One of the Black Country’s fastest growing manufacturers has set its sights on global expansion after recruiting its 46th international agent.

Following a surge in orders for their mobile metal separator, Steelweld Enviro Products Ltd and CRJ Services have ordered six (6) Bunting Eddy Current Separators and Rare Earth Drum Magnets in the first quarter of 2021.  The Eddy Current Separators separate non-ferrous metals from non-metallic material with the Rare Earth Drum Magnets recovering magnetic materials.

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has created a new course to educate end users about risks and responsibilities of lifting operations. The course is aimed at Company Directors, Senior Managers and responsible persons where lifting equipment is used in the business.

Titan Enterprises’ reliable flow monitoring of refrigerant liquids using its 900 and 1000 series turbine flow sensor devices helps keep data storage cool. A leading manufacturer and supplier of precision cold liquid flow-measurement devices, Titan’s standard and OEM custom flowmeter designs meet the demands of specialist coolant flow applications, where reliable and effective cooling arrangements […]

Global IT integrator Getronics has today announced a strategic alliance with SolutionsPT, the leading industrial IT solutions partner and distributor of AVEVA software in the UK and Ireland. The collaboration will enable both organisations to better address industry needs for increased automation, efficiency, and digital transformation.

Prefabricated interfaces for energy storage devices reduce on-site wiring costs Energy efficiency is an important global topic. Across their broad product range, HARTING is addressing this theme by offering specific solutions. With the Han® S, HARTING has developed a series of connectors that enable customers to build energy storage systems based on battery modules.

By Andy Graham, Solutions Manager, SolutionsPT Increasing productivity is a strong driver of digital transformation and for many industrial enterprises, it is the reason they embark on the journey. At SolutionsPT, we understand that every industrial company can achieve success in a digitally transformed future and we appreciate the importance of eliminating unplanned downtime as […]

In advance of its physical launch event 19th May 2021, Wayland Additive is delighted to be able to announce the first sale of its Calibur3 metal AM system to Exergy Solutions Inc., Calgary, Canada.

PROFINET has beaten all previous records … Despite challenges brought about by the pandemic, products featuring technology from PROFIBUS & PROFINET International (PI) have been very well accepted by users. With the total number of PROFIBUS and PROFINET products so far installed at plants has exceeded 104 million, an impressive threshold has been crossed.

When decision makers seek to integrate new hardware into their automation process, they are often looking at a few key areas – the ease of use, price point, features, and the ability to utilize the hardware at multiple points throughout their system. The new A50 and A70 thermal cameras come in three options – Smart, […]

A £20,000 manufacturing support prize is on offer for designers and companies keen to take part in ‘The Hackathon Challenge’. Due to be launched on Thursday, the Protolabs-backed competition is one of the main events of the ‘InspirON’ series of best practice talks and virtual seminars currently underway.

New unit packs significantly more processing power than competing solutions 11 May 2021 – Pushing the performance envelope with advanced edge-based hardware, Sfera Labs has introduced its latest multi-sensor module. The Exo Sense Pi leverages Raspberry Pi 4 computing capabilities. This compact wall-mount unit features a 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 processor running at up to […]

Today, pharmaceutical companies are confronted with more frequent changes in production, but industry needs to ensure it is at the forefront of innovation in a time of a healthcare crisis. Here, Giuseppe Menin, Industry Manager at automation software supplier COPA-DATA, explains why modular production is crucial for enabling more flexible pharmaceutical production.

Collaboration will extend sensor offering to include NTC thermistors and temperature sensors Heilind Electronics, a leading distributor of electronic components worldwide, has partnered with TEWA, a leading NTC thermistor and temperature probe manufacturer.

Ziath offer a complete OEM design, development and supply service based upon its extensive experience of creating high performance 2D barcoded tube scanners and rack readers for biobanking, compound library, pathology and COVID-19 sample management applications.

There is little doubt that for many companies, new product development is a key part of their business strategy, either enhancing their product range, targeting a part of the market previously unattainable, or replacing older or legacy items with new and better performing variants.

