newsAS A newly confirmed distribution partner for AutoGuide Mobile Robots, RARUK Automation can now supply modular, high payload industrial autonomous mobile robots (AMR) that can tug or lift high payloads alongside any established human and automation workforce; built-in collaborative safety features protect equipment and workers.
productSPECIALISED INDUSTRIAL services company, ERIKS has won a major contract from Babcock International for the supply of electrically actuated valves and ancillary equipment for the new Type 31 frigate programme. This is one of the biggest single contracts ever awarded to ERIKS in the UK and is an important recognition of the company’s parts supply and specialised engineering services.
productXPO Logistics and Nestlé have announced that their flagship distribution centre and technology hub in the UK has completed its phased opening to full operation. The two companies began collaborating on the design and construction of the Digital Distribution Warehouse of the Future in 2018, together with technology partner, Swisslog Logistics Automation.
productIN ORDER to ensure that process plants meet hygiene requirements, industry-specific approvals and resistance to CIP/SIP media, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new series of high-performance seals for butterfly valves.
productTHE GLOBAL launch of a SIL-rated overspeed protection system for rotating machinery has been announced by Istec.
productVAPOUR PERMEABILITY systems are available from Versaperm to measure how well seals, pipes, electronic enclosures and general materials perform across temperatures from -80 to 1100C and pressures from 0 to 300bar.
productAS BANDWIDTH speeds continue to increase, high speed optic applications have become omnipresent in high performance data centres, requiring enhanced capabilities at rack level. Panduit’s CS high density fibre connector offers a solution.
productIN ADDITION to the need for high levels of safety, economic efficiency and machine availability were key considerations during the development of the innovative door locking mechanism CTM from Euchner.
productNEW FROM Bicker Elektronik, the UPSI-2406DP2 uninterruptible DC power supply is equipped with fast-charging Supercaps as energy storage devices and reliably bridges power failures, voltage drops and flicker in the 24V power supply for DC loads up to 100W.
productAS MODERN machines have evolved, so have lubrication systems and, as the oil film between system components is only a few microns thick – invisible to the human eye – it is essential to control and monitor contamination effectively, explains CP Lubricants.
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