Crew-free ships – not the romantic notion of a sailor? Initiatives for autonomous ships are driving this development. However, there’s a long way to go in getting engine rooms, which can currently operate for up to 24 hours straight without direct intervention, to a completely autonomous ship that should be able to run for up to six weeks at sea without human intervention.
Featuring bi-color LEDs for visual voltage verification, the eFlow™ power supply/charger kits provide 12 and 24VDC simultaneously for locking devices and peripherals.
For delivering versatility, flexibility, and optimum conductivity, Mencom offers our new 1 3/8” PMIN Power Series Field Wireable Circular Connectors
Contact infections with viruses, fungi and bacteria were already a problem even before the pandemic – and now JW Winco is expanding its Sanline range of antibacterial products.
AttaBox® Heartland Enclosures offer superior environmental protection with aesthetically enhanced installations.
Designed to house push-buttons, terminal blocks, motor starters and electronic devices, the PICCOLO series enclosures from Fibox are used in a wide range of applications.
Designed for tight industrial spaces and with best-in-class torsion tolerance, Cat 6A High Flex cables deliver reliable, robust performance for high movement applications in harsh environments. The DataTuff Cat 6A High Flex Industrial Ethernet Cables provide the reliable, high performance data transmission needed in today’s highly automated industrial operations.
Non-glare Aluminosilicate glass provides up to 6X the strength of standard soda lime.
Metal electronic enclosures specialist METCASE has launched a new 10.5-inch version of its advanced TECHNOMET 19” desktop mini-rack enclosures.
A new UL-approved product enhancement from Rockwell Automation helps increase workplace safety in a variety of industries from oil and gas refining operations to food and beverage processing plants. Allen-Bradley CENTERLINE 1500 medium voltage motor control centers set a new safety standard with the new Integrated Protective Maintenance Grounding (IPMG) device.
nVent Electric plc, a global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions, and Power Resources International, Inc. recently announced a strategic alliance to provide rail and switch heating solutions to the North American transit industry. The alliance will provide solutions based on nVent RAYCHEM technology. By joining the major heating solutions and customer support of nVent with PRI’s excellence in engineering, controlling and system integration capabilities, customers will be able to fully integrate their heating systems for winter operations.
The LÜTZE wiring system product family has been expanded to include the new EMC click elements for AirSTREAM rail profiles. Like the previous click element for hat profiles, the shield clamps and spring shield clamps of the premium EMC accessories can be used. Shielded cables of all kinds from 10-50 mm can be installed safely and tidily. The EMC click elements can be clicked into the AirSTREAM rail profile or in the DIN hat profile without tools.
Due to limited raw material availability, some products may be delivered in black PBT plastic instead of their normal orange color. Technically, there is no difference in the material other than the color and the products will also carry the same approvals. At this moment, it is unclear how long the delivery constraints will last on the orange PBT plastic, but in order to maintain product availability, ifm will deliver them in black as needed.
Arieltech’s FTEC series Fan Filter and Exhaust Filter are designed to supply forced convection filtered air for enclosures and electrical panels. By using the unique filtering and cooling features, FTEC will cool down the inside of enclosures to a desired temperature to protect the electrical and electronic parts against heat.
B&R now makes it easier than ever to implement safety communication between machines and machine modules. An update to its mapp Safety software now enables programmable safety functions to be used across complex manufacturing systems with virtually no additional effort – greatly reducing the time spent implementing systemwide safety functions. To achieve Industry 4.0 functionality, modern manufacturing equipment needs to be densely interconnected.
