Industrial Ethernet tester spots causes of network failures
20 June 2023 Fluke Networks has launched an industrial Ethernet tester designed to verify cable performance up to 10Gb/s and to help discover the causes of network failures. Read More
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Sensor warns of fires in control panels before they occur
28 January 2022 Schneider Electric has developed a sensor that continuously analyses gases and particles inside control panels and switchboards to give an early warning of overheating cables… Read More
Food-industry cable will survive 30 years in harsh conditions
22 November 2021 The Japanese cable-maker OKI Electric Cable has developed a chemical-resistant cable for the food industry that, it says, has survived accelerated testing equivalent to 30… Read More
Tough fibre cable with no metal armour can handle forklift weight
25 August 2021 Belden has developed an optical fibre cable that avoids the need for metal armouring, and is up to 90% lighter and 70% smaller in diameter… Read More
EnDat 3 interface is designed for digital manufacturing
21 July 2021 The German sensor-maker Heidenhain has released the third generation of its EnDat serial communications interface, specifically designed to meet the needs of digital manufacturing. EnDat… Read More
Network tester checks cables and diagnoses switches
10 May 2021 Fluke Networks has announced an instrument that simplifies troubleshooting when building or maintaining networks, including analysing the speed-handling capabilities of Ethernet cabling. The LinkIQ Cable+Network… Read More
7kg six-axis robot is ‘the world’s smallest and lightest’
17 October 2019 Yaskawa has announced what it claims is the smallest, lightest, six-axis industrial robot for handling and assembling small parts. The 7kg MotoMini robot can be… Read More
Industrial Ethernet network and cable tester is ‘the first’
1 April 2019 Ideal Networks has launched what it claims is the first purpose-built, handheld network tester for commissioning, maintaining and troubleshooting Profinet and standard Ethernet IP networks,… Read More
Communicative inverter supports single-cable links
1 February 2019 SEW-Eurodrive has a new inverter which, it says, is notable for the flexibility of its communications interfaces, controllable motor types and scalable functions. The Movidrive… Read More
Smart sensors will spot cable problems before they fail
29 January 2019 ABB is developing a cable protection system that will be able to sense potential problems, such as condensation or rising temperatures, in the conduit that… Read More
