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Panel PC or Box PC – Users have the choice

Panel PC or Box PC – Users have the choice

Spectra PowerTwin 130 series offers flexible options

Modern industrial companies usually need a comprehensive range of industrial PC systems. Regardless of whether process data is to be processed or the next work step is to be displayed or documented on a Panel PC, PC technology is behind it all.
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Data transmission – secure and fast

Data transmission – secure and fast

Spectra IGS-4215 8T4X: 12-port managed switch for industrial applications

In industry, networks are often used to control and monitor production processes. As these networks can be very complex, the Ethernet switches play an important role, as they guarantee the secure and fast transport of data to the right recipient
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        Robust connectors for outdoor use

Robust connectors for outdoor use

CONEC series: IP67 RJ45 / USB / Fibre Optic / Power Bayonet

Connectors have to work smoothly under very different climatic conditions, e.g. in traffic control systems, photovoltaic systems, construction machinery, surveillance cameras or offshore wind farms. They may be exposed to extreme heat, fine sand, severe subzero temperatures, moisture and corrosion on the open sea.
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Small motors in various technologies

Small motors in various technologies

Dynetics offers various types of rotary and linear motor solutions for innovative machines and robotics, including servo, stepper, brushless and brushed DC motors. Dynetics will be presenting some innovations from these areas at Motek in Stuttgart in Hall 7, Stand 7116.
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Performance Meets Flexibility

Performance Meets Flexibility

New Nuvo-2822 Expansion Box PC with two PCIe and two PCI expansion slots

The Nuvo-2822 is a newly developed, compact expansion box PC based on the Intel® Alder Lake N97 processor, now available at BRESSNER Technology. This powerful embedded PC offers flexible expansion options and is specifically designed for industrial applications.
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Shaping the Future with Sustainable Manufacturing

Shaping the Future with Sustainable Manufacturing

Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) 2024, taking place from 14-16 October at Singapore EXPO, will focus on AI integration and sustainable manufacturing to drive industrial growth and support global climate objectives.
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High-Efficiency SMT AC/DC Converters

High-Efficiency SMT AC/DC Converters

Board-mounted AC/DC converters have traditionally been limited to through-hole technology, but RECOM now simplifies automated assembly with surface-mount parts that meet JEDEC reflow standards.
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Modern operating systems ensure greater security

Modern operating systems ensure greater security

Industrial PC with Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 – Pre-installed and tested

Industrial PCs from Spectra with pre-installed Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 operating system utilise the 10-year, unchanging version of the Windows 11 platform. The operating system supports modern IoT technologies and enables seamless networking and monitoring of production processes.
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Full Speed Ahead!

Full Speed Ahead!

Turck's MR15-Q80 3D radar scanner ensures reliable object detection and collision avoidance

Many radar sensors for collision avoidance are limited to detecting the distance and thus only output one dimension as a measured value. Turck's new MR15-Q80 radar scanner, on the other hand, delivers genuine 3D data and thus significantly improves the mapping of objects and spaces, giving developers and system engineers a greater degree of freedom. Thanks to its robust design, which can withstand shocks of up to 100 g, and the SAE J1939 interface, the scanner is particularly suitable for use in mobile equipment, but also for AGVs or conventional industrial trucks in intralogistics.
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Compact Edge AI embedded systems for autonomous mobile robots

Compact Edge AI embedded systems for autonomous mobile robots

Designed for use in the smallest of spaces, ICP Germany is launching the NRU-154PoE and the NRU-156U3, two embedded systems with a flattop cooling design. The cooling design enables use in particularly confined spaces, such as in Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) or Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR).
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When reliability has top priority

When reliability has top priority

Medical technology requires durable connection solutions

There are areas of application in which reliable function and durability are essential. This applies to electronics and – often not in focus – electrical connections. WECO manufactures connection solutions for applications where the zero-defect principle is a prerequisite for operation. One example is medical technology.
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Vision - the world's leading trade fair for machine vision

Vision - the world's leading trade fair for machine vision

Experience innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence, embedded vision and the close integration of image processing and automation image processing and automation - for the smart factory of tomorrow and for constantly growing non-industrial applications.
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Specialist for customised connection elements

Specialist for customised connection elements

WECO realises customer-specific developments on request and guarantees fast and flexible project implementation. The first step in such a project is to draw up a specification sheet in which all relevant information is collected. In addition to the dimensions, this includes, for example, loads such as voltage, current strength, or mechanical stress as well as the resulting heating, possible environmental influences such as temperature, the effect of gases or liquids and much more.
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Ideal for machine vision and AI applications

