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.
Thomson Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of linear motion control solutions, has enhanced its popular online ball screw selection tool to include online configurability options, expert guidance, and faster performance.
With extensive know-how and bundled experience, the leading full- line supplier Voith and its subsidiary BTG are optimizing their Papermaking 4.0 digitalization and automation portfolio to increase the overall customer experience.
SortIE is the new intelligent and efficient put-to-wall sorting shuttle system that Addverb is launching on the market and is predicted to heighten robotic standards in warehouse logistics.
HellermannTyton, maker of commercial/industrial wire protection products, announces HelaGuard Double-Slit Corrugated Conduit. The two-piece solution features one semi-circular tube that snaps over another to envelop a wire or cable bundle. This makes it possible to add flexible corrugated protection to wiring that is already connected on both ends.
Following a successful show in 2021, the Lab Awards will return on November 2, 2022, the first day of Lab Innovations, at the NEC in Birmingham. The awards, brought to you by Lab Innovations in partnership with Laboratory News, celebrate the key achievements of the laboratory industry, recognising the innovative work of individuals, suppliers and projects.
Hydrodec of North America, which collects and hydrotreats used transformer and naphthenic oils at its Canton facility, has agreed the merger with Ashtabula-based high voltage metal recycling business, Cleveland Industrial Recycling – with the expertise of both businesses joining to play a greater role in helping companies to offset carbon emissions, conserve fossil fuels and gain Carbon Credits to help meet their sustainability goals.
Cummins Inc. celebrated the grand opening of a new microgrid lab called the Power Integration Center at their Power Systems facility. The PIC is a state-of-the-art facility that allows for the configuration, integration, and testing of power system technologies including diesel and natural gas generator sets, photovoltaic solar panels, battery storage systems, fuel cells, transfer switches, switchgear, and system-level controls.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release on this date of the OpreXTM IT/OT Security Operations Center (IT/OT SOC) service. This new addition to the OpreX Safety and Security family is a centrally managed service based on people (service organization), processes, and technology. Targeted primarily at industrial enterprises, this service was developed by Yokogawa to improve the security of IT and OT networks by detecting, analyzing, and enabling a quick and effective response to cybersecurity incidents from anywhere in the world.
SIGMATEK offers a variety of thin, fanless 7-HMIs, which allow operation in a modern design and with OPC UA, they are ready for IIOT. Depending on the requirement, you can choose between resistive single- or projective capacitive multi-touch screens, various processors, resolutions and IP protection types. The ETT panels are equipped with numerous interfaces, such as Ethernet, CAN, and USB. Several modules have RS232/Modbus or TTY.