Smart greenhouse. - In view of the increasing global demand for food with limited cultivation areas and resources, the optimization of production processes in the horticultural industry is becoming increasingly important. Hoogendoorn Growth Management relies on innovative technologies to promote sustainable and efficient food production. With the intelligent IIVO greenhouse control system, the company offers a future-oriented solution that can be seamlessly integrated into existing infrastructures. In order to ensure the operational reliability of the system even in the event of power failures or voltage dips, Hoogendoorn was looking for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that could cope with the demanding operating conditions. This application report tells how Bicker Elektronik overcame the challenge with an all-in-one solution.

Servo motors smarter and more efficient than ever. - In a significant advancement for the industrial automation sector, Siboni and CoreTigo have announced their continued cooperation, utilizing CoreTigo's IO-Link Wireless technology, within Siboni's servo motors. By integrating CoreTigo's IO-Link Wireless technology, Siboni created the PL4 series, of wireless, planetary gearbox, electronic drive brushless motors.

AI-powered smart camera. - Their next generation AI-powered BOA™3 smart camera for industrial automation and inspection has been announced by Teledyne DALSA. This new BOA3 smart camera is designed to leverage the best features from previous BOA generations and combine them with new sensor and AI (Artificial Intelligence) inspection technologies developed by Teledyne. BOA3 is a highly integrated “vision system in a compact, rugged smart camera format designed to meet the needs of the most complex, demanding machine vision applications.

Cybersecurity sector growth in Ireland. - This "Ireland Cyber Security Sector Snapshot 2024" provides an update on their baseline report from 2022 on the size, operations and economic contribution of the cyber security sector in Ireland. Over the last two years, Ireland's cyber security sector has shown significant resilience and growth during a global technology sector downturn that particularly impacted the country.

EMC filter is space efficient for ease of integration. - > Global EMC solutions provider EMIS announces the availability of the MF620 DC EMI Filter range specially designed for high power Electric Vehicle charging applications. The compact, space saving DC EMI filters suppress undesirable electrical disturbances in power lines, specifically for EV DC fast charging.

ESD security. - Inelco Hunter has announced the availability of the Desco A/C Outlet Analyser & Wrist Strap Tester. These Analyser/Testers ensures ESD protection and security by verifying proper A/C outlet wiring, providing a ground point and testing the path-to-ground integrity of an operator's wrist strap.

Tee-shirts to intrigue! - Intriguingly, the Signal Group stand at AQE 2024 (9/10 October Birmingham GB), will be staffed by gas analysis experts wearing T-shirts saying ‘Ask me about MCERTS!' It's too early to say more, but anyone interested in VOC emissions monitoring should head for Stand-L5…if only to try out the detachable tablets.

Danfoss Power Solutions has appointed Sriram (Shree) Gurumurthy as Senior Vice President of Global Operations.

TFT display modules. - A comprehensive range of medium-sized TFT displays that are suitable for a broad range of industry sectors, applications and operating environments has been announced by Review Display Systems (RDS). The company can design-in, support and supply a wide range of popular, industry-standard TFT display modules in 5-inch to 12-inch sizes providing an extensive range of versatile display solutions with a wide range of display resolutions, high brightness options, interface types and value-added features.

Bjarne L'ainé Erichs is to be the General Manager at Pilz Skandinavien K/S.

2-megapixel vision and 3D depth data. - The new Optimom™ 5D turnkey imaging module has been announced by Teledyne e2v. The new imaging module features the recently developed Topaz5D™ image sensor, a compact board, standard connector, and a pre-assembled lens. This comprehensive board-level vision extension seamlessly integrates full-HD 2D vision with the generation of 3D depth data. It excels in challenging light conditions enabling the delivery of 3D objects or human visualisation based on the detected contrast.

Enhanced remote telemetry unit (RTU) models. - The expanded TBox LT2 Family Series of RTUs from Ovarro has been announced. The new models — LT2-500, LT2-510 and LT2-520 — are designed to meet evolving industry requirements and customer demands for more cost-effective and still reliable solutions in a range of sectors including water, power, oil and gas and the process industry.

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Immersion management - thermal management solution. - A thermal management solution that reduces the time and cost of deploying and upgrading high-performance data centers to meet unrelenting demand for generative AI and machine learning workflows has been introduced. Molex VaporConnect™ Optical Feedthrough Modules for two-phase immersion cooling address constant increases in data center speed and capacity by leveraging a unique, cassette-based design that bolts directly onto immersion tanks and enables optical transceivers and network cabling infrastructure to be swapped out without changing mechanical interfaces or impacting immersion tank architecture.

Advanced fixed thermal imaging. - The AMETEK Land LWIR-640 thermal image provides continuous, real-time monitoring of battery installations. By capturing detailed thermal images of battery modules and racks, the LWIR-640 identifies abnormal heat distributions, hot spots and temperature differentials indicative of potential issues.

Terminal Blocks with Slim Design and Safe Lever-action. - The immediate availability of the Anytek range of terminal blocks, junction modules and relay sockets has been announced by Inelco Hunter. They feature a slim design, and the standard terminal blocks offer an expansive choice of product solutions. A safe lever-action block is available for EV Chargers. Wire detection versions are available for HVAC applications, and other options include DIN Rail blocks.

Smart sensing recognised! - WIKA has been named the winner in the "Excellent Brands: Industry, Machines & Engineering" category of the German Brand Award 2024. The brand communication for their new business strategy under the new brand claim "Smart in sensing" was honoured.

16k TDI line scan camera. - The Linea™ HS2 TDI line scan camera family has been introduced by Teledyne DALSA. Drawing on over four decades of industry leading expertise, this innovative camera series represents a significant breakthrough in next generation TDI technology. Designed for ultra-high-speed imaging in light starved conditions, it delivers exceptional image quality with 16k/5 µm resolution and boasts an industry leading maximum line rate of 1 Megahertz, or 16 Gigapixels per second data throughput.

Modular assembly for flushing and bleeding applications. - The TESCOMTM AGI BR Series Flushing Ring from Emerson is a a comprehensive packaged solution for flushing and bleeding applications in petroleum refineries, biofuel refineries and petrochemical facilities. By providing a complete, modular valve assembly with a single part number, the AGI BR Series flushing ring streamlines ordering and allows for easy reordering with customer specific test requirements.

Redefining panel PC boundaries. - The expansion of Advantech's modular Human-Machine Interface (HMI) lineup with the new TPC-B300 and TPC-B520 models, along with more screen size options has been announced. The modular design enables customers to choose from a range of CPU and I/O configurations and pair them with screens ranging sizes from 12" to 24". This flexibility creates over 30 distinct HMI combinations, tailored to meet diverse industrial needs. The entire series features a sleek, dark blue aesthetic, providing customers with a stylish and cost-effective solution.

Enhanced outdoor display. - A range of TFT displays designed and developed for use in outdoor applications has been announced by JDIT-K (JDI Taiwan Kaohsiung). The JDIT-K TFT outdoor use display modules range in size from 6.4-inch to 15.6-inch and feature high brightness white LED backlights and high contrast ratios to ensure outdoor readability.

Partner for the Caribbean and Latin America appointed. - The appointment of Vertix as the first Seeq Master Regional VAR (MRV) partner, specializing in the Caribbean and Latin American (CALA) region has bee n announced. This new partnership designation is reserved for select partners that possess the highest level of Seeq maturity and commitment to customer success in a dedicated region.

Reducing the power consumption of equipment. - Omron Electronic Components Europe has launched the G5Q-HR, the latest addition to the G5Q family of 10A PCB power relays. The new relays can achieve reduced power consumption and heat, and are 45 percent smaller than