ifm has introduced the PF15 series, a flush G1/2 pressure sensor with an integrated display, engineered to monitor processes with highly viscous or abrasive media directly on the system.

RAFI is expanding its easy-to-install RAMO product family with new emergency stop buttons. The newly introduced models in the RAMO E series include the RAMO 22 E and RAMO 30 E emergency stop buttons with pull release.

Southco has expanded its A4 Pin Latch portfolio with the launch of a new Push to Open / Push to Close stainless steel pin latch, engineered to deliver clean aesthetics, corrosion resistance, and reliable performance in demanding environments.

OEM Automatic and Anderson-Negele provide hygienic process instrumentation, backed by UK-based application support, to give manufacturers greater visibility of process transitions, helping them recover valuable product, optimise cleaning processes and improve overall production efficiency.

Each year, more than 1 million stand-alone motors leave the NORD DRIVESYSTEMS production halls worldwide. Originally planned as an addition to its gear unit portfolio, NORD now supplies electric motors in standard and special versions to users in more than 100 industries.

In an industry where every minute of uptime matters, the value of hygienic design becomes visible not only during audits, but every time the line is cleaned and prepared for the next production run, as Miriam Krechlok, Segment Marketing Manager, Mettler Toledo, explains.

Although the case for investment in industrial automation and robotics is strong, in the current climate of corporate belt-tightening, many automation projects don't make it off the drawing board because of the perceived high upfront investment. Oliver Selby, Head of Sales, FANUC UK, reframes the cost of robotics.

Matt Hale, global business development director at HRS Heat Exchangers, looks at the importance of heat in glucose production.

With Thomson's Movotrak Cobot Transfer Unit (CTU), Rodriguez is offering a collaborative reach extension for cobots for the first time. The solution extends the workspace by a movable 7th axis and enables a cobot to be deployed at multiple stations within a production line. This allows production processes to be structured more flexibly and robot systems to be utilised more effectively.

New machinery is relatively straightforward to install, but building consistency across multiple facilities is often much harder. Here, Mark Richards, sales manager at Beckhoff UK, explains why standardising automation matters for growing manufacturers.