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Intelligent TFT touch displays using uniTFTDesigner

Intelligent TFT touch displays using uniTFTDesigner

Implementing user interfaces and process monitoring intuitively in record time. Key in, turn and go – probably the best known and most intuitive HMI. HMIs – hardly anything is more ubiquitous, and no one gives them a second thought. The expectations of design, intuitiveness and functionality that are spilling over from the consumer world into industrial and professional applications are confronting programmers with ever more extensive tasks. The realization done in conventional programming now...
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IPC Factory: Industrial PC solutions for every industry

IPC Factory: Industrial PC solutions for every industry

Every manufacturing application is different. Every operating environment is unique. To take account of the wide range of applications, Spectra offers industrial PC systems in various designs and system configurations – off the rack or perfectly matched to the respective application.
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Hybrid connectors B23 receptacle angled, rotatable

Hybrid connectors B23 receptacle angled, rotatable

The newly developed CONEC hybrid connector series (B12, B17, B23, B40) is a compact hybrid connector system which combines and transmits the power supply and the data to CAT5 via a specially developed hybrid cable. This one-cable technology corresponds to modern connection and interface wiring and saves space, time and costs.
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Reliable Panel PC solution with True Flat PCAP Touch

Reliable Panel PC solution with True Flat PCAP Touch

With the P210-10AI Panel PC, ICP Germany completes the fanless P-series with a 21.5“ variant equipped with True Flat PCAP touch technology. The P210-10AI offers a 21.5“ TFT-LC display with Full HD resolution (1920x1080) and 16.7 million colours at a colour depth of 8 bit.
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Linear servo motor for applications with limited space

Linear servo motor for applications with limited space

Nippon Pulse Motor (NPM), represented by Dynetics, has extended its linear servo motor series with a very compact version. This series is suitable for applications forapplications with limited space – for example in designs with 9 mm pitch.
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A look at transflective LCD technology

A look at transflective LCD technology

Transflective displays are slowly but steadily gaining a higher market share. What are transflective displays, what properties do they have and how does the development continue? The article by display customizing specialist DMB Technics describes what is currently possible and gives an outlook on micro LED displays.
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First Rate Climate in the IIoT

First Rate Climate in the IIoT

There are many reasons for the excessive build-up of heat in control cabinets. Designers can often minimize the dangers resulting from incorrectly arranged devices or poor ventilation in advance. However, specific condition monitoring is needed for external factors and device anomalies. Turck‘s IM18-CCM cabinet guard now provides a smart solution for processing sensor data via Ethernet in the IIoT.
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Weidmüller: Web-based remote maintenance solution u-link for greater machine availability

Weidmüller: Web-based remote maintenance solution u-link for greater machine availability

Seamless production sits at the core of every company‘s operations. If production stops, due to an error for example, a quick response is required. But what if the specialist for the plant is not on site? Thanks to digitalisation, the magic words in this case are often remote maintenance. Estimates assume that up to 60 percent of errors can be resolved or at least supported via remote access. Weidmüller‘s u-link remote access service offers a system that is easy to install, easy to configure...
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Flyweights in the top performance class

Flyweights in the top performance class

The power-to-weight ratio (also mass-to-power ratio) is a common parameter in the specification of vehicles and engines. This specification is not known for industrial computers, but nevertheless the weight plays an important role as soon as they are used in „moving“ applications. Not only the dead weight, but also the resulting inertial forces lead to enormous additional expenses.
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Ethernet/IP network modules for assembly and material handling

Ethernet/IP network modules for assembly and material handling

Balluff offers its newest special Ethernet/IP network blocks for assembly and material handling technology. The IO-Link masters (BNI00EF/ BNI00EH) enable not only rapid integration of various IO-Link devices into existing networks, but also feature multiple ports with 4 Ampere output current for connecting drive equipment such as 24 V DC motors or electrical stoppers.
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Reliable Board-to-Cable System with FFC for Automotive Applications

Reliable Board-to-Cable System with FFC for Automotive Applications

Yamaichi Electronics designs, manufactures, and distributes various automotive connectors for applications like e.g. infotainment, camera systems, car computing, antennas, TV, navigation, radar and lidar as well as battery management systems, etc. The automotive connectors are produced in ISO TS16949 certified manufacturing sites. The Y-Lock Pullforce connector/FFC system is also suitable for many other applications, e.g. in embedded systems, automation, medical technology, measurement &...
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CONEC Product News 2021: New connectors for automation

