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Making the move to electric power

Piers Olsen of Olsen Engineering looks into why defence and aerospace companies are moving away from hydraulic actuation towards electromechanical, and explains why this is a sensible choice for ... more

Developing a control system for the UK’s largest slurry tank

Ralspeed has developed a custom control system for use on the UK’s largest slurry tank, which is 40m in diameter, almost 6m high and capable of holding over seven million litres of slurry.  The tank ... more

Machine safety standards explained

There has been considerable confusion regarding machine functional safety standards following the introduction of EN ISO 13849-1. Paul Laidler, business director for Machinery Safety at TÜV SÜD ... more

The right route for cables

Cable carriers from Kabelschlepp are being used to route the cables used on a range of machines designed for strapping goods for secure transportation around the worldStrapping is essential to ensure ... more

Stop! A way to improve operator safety

A unified approach to safety
A solution designed for machine builders who consider human safety as one of their highest priorities has been introduced by EAO. The self-monitoring Series 04 Failsafe Emergency-Stop Switching ... more
Pilz looks into the merger of the functional safety standards EN ISO 13849 and EN 62061, and VDMA’s proposal for a common file structureA joint technical committee ISO/TC 199 - IEC/TC 44 is working ... more

Emergency stop solutions

New to Eaton’s RMQ-Titan range of control circuit devices are emergency-stop palm buttons, pushbutton actuators and M22 emergency-stop/off buttons. The emergency-stop palm buttons are available in ... more

Modular I/O for deterministic control

New from Omron is the Sysmac NX-series modular I/O system, developed to meet machine builders’ requirements for a modular I/O system that can be used with Omron controllers and a wide range of open ... more

 
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