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Product innovation speeds up the picking of small parts

Intralogistics applications are under pressure in terms of efficiency: They have to work more flexibly, stock a wider range…

Gill Sensors helps to keep train performance on track.

The railways in the United Kingdom are among the busiest in Europe and with growth in demand from both…

Accuride introduces a range of plain bearing friction guides

Well known as a global manufacturer of telescopic slides, Accuride has used all its experience of sliding systems to…

Engineered Latching for Enhanced Usability

In today’s highly industrialised and automated world, with increased focus on equipment security and operator safety , the user…

Mean Well HDR-100 series, a 100-watt Ultra Slim DIN Rail power supply now available from Ecopac Power.

With the HDR 15 watt, 30 watt and 60 watt series already available, these new generation ultra slim step…

Faced with a drive breakdown and loosing production?

Renting a Variable Speed Drive (VSD) is perhaps not the first thing that springs to mind for engineers in…

ODU UK Ltd – not your average connectors

As a ‘problem-solving’ connector manufacturer, ODU enjoys single-source status with over one hundred of the worlds top manufacturing companies….

Overcoming machine building challenges in Industry 4.0

Intelligent machines are the foundation of smart factories. But incorporating the right technology into intelligent machine designs creates new…

Eye in the sky

If you have recently been to a large sporting event or music concert, chances are you might have caught…

Novotechnik sensors with IO-Link communications are Industry 4.0 ready

Through its exclusive UK distribution partnership with measurement technology leaders Novotechnik, Variohm EuroSensor supplies and supports linear and rotary…

CONTINUOUS IR MONITORING ENSURES PLASTIC WELD INTEGRITY

Plastics play an increasingly important role in product design and IR welding is a popular method of joining these…

‘PIEZOELECTRIC OR STRAIN GAUGE TECHNOLOGY’: WHICH FORCE SENSOR IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR MY APPLICATION?

When it comes to deciding which force sensor is the right one for your application, HBM – a market…

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