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Murrelektronik’s distribution solutions offer quick and easy installations

A primary concern of companies that manufacture mobile production machines is shortening the lead times in production. Output needs to increase; more machines need to be produced in the same amount of […]

Rittal sets new market standard with its latest generation of Blue e+ chillers

The temperature of the cooling medium in machine tools needs to be controlled accurately so as to ensure high-precision machining. The cooling system must also be energy-efficient, versatile, reliable and easy to […]

Possehl Electronics used 25 KUKA robots at its manufacturing operation in Niefern, Germany

A total of 25 KUKA robots are in operation at Possehl Electronics in Niefern, Germany. There, they manufacture complex timing cases for electric power steering systems for cars. Industrial robots work on […]

DEHN’s DEHNcord R 3P offers protection for Venetian blind and shutter motors with quick and easy installation

Electrical installations have a longer life-span than most electrical appliances and should be designed with a view to the future. They should be able to function reliably over a period of decades […]


HARTING presents its new DIN 41612 3Q/3R type multipoint connector designed for miniaturised applications

Device manufacturers for the industrial sector have been following the trend for miniaturisation for a long time now, reducing the size of their products more and more. In order for this to […]


Advantech releases new industrial Mini-ITX motherboard optimized for high-end applications

Advantech, a leading embedded computing solution provider, announced the release of its new high-end industrial Mini-ITX motherboard line. AIMB-242 is based on the Intel® QM170/CM236 chipset and the latest 6th generation Intel® […]


Beckhoff’s new EL6861 EtherCAT Terminal features support for BACnet MS/TP

In addition to BACnet/IP, Beckhoff now also supports BACnet MS/TP (Master Slave/Token Passing) with the EL6861 EtherCAT Terminal. This serial interface can be used to directly control and monitor BACnet-compatible field devices, […]


Rittal’s Balanced Cloud Centre optimised for resource-intensive tasks in HPC applications

Sophisticated simulations and renderings require powerful IT resources – either on site, or from the cloud. For these high performance computing (HPC) applications, Rittal offers mobile, standardised, and turn-key on- or off-premises […]


Rockwell Automation’s new FactoryTalk View software offers further increase in operator’s productivity

HMI SCADA design has traditionally been a lengthy and error-prone task, while the result limited operator visibility to only what had been preprogrammed into the application. In today’s era of smart manufacturing, […]


Murrelektronik develops new products designed for highest requirements for hygienic design

The food industry continues to make rapid progress in technological developments. The industry has a strong tendency toward decentralization — not only in upstream and downstream processes, but also in the highly […]


Linde demonstrated its virtual reality application developed for visualisation and training operators

Visitors to Gastech 2017 was able to explore the finer details of an industrial-scale plant first hand before it has even been constructed. The Engineering Division within The Linde Group showcased a […]


Stäubli Electrical Connectors partners with Power-Blox to develop innovative energy storage systems

Stäubli Electrical Connectors (formerly Multi-Contact), the pioneer and global market leader in electrical connectors for Photovoltaic solutions, and Power-Blox the award-winning Swiss start-up enter into a strategic partnership for innovative energy storage […]


HARTING presents new M8 in D-coded product addressing the trend for miniaturisation

Manufacturers of industrial devices have been following the trend for miniaturisation for some time now, but what if they can’t make their product smaller because the required connector is too big? HARTING […]