Beckhoff News

SOFTWARE-BASED SOLUTION PROTECTS PLANT UPTIME THROUGH REDUNDANT CONTROL OPERATION

Plant availability plays a crucial role in the process industry in particular, so building redundancy into automation technology designs is vital. This is why Beckhoff expanded its extensive range of solutions in this area to also include a software solution for redundant control operation: TwinCAT Controller Redundancy.

Atlas Copco News

Atlas Copco’s latest high-pressure nitrogen generation skid package offers enhanced performance and versatility

Atlas Copco’s on-site nitrogen generation system has long been the preferred solution for high-pressure applications such as laser cutting and electronics manufacturing − an all-in-one solution that can handle the peak demands of applications as varied as fire prevention, pipeline services, and aviation tyre inflation.

EMKA News

EMERGENCY HAMMER FOR THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY

EMKA’s product portfolio has a recent addition: the emergency hammer compliant with DIN EN 45545-2 HL3. EMKA has developed a robust product specifically for rail vehicles. In trains, in particular, the safety demands are exceptionally high, including the need for the “little lifesavers“. Besides the impact effect, compliance with the European fire protection standard is mandatory. In order to fulfil these systems, EMKA uses a special plastic.

Bell-Everman

Bell-Everman ServoBelt Arc Drive Features New Large-Diameter Rotary Stage

Bell-Everman has introduced a new multi-axis transfer robot based on its proven ServoBelt backlash-free belt drive technology. Called ServoBelt Arc Drive, it features custom designed rotary and tilt axes that precisely position semiconductor glass panels.

HARTING USA

3D-MID – minimized sensing high-tech within the patient

When it comes to miniaturization, the ideal partner is the leading 3D-MID supplier HARTING. The company is located in the innovative heart of the Swiss watch industry in Biel, which is also a growing hub for medical device technologies. This location was chosen with care, because in this region people have grown up in a world of micromechanics - generation after generation.

VIA Tech News

VIA and TMHT (TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING TAIWAN) Harness AI to Enhance Forklift Operation Safety

VIA Technologies, Inc. and TOYOTA Material Handling Taiwan today announced a partnership to jointly promote the VIA Mobile360 Forklift Safety System featuring AI people detection and driver fatigue and distraction alert capabilities in order to improve forklift operation safety and strengthen the prevention of worksite accidents and injuries in Taiwan.

Katrick Technologies News

Scrolling our way to a climate emergency

The internet is an essential part of modern everyday life. We go online for everything from work, to shopping, to communicating — and social media makes up an estimated 35 per cent of this activity. Though posing for selfies isn’t damaging to the environment, the energy consumption and carbon emissions from charging devices, powering the internet, and running data centres can be colossal.

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