Ideal for machine vision and AI applications

Spectra Vision i6K: Powerful rack PC with numerous expansion options

Modern work processes in industry and research are increasingly relying on the possibilities of machine vision or AI applications. Data is captured and processed with the help of industrial PC systems that can keep pace with the rapid development of these applications.
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        Super-fast EtherCAT combined with 24 V power

Super-fast EtherCAT combined with 24 V power

CONEC M8x1 connector series EtherCAT P enables cost-effective device connection

EtherCAT P is a further development of the globally established and standardised EtherCAT technology. EtherCAT communication, which has been known up to now and is based on Ethernet transmission technology, is characterised in particular by its fast transmission speed (real-time Ethernet). The wiring technology is implemented with a 4-pole shielded M8x1 connector and a standard Ethernet cable, the power supply by a separate cable.
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Automation with Siemens Xcelerator and AI

Automation with Siemens Xcelerator and AI

Siemens envisions a suite of generative AI-powered industrial copilots across the entire value chain that will transform the way companies design, plan, develop, engineer, and work. Together with early pilot customers and partners, Siemens is advancing generative AI-powered copilot solutions across multiple industries, from automotive, infrastructure, transportation, and healthcare to manufacturing and mechanical engineering.
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TAS Cloud: New Toolset for Turck Automation Suite

TAS Cloud: New Toolset for Turck Automation Suite

Turck is expanding its Turck Automation Suite (TAS) IIoT and service software platform with the TAS Cloud industrial cloud service for remote maintenance and condition monitoring. Customers can put together their own individual cloud solution from six modules and thus also customise the billing of their services. Users only pay for services that they actually use.
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The future of the display? It's getting more sophisticated!

The future of the display? It's getting more sophisticated!

Few people in Switzerland know the display industry as well as Dieter Heimgartner. More than 40 years ago, in 1980 to be exact, he co-developed STN (super-twisted nematic) technology, co-inventing the globally significant STN patent, which had a decisive impact on LCD technology then and continues to shape it today. So, when it comes to determining the direction in which the display market is heading, there are few more qualified to comment than Dieter Heimgartner – who, you’ll be interested to know, is not only the co-founder of DMB Technics but also its CEO.
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Finding ‘Ready to Use’ DC/DCs for Mobility and Rail Applications

Finding ‘Ready to Use’ DC/DCs for Mobility and Rail Applications

This article by RECOM Power discusses what specifications a true ‘ready to use’ product needs to meet. Mobility applications put heavy demands on power converters. While commercial products may meet some of the required specifications, extensive external circuitry is typically required for overall compliance with standards such as EN 50155 for railways.
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DC-DC buck converters in 1/16-brick footprint

DC-DC buck converters in 1/16-brick footprint

New models of the i7A series with up to 60 A and adjustable current limiting

TDK Corporation complements the TDK Lambda i7A series of non-isolated buck DC/DC converters with standard 1/16-brick footprint. The 60 A output models have a 400 W maximum rating, offering 0.8 to 8 V adjustable outputs from a 12 V nominal input.
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Working more ergonomically

Working more ergonomically

More power, less load: the S700 active shoulder exoskeleton from exoIQ

Now ready to use: the active shoulder exoskeleton for industrial use, made in Germany. The S700 from the Hamburg-based company exoIQ effectively relieves arm, neck and shoulder muscles with up to 5 kg per arm. Physically demanding workplaces in industry can thus be made fit for the future.
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MINAS A6ST und MINAS A6BU – No more detours for sensor measurement data

MINAS A6ST und MINAS A6BU – No more detours for sensor measurement data

When it comes to accuracy in industrial automation, every millisecond can be too much. The processing of analog measurement data from sensors depends largely on the cycle time of the controller used.
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EMI interface solutions with D-SUB Filter connectors

EMI interface solutions with D-SUB Filter connectors

For more than 40 years, CONEC Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has been developing, producing and marketing high-quality connectors, patch cable and single ended cable as well as enclosure technology. Since 1985, CONEC has been one of the leading suppliers of connectors with integrated filters.
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Automation solutions from a single source

Automation solutions from a single source

Data acquisition, processing and visualising

Spectra has set itself the task of incorporating experience from the automation sector into the manufacture of its industrial PC systems. Complemented by automation products, this enables the company to offer tailor-made automation solutions from a single source.
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