For the different types of bulk materials, Nord Drivesystems offers suitable drives for belt conveyors, bucket elevators and other transport systems.

See Schaeffler at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 69

Binder offers M5, M8, and M12 products for sensor cabling that feature threaded locking rings – and other design parts – made of stainless-steel, providing comprehensive protection against corrosion.

See Copa-Data at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 64

Do you use sight glasses or optical windows to control key interfaces in your food or drink processes? The experts at Plus Automation say you could reduce waste save money by using Satron optical sensors.

Alexander Bloos, sales and application engineer at HQW Precision, looks at the design considerations for bearings in medical applications that determine the performance and reliability.

Red Lion has introduced N-Tron Series NT5000 Gigabit Managed Layer 2 Ethernet switches which it says set a new standard for performance, reliability and ease of use, with security features designed to keep networks connected and protected.

Arthur C Clarke, the science fiction writer, science writer, and futurist, once said “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Here, Peter Swanson, managing director of adhesives specialist Intertronics, explains the poignancy of this quote in modern day adhesives applications.

Cognex has expanded the capabilities of its In-Sight 2800 vision system to include optical character recognition (OCR). The new ViDi EL Read tool, powered by edge learning technology, deciphers human-readable characters on reflective, low-contrast and non-flat surfaces with ease.

Emerson has introduced the Asco Series 209 proportional flow control valves, which offer high standards of precision, pressure ratings, flow characteristics and energy efficiency in a purpose-built, compact architecture.