CONEC Product News 2021: New connectors for automation

In the Product News 2021 CONEC provides an overview of new connectors of the product groups M8x1, M12x1, HDSCS and M12x1 panel mount connectors. In addition to a variety of connectors for all current standards, CONEC‘s particular strength is the integrated moulding of components and assemblies as well as in the development of customized solutions.
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Cameras, image sensors, photodiodes based on InGaAs

Cameras, image sensors, photodiodes based on InGaAs

Hamamatsu Photonics provides InGaAs solutions covering the visible (VIS), near infrared (NIR), and short wavelength infrared (SWIR) regions. Our solutions fulfill different applications including spectrometers for spectrometry, scientific cameras for microscopy, and machine vision for industrial imaging. Also, we provide driver modules and evaluation boards to decrease your design time. Customizations are available for specific applications and requirements.
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Ready to go digital

Ready to go digital

Solutions and innovations for factory automation, material flow, laboratory, and people counting. High-precision sensors for medical technology, high-performance control technology, and IIoT-based material flow solutions – Panasonic Industry Europe presents innovative products and solutions to meet today‘s challenges across industries and in society.
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RJ45 Industrial Ethernet patch cord and patch cord with coloured overmould

RJ45 Industrial Ethernet patch cord and patch cord with coloured overmould

To round off the range of ready-made BUS cables, CONEC has included patch cords in its product range that are manufactured with an industrial Ethernet cord with a stranded wire cross-section of AWG22.
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Thin Mini-ITX Mainboards – 50 percent flatter than standard boards

Thin Mini-ITX Mainboards – 50 percent flatter than standard boards

Mitac thin Mini ITX motherboards from ICP Germany are particularly suitable as a basis for panel PCs, display systems, KIOSK systems or particularly flat embedded systems. Due to the extremely flat construction, the industrial design, the long availability as well as the extensive interfaces and the large selection of boards, the use of this form factor is recommended.
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Industrial switches with innovative functions

Industrial switches with innovative functions

Printec-DS Keyboard has launched the DS1T product series of industrial single pushbuttons. Using the new series, existing systems can be expanded easily, and customer-specific new developments can be implemented quickly and cost-effectively. Thanks to the universal design of the buttons, combinations of different technologies are possible in a very small space.
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Powerful DC-DC converter for DIN rail mounting

Powerful DC-DC converter for DIN rail mounting

TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the TDK-Lambda brand DDA series of DIN rail mounted DC-DC converters up to 500 W output power. The DDA series use TDK Lambda Point-of-Load converters of the i6A series without galvanic isolation.
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The solution for AI applications – Spectra PowerBox 500: Embedded computer with excellent GPU performance

The solution for AI applications – Spectra PowerBox 500: Embedded computer with excellent GPU performance

Machine vision requires high-performance computers that have been specially developed for high-speed optical detection and analysis on site. For these demanding tasks, Spectra has developed the powerful Spectra PowerBox 500 embedded computer series.
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maxon drives fly to the Red Planet with NASA's Perseverance rover

maxon drives fly to the Red Planet with NASA's Perseverance rover

NASA’s fifth rover is on the way to Mars. Its main mission is to collect soil samples that will be analysed on Earth later. The rover will also carry a helicopter that will perform the first flights on the Red Planet. maxon's precision DC and BLDC motors will be used for numerous mission-critical tasks.
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New SNAP IN connection technology enables robot-assisted installation

New SNAP IN connection technology enables robot-assisted installation

With each new generation, electrical devices are becoming smaller, more powerful and safer to use. The devices have to meet the ever-growing market requirements and within increasingly shorter development cycles. In addition, the digital transformation in industry continues to progress and requires reliable and stable connections for its implementation. All this presents device manufacturers with major challenges that must be solved using the right device connection technology.
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CONEC supports field robot project

CONEC supports field robot project

In 2014, the collaboration between CONEC and the team of Kamaro‑Engineering began. Kamaro-Engineering e.V. specializes in the development of field robots which enable new, environmentally friendly methods in agriculture.
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Starter Kit to Experience IO‑Link

Starter Kit to Experience IO‑Link

Turck's IO-Link system box, consisting of I/O module, sensors and indicator light enables users to discover the benefits of the communication standard. Turck is now offering a compact starter kit for users wishing to discover the benefits of the IO-Link digital communication protocol. The IO-Link devices contained in the box enable interested users to set up their own system and thus gain hands-on experience in the technology.
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Valve connectors DT and Superseal with double cable outlet

Valve connectors DT and Superseal with double cable outlet

The new versions of the CONEC valve connectors are mostly used as Y-distributors for the distribution of signals and power, with variable cable lengths and the possibility to assemble different connectors at the cable ends according to customer requirements.
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