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ATM connectors overmoulded for harsh environments

ATM connectors overmoulded for harsh environments

CONEC has expanded its portfolio of agricultural connectors by overmoulded versions of the ATM connector series. In addition to agricultural and automotive engineering, its fields of application are process automation and control engineering.
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IO-Link Portfolio for decentralized automation

IO-Link Portfolio for decentralized automation

Turck has expanded its extensive IO-Link portfolio with an 8-port master with M12 power, a compact 4-port master in IP20, as well as I/O hubs with an external power supply. A web server update simplifies the parameterization, commissioning and maintenance of the masters.
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AI plug-in card with Coral Edge TPUTM for retrofitting

AI plug-in card with Coral Edge TPUTM for retrofitting

With the Mustang-T100-T5 ICP Germany expands its portfolio of AI accelerator cards and brings another possibility to extend existing systems with AI functionalities.
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New efficient release system for Push-Pull circular connectors of the Y-Circ P series

New efficient release system for Push-Pull circular connectors of the Y-Circ P series

The successful Y-Circ P series of push-pull circular connectors from Yamaichi Electronics is being expanded with a new release system.
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Data processing directly on the edge

Data processing directly on the edge

Powerful and compact Mini-PC series Spectra PowerBox 410. In industry, IoT applications are now part of everyday life. A great deal of data is generated, which must be processed as quickly as possible, often even in real time. Delays, such as those caused by the geographical distance between the place of use and the data centre, must be avoided. The goal is to process the data at least partially directly at the end device or within a factory.
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Future-proof visualisations for IIoT applications

Future-proof visualisations for IIoT applications

Machinery and plants as well as production processes generate a continual flow of data. Companies that are able to generate added value from this data will be able to enjoy success in the future. However, the large amount of generated data must be easily accessible to the machine operator via a HMI (Human Machine Interface). With the u-create PROCON-WEB SCADA software tool and PROCON-WEB Embedded System, Weidmüller provides visualisation solutions with...
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New fanless 10th Gen. slim format embedded PC

New fanless 10th Gen. slim format embedded PC

Specialized hardware solution provider BRESSNER Technology is adding a highly compact hardware system, with 10th generation Intel® Core™ processors, to its portfolio of industrial-grade embedded computers.
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New Power: The changing technology of DC-DC converter design and manufacture

New Power: The changing technology of DC-DC converter design and manufacture

DC-DC converters are used in many applications; telecom, data communications, test and measurement, process control, semiconductor fabrication, industrial manufacturing, medical devices and battery powered equipment. They offer a simple way of deriving additional low power outputs from a higher power AC-DC supply, for example a 24 V output driving motors, relays or pumps. Alternatively if the system is powered by a 12 V battery, DC-DC converters can provide stable, regulated voltages during the...
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M12 Connectors with bayonet quick locking

M12 Connectors with bayonet quick locking

The CONEC connector series with bayonet quick locking system allows safe and quick locking even in areas that are difficult to reach and / or not visible. With the three-point bayonet locking, it is possible to lock the connection by hand with a 90° turn. You get a direct tactile and acoustic feedback as soon as the connector is locked.
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AI accelerator cards for AIoT edge computing

AI accelerator cards for AIoT edge computing

At the edge, the use of GPU-based systems for AI computing is usually not practical due to the physical size of the inference system, the high-power consumption and the unfavourable price-performance ratio. The Mustang AI accelerator card series from ICP Germany offers new solutions for edge computing in the field of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT).
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RFID Read/Write Head for Ex‑Zone 1/21

RFID Read/Write Head for Ex‑Zone 1/21

Turck is presenting the world's only HF read/write head with Ex-m protection for contactless identification in explosion-protected areas.
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EPOS4 – really Micro!

EPOS4 – really Micro!

