gets to the bottom of these questions.
The industry of the future will become more digital, more efficient and more automated. Autonomous driving systems and robots will make human work easier. To make this vision a reality, the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS is developing sensors, optical components and actuators based on microelectromechanical systems that detect the environment and make interaction safe. In this context, sensors are becoming key technology of digitization: they form the interface between machine and human.
Vietnam’s leading digital transformation services provider FPT Software has unveiled its partnership with SCSK Europe, a subsidiary of the Japan-based system integrator SCSK Corporation. The collaboration affirms FPT Software’s robotic process automation (RPA) expertise and further expands its foothold into European markets.
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has announced the launch of two components - the Parker Automation Controller PAC120 and the electro-hydraulic controller module PACHC - that together offer an innovative solution for the automation of fast and precise hydraulic processes.
New products require new materials, and the rapid advancement and uptake in the electric vehicle (EV) and green energy industries means that demand for rare earth metals, for use in batteries and other components, is only set to increase.
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6770; President & CEO: Toshihiro Kuriyama) has implemented a project to upgrade to advanced production planning processes within the company’s global supply chain. The project’s objectives were to improve the accuracy of forecasts within production planning and thereby reduce inventories and opportunity losses, as well as to remove dependency on specific individuals for certain jobs and raise job efficiency.