6 July 2016 The German chain-maker iwis has developed a non-contact system for measuring the elongation of chains while they are running. The CCM (chain condition monitor) shows… Read More
6 April 2016 The German manufacturer Festo has developed a technology that uses a robot to “spin” interconnected fibreglass webs to create 3D structures. The technology, called 3D… Read More
7 December 2015 The German clamping and gripping specialist, Schunk, has developed a compact linear axis with a 24V linear motor drive which, it claims, is as easy… Read More
15 July 2015 A German startup company has developed a contactless optoelectronic sensing technology that, it claims, will lead to new levels of precision and robustness in industrial… Read More
7 January 2015 Following its $5.2bn acquisition of Invensys in 2013, Schneider Electric has been working with Invensys’ Italian heating and ventilating controls subsidiary Eliwell, to develop controllers… Read More
13 August 2014 The sensor-maker Turck Banner is harnessing its experience of using LEDs in photoelectric sensors, to diversify into the general LED-based lighting market, with a portfolio… Read More
16 June 2014 A Dutch company called Aito is offering a touch control technology that can be used to create a configurable user interface of up to 11… Read More
6 April 2014 The German sensor-maker Sick has announced a family of photoelectric sensors that use a screwless mounting system that allows them to be installed or replaced… Read More
27 February 2014 The German sensor-maker wenglor has announced a configurable image-processing sensor that can be used to read 1D or 2D codes, to track objects in 3D,… Read More
6 January 2014 Sick claims to have solved the problem of detecting and counting products reliably on production lines when there are no gaps between them. Until now,… Read More