Digital positioning control slightly larger than a postage stamp. Robotics, analysis, and handling systems require a compact integration of a large number of energy-efficient drives, combined with highly dynamic controllers and a networked bus system. maxon’s EPOS4 Micro motor controller is based on an established industrial solution. With it, modular multi-axis systems can be implemented with CANopen or EtherCAT, without high development costs.
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Mechatronic components for robot applications

Mechatronic components for robot applications

At the Motek, Dynetics (booth 1220, hall 1) presents linear and rotary servo motors with drivers from Synapticon, servo motors from NPM and a compact electric gripper based on the world's smallest bidirectional ball screw from KSS.
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Ready for AI

Ready for AI

Powerful, freely programmable smart cameras with NVIDIA Jetson modules. Baumer presents the AX smart cameras, its first industrial-grade smart cameras that combine the market-leading NVIDIA Jetson modules with powerful Sony CMOS sensors to create a compact, flexible, and freely programmable image processing platform for AI‑applications.
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Robots for everyone

Robots for everyone

Innovative robot teaching without programming efforts. It is no longer possible to imagine the industrial environment without robots. They are the backbone of the smart factory. Increasingly, however, the digital helpers can also be found in other environments. The Dresden-based company Wandelbots has now developed a solution that makes the use of robots interesting for small and medium-sized companies in many industries. An industrial PC from Kontron plays a central role in this setup.
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Terminating plugs M12x1 with eyelet, A, B and D-coded

Terminating plugs M12x1 with eyelet, A, B and D-coded

As a terminating resistor at the end of the signal line path or as protection of unmated interfaces.
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Supercapacitor with ultra-low leakage current to combine with lithium batteries

Supercapacitor with ultra-low leakage current to combine with lithium batteries

Supercapacitors may be combined with batteries to add the advantages of high capacity and low internal resistance. Low leakage currents will extend battery life in this application. HY-LINE Power Components now offers a new model optimized specifically for this use case.
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5G router for industrial monitoring and service solutions

5G router for industrial monitoring and service solutions

The Scalance MUM856-1 – the first industrial 5G router from Siemens – connects local industrial applications to public 5G, 4G (LTE) and 3G (UMTS) mobile wireless networks. The router can be used to remotely monitor and service plants, machines, control elements, and other industrial devices via a public 5G network – flexibly and with high data rates.
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Local dimming of high‑resolution displays

Local dimming of high‑resolution displays

Since time immemorial, many display manufacturers have been advertising ever higher resolutions for their panels. Yet resolution is only one of many characteristics of a high-quality display. For some years now, displays can be produced with such a high resolution that this criterion has become secondary. A high pixel density also has disadvantages with regard to the brightness or contrast ratio of displays. DMB Technics explains the advantages of local dimming and how this solution becomes...
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Compact power supply for PCB mounting

Compact power supply for PCB mounting

New TDK Lambda KPSB series in cost-effective protection Class II with 5 to 25 W and wide operating temperature range. TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the KPSB6 series of 5 to 6 W and the KPSB25 series of 20 to 25 W board mount AC-DC power supplies. Certified to the IEC 62368-1 standard for Audio/Video, Information and Communication Technology Equipment, the products have a Class II input requiring no earth ground.
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Embedded Systems: From the PLC to the IoT controller

Embedded Systems: From the PLC to the IoT controller

When automating production lines according to IoT, the controls of all individual machines are networked with one to another and integrated into the Internet. This requires IPC and communication functions, so new hardware and software are necessary. MASS has developed a solution for this environment based on the Raspberry Pi.
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High Dynamic Inclinometers

High Dynamic Inclinometers

Turck's inclinometers with IO-Link combine MEMS and gyroscope signals for moving applications and allow fast, reliable measurement even when subject to mechanical interference.
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Fully automated end‑of-line test bench for BMW eDrive

Fully automated end‑of-line test bench for BMW eDrive

The latest generation of electrified drives is produced at the Dingolfing site in Germany, the BMW Group competence center for e-drive production. Here, KUKA implemented a fully automated test system for testing up to eight different drive variants. For more than 35 years, KUKA has been successfully integrating assembly and test systems for the automotive industry internationally and optimizing their production through efficient automation solutions.
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RJ45 Interface for the Industrial Sector

RJ45 Interface for the Industrial Sector

IP20 metal housing with tool-free click assembly for RJ45 connector Y-Con. The new Y-Con Cover 20-TC replaces the current version of Y-Con Cover 20, which has a great acceptance in the market for many years. Like Y-Con Cover 20, the new Y-Con Cover 20-TC is an IP20 full metal version, which protects the plug from all kind of influences in an IP20 industrial area.
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