Comau debuts its new S-Family of small yet powerful robots at Automate 2024, North America’s leading automation show. The first two high-speed robots, with payloads of 13 kg and up to 18 kg, meet the needs of food manufacturing applications where accuracy, repeatability and speed are non-negotiable.

Kieran Bennet, industry manager for food and beverage, chemical and petrochemical at Bürkert, explains the sustainability advantages of hydroformed valve bodies.

Chris Johnson, managing director at SMB Bearings, explains the benefits of opting for ceramic bearings in food packaging applications.

Thanks to an adjustable sound cone and small dead zone, the new Leuze ultrasonic sensors of the 420B and 412B series can be used for many different applications.

Elesa has developed a new range of threaded stems designed for levelling equipment and machinery, are entirely made of SUPER-Technopolymer, a latest generation polymeric plastic material with high mechanical performance, excellent resistance to chemical agents, and optimum thermal properties.

Although standard products from the binder portfolio suit most applications, they do not fit all of them. In such cases, the Neckarsulm-based manufacturer's solution expertise comes into play: namely in the form of exclusive connectors that are perfectly tailored to the application.

Kieran Bennett, industry manager for food, beverage, chemical and petrochemical at Burkert looks at the importance of process accuracy and how it can be achieved with innovative flowmeter technology.

Meeting the needs of automation in the food and beverage industries, Teledyne FLIR says the new Forge 1GigE IP67 industrial camera series delivers advanced imaging to ensure highly efficient production.

Next week sees the Food Manufacturing Live exhibition at the National Motorcycle Museum, on Wednesday 1 May, in Solihull, Birmingham, next to the NEC. PLUS Automation will be showing you how to #MakeSenseofSensors with technology-leading factory and process automation sensors from Contrinex, ReeR and SATRON.

The new ‘RST’ LED signal tower range from WERMA offers a modern, sleek appearance, outstanding performance and versatile application options. With its integrated design, it not only offers a sophisticated and appealing look, but also homogeneous illumination and optimum visibility of the illuminated signals in all directions.