First motor-driven energy-chain can travel more than 1km
13 July 2022 Igus claims to have produced the world’s first driven energy chain, almost eliminating limits on travel distances, which can stretch to well over 1km. The… Read More
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Laser etching cuts terminal rail marking times by 90%
3 February 2020 Weidmüller has developed a laser-based system that marks pre-assembled terminal rails automatically, cutting the time normally needed for marking by up to 90%. The Automated… Read More
Carbon fibre linear guides are up to 60% lighter
20 November 2015 The German plastics engineering specialist igus has developed a linear guide system that is made entirely of carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP), making it up… Read More
£1m investment will help Leeds plant to build geared motors
30 July 2014 Siemens is investing £1m in its UK mechanical drives factory in Leeds, expanding its capabilities to assemble a new range of geared motors and to… Read More
Bearing and leadscrew combo slashes install times
15 October 2013 Thomson has announced a linear motion technology that combines the functions of a linear bearing and a leadscrew in a single, compact package. The integrated… Read More
DIN rail supplies are ‘narrowest and most efficient’
27 September 2013 The power supply manufacturer TDK-Lambda has invested more than $5m to develop a new generation of DIN-rail-mounting power supplies that, it says, includes the narrowest… Read More
I/O system squeezes 20 channels into 12.5mm-wide modules
2 May 2013 The Austrian automation company Sigmatek has developed a compact modular I/O system that fits up to 20 channels in a 12.5mm-wide module. Read More
DIN-rail industrial PCs lead the growth league
21 February 2013 Sales of DIN-rail-mounting industrial PCs (IPCs) are growing faster than those of any other type of IPC, according to a new report from IMS Research,… Read More