Super Powered. Super Easy: Revolutionary New Interface for SCIA Engineer 21 Hasselt, Belgium, 6 May 2021 – SCIA, world leading developers of structural design and analysis software, is delighted to announce the launch of SCIA Engineer 21. The latest update of SCIA’s integrated solution represents a giant leap forward in user experience and functionality, which […]

A new series of NSK spherical roller bearings with a patented cage design is set to provide general industry with new levels of productivity, reliability and load capacity. The optimised cage reduces internal stress and eliminates the need for a guide ring, providing just two of many benefits over existing solutions. Potential applications for the […]

R2 series absolute angle sensors from Phoenix America provide accurate and environmentally robust 12-bit resolution position measurement with standard or user-specified output curves from 60⁰ to 360⁰ total range. Available in a choice of analogue or PWM output versions, this sensor’s completely non-contacting Hall effect design – comprising a compact reinforced nylon sensor housing and […]

The new PLD M 140 W…/D25 and PLD M 140 W…/D35/SC class 100 machine lights extend Phoenix Contact’s range of machine lights.

A complete Tail Lift Chain Kit containing replacement Leaf Chain or Roller Chain, end fittings, fasteners and lubrication is now available from Donghua.

Background Fires caused by high temperatures from faulty wiring is a major concern for householders and businesses alike.  In England alone there are more than 6000 fires per year associated with electrical distribution. The problems of plant breakdown due to overheated electrical connections are also well known throughout manufacturing industries and cause expensive disruption.

Edinburgh based compressor technology pioneers Vert Technologies have arguably achieved the most significant innovation in the compressor industry for over 40 years. The conical rotary compressor (CRC) technology manufactured by the company differs from conventional compression methods by using two rotors, one placed inside the other, which turn in the same direction but at different […]

In a compact yet robust handheld unit, Megger’s new DPM1000 digital power clamp meter provides all of the measuring capabilities engineers and technicians routinely need when working on low-voltage power installations. The instrument features an integrated clamp for safe, non-contact current measurement and has a large backlit 10,000 count display that is easy to read […]

BioChromato Inc. has published a report describing how their ionRocket sample preparation device, used in combination with Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) and Kendrick Mass Defect (KMD) analysis, provides a valuable new tool for chain analysis of fluoroelastomers.

British astronaut Tim Peake has been awarded with an Honorary Fellowship from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Tim Peake has become the newest IET Honorary Fellow for his outstanding contribution to space exploration and the engineering and technology industry.

More than twice the AI processing performance of as the Jetson Nano for mass-market AI platforms Impulse Embedded a leading provider of industrial computing systems and solutions announces the availability of the new  NVIDIA Jetson TX2 NX single board computer. The Jetson TX2 NX delivers the next step in AI performance for entry-level embedded and […]

RP Technologies are the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium injection mould tooling along with prototype and production plastic injection moulded components. Through precision engineering combined with a wealth of experience we manufacture tooling for a whole range of industries for either prototype and development or low volume production from our UK based manufacturing facility in […]

Advantech, a global leader in the fields of IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms has teamed up with IndustrialComms, a leading distributor of industrial communication and power supply products, to make a range of industrial devices and connectivity products available throughout the UK.

Horsham-based T&M Bowser Solutions’ (T&M) entire fleet of dust suppression tankers has been deployed, on the cusp of the UK summer.

~ The role of motors in laboratory productivity ~ Look at every stage of the development of COVID-19 vaccines and you will find a commonality — automation. From genome sequencing to clinical trials and mass production, the development speed was made possible using highly repeatable automated processes. Here Matthew Dean, sales engineer for medical applications […]

Redruth based DP Engineering has described itself as Cornwall’s best-kept engineering secret and the longevity of the subcontract precision engineering company, established in 1952, reflects that accolade. Also not so well known is that for the last 15 years the company has based its success around the implementation of every module available within PSL Datatrack’s […]

The RUGGEDCOM RST916C Series is available now from IndustrialComms. The RUGGEDCOM RST916C switch is new high density port count device with 10G connectivity, designed to provide reliable connectivity for high bandwidth applications in Electric Power, Transportation, Oil & Gas and other critical infrastructure industries.