Industrial News
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Listen to this article Britain’s railways have an enviable safety record but reports of incidents and near misses show there is room for improvement. Time and time again, the Rail Safety Summit has shown that it is the industry’s must-attend event for up-to-date rail safety information. Now expanded to consider wellbeing and environmental health, the…
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IDEC Corporation has expanded its SmartAXIS touch family with the new FT2J Series combined PLC+HMI. A compact all-in-one form factor combines built-in full function controller features and functions, both onboard and expandable I/O, and an advanced technology 7-in touchscreen display, providing many advantages for a wide variety of industries. An all-in-one PLC+HMI is compact and…
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Emerson announces the new PACSystems IPC 2010 Compact Industrial PC (IPC), a rugged industrial computer designed to handle a wide range of machine and discrete part manufacturing automation applications. The new solution is designed to serve manufacturing sites and OEM machine builders who need a ruggedised, compact, durable IPC to cost-effectively support their Industrial Internet…
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Available in NEMA frame sizes 08 through 34, Mclennan’s new MSM series 2-phase, 1.8° stepper motors are aimed at the unique demands of OEM users with stock availability for standard products and fast turnaround for application customisation. Through design enhancements, this new cost-optimised range offers extended torque performance and smooth operation, suiting dynamic motion positioning…
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Listen to this article On 20 February, the Government published its Draft Rail Reform Bill. This proposes the creation a new Integrated Rail Body (IRB) that brings together decisions on infrastructure and train operations. The IRB would become Great British Railways (GBR) as proposed in the Williams-Shapps report that was published in May 2021. This…
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A helical gear is an ideal motion solution for various medical applications thanks to a design that achieves gradual teeth meshing across a large surface area, optimising quiet operation for patient comfort. A significant contributor to this advantage is the consistent transmission of forces between the gear teeth, minimising the crucial factor of mesh stiffness…
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Sprinklers are an essential component of a building’s fire protection system. Automation can enhance safety, as well as ease of use, but this means that the control system requires its own protection. Chris Lloyd reports To protect from the threat of fire, sprinkler system design and manufacture is governed by strict standards. Though these regulations…
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Red Lion announces the launch of new strain gauge modules and J1939 and CAN protocol sleds designed to enhance and scale its FlexEdge Intelligent Edge Automation Platform. The new strain gauge modules are easily installable and configurable and come in both SSR output and relay output options. Both offer single loop PID capabilities to monitor,…
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The operators of critical infrastructure market segments such as 5G telecommunications, power utilities and transportation need to continuously upgrade their networks with technology capable of delivering higher processing speeds and highly accurate time sources that are not dependent on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) constellations like GPS, GALILEO and QZSS. To provide network operators…
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ers yesterday (Tuesday 20 February) put forward their plan for the future of the railways, publishing a draft Rail Reform Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny. The draft Bill sets in motion a plan to deliver punctual and reliable services, simpler tickets, and a modern and innovative railway that meets the needs of passengers and freight users.…
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