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BRADY
Control maintenance safety risks with best practice Lockout/Tagout
A great number of workplace accidents still occur during maintenance. These accidents can cause severe human suffering, high insurance premiums and reduced production efficiency. Lockout/Tagout offers a practical way to control maintenance safety risks.
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bigHead
bigHead supports university challenges
bonding fasteners for composite components in student competitions
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Southco
NEW COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM FROM SOUTHCO NEUTRALIZES THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY DOORS AND COVERS
Southco has recently expanded its Positioning Technology portfolio with the addition a system designed to neutralize the weight of heavy doors and covers. The CB Lift-A-SYST® series combines assisted lifting force and positional stability through the full range of motion for opening and closing to make equipment operation safe and reliable. It is perfectly suited for building construction and architecture applications as well as for furniture, self-service points of sale and signs, exhibits and displays.
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Makino
The new Makino D200Z: Superior surface quality and accuracy from an ultra-compact, easily automated 5-axis vertical machining centre
At Makino’s yearly Die & Mould Forum in Kirchheim unter Teck, a new 5-axis vertical machining centre, D200Z, was launched. Superior surface quality, accuracy, outstanding footprint and easy automated production are the key features of the new D200Z, Makino’s latest 5-axis model in the suc-cessful D-series.
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Asco
Industry 4.0 diagnostics for pneumatics through direct digital control: IO-Link® module added to ASCO Numatics 580 Series electronics platform
Emerson have expanded the ASCO Numatics 580 Series fieldbus electronics platform with the introduction of an IO-Link® communication option. For use with the ASCO Numatics 500 Series valve islands, the new IO-Link module will allow machine automation designers a convenient, cost effective and reliable solution for solenoid valve control through direct digital data communication with the machine controller plus the ability for event-based and I/O mapped diagnostics – both important predictive maintenance requirements for Industry 4.0.
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Variohm
Pressure switch for injury treatment
DesignFlex pressure switch manages safety levels for innovative soft tissue repair machine
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Morgan Advanced Materials
US Marine Corps’ ACV competition gathers pace as Morgan Advanced Materials teams with SAIC for vehicle protection
Sixteen development prototypes for the U.S. Marine Corps’ next-generation Amphibious Combat Vehicles 1.1 (ACVs) will be fitted with special composite armour systems from Morgan Advanced Materials, after the business was awarded a contract with Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC).
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Moxa
Industrial-Grade 4G LTE Wide-Temperature IIoT Gateway for Edge Computing With Local Data Processing
Handling the vast amounts of data generated by edge devices overwhelms businesses when it comes to implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications. Many businesses are now introducing an edge computing strategy: processing data locally in an IoT gateway, sending only critical data to the central system, or even making decisions locally. This strategy not only reduces data transmission fees, but also enables faster response times for critical industrial processes.
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Heason
