Hammond manufactures a broad selection of stainless-steel wall mount enclosures, with good examples being the EJ and Eclipse families and the specialist HYJ and HYW ranges.

IDS Imaging Development Systems is expanding its 3D portfolio with Nion, an industrial ToF camera featuring 1.2-megapixel resolution and integrated depth processing. It provides high-resolution and temporally stable depth information at 30 fps, even during rapid movements and in changing lighting conditions.

Metal detection and x-ray inspection systems, installed in the correct place on a production line, can also stop physical contaminants from damaging blades, pumps or other sensitive machinery, which could otherwise lead to downtime and expensive repairs, explains Kati Hope, Global Key Account Manager, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection.

Greg Wainhouse, Regional Business Development Manager - Industrial Water, at Burkert, looks at the role of chlorine sensors in food processing and manufacturing applications.

As high-speed packaging lines and robotic systems continue to increase in speed, precision and autonomy, weighing is evolving - from a simple control point into a core element of modern automation architectures, delivering actionable real-time process data. The new PW22i IO-Link single-point load cell from HBK provides precision, speed and intelligence - embedded at sensor level.

Chris Johnson, managing director of bearing specialist SMB Bearings, explains how selecting heat resistant, sealed bearings can improve reliability in bakery operations.

Did you know SMC is the only UK supplier of EHEDG-certified fittings for applications for hygienic design is a key consideration?

Festo has introduced the HPSX Universal Adaptive Gripper, a pneumatic soft gripper engineered to improve speed, hygiene and flexibility in demanding food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications.

Safety without shutdowns: Satron is revolutionising transmitter maintenance with the PASVE service valve, available from PLUS Automation.

Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced the new Ident-Ex 02 wireless reader and scanner, which is certified for use in Zone 1/21, Zone 2/22, and Class I, II.