articleTracking down and fixing leaks can be hit and miss; for some it’s only a matter of ‘listen, look and detect’. Even with a modern energy management system, a maintenance team may only survey the plant every three or six months. In the meantime, energy waste continues imperceptibly, observes Darren Pratt, Industrial Instrumentation Product Manager for SICK UK
productBrexit will have significant adverse effects on a UK manufacturing sector highly integrated with the EU single market, and that disruption will have a sizeable negative impact on the wider UK economy, a new report by UK in a Changing Europe finds.
articleWe all take for granted downloading an App on our smart phones – but what about something as complex as configuring and commissioning vision-guidance for robots, will there ever be a ready-made ‘App’ for that? Neil Sandhu SICK’s UK Product Manager – Imaging, Measurement, Ranging & Systems, looks at the issues
productSICK’s new FTMg thermal flow meter simultaneously measures gas flow, pressure and temperature, then computes the combined values to detect leaks in pneumatic systems and monitor compressed air energy consumption in real time.
newsSICK has launched the SICK IME2S inductive proximity safety switch for safe and easy non-contact position and safe area monitoring to help prevent accidents and unwanted collisions in production and logistics environments up to PL d (EN ISO 13849) safety requirements.
articleFrom the first industrial revolution to the fourth, inspirational change has been driven by a willingness to embrace the unconventional and cross traditional industry boundaries. A partnership between one of the UK’s oldest and best-known boiler manufacturers, Byworth Boilers with SICK’s industrial instrumentation division, has helped fine-tune its boiler house controls to save up to 7% on customer fuel bills
newsSICK has combined its proven MB1 mechanical safety bolt for enclosed hazard areas with its advanced TR110 non-contact safety lock to deliver a high-performance PLe (EN ISO 13849) safety solution with maximum machine availability.
productHigh quality reading of 1D barcodes
and 2D Data Matrix ECC200 codes
for product traceability, safety and
identification is available under
hazardous area conditions with the
new SICK ICR840-2 ATEX Image
Code Readers.
productWhile many manufacturers encourage spares and
component suppliers to compete for the lowest price
quotations, some are finding this approach less than
satisfactory.Darren Pratt, Encoders and Industrial
Instrumentation Pro
productSICK has launched its next
generation V300 and V200 safety
camera sensors for machine guarding
applications. The two new cameras
enable engineers to comply with
safety levels up to SIL 2 and PL d, in
line with European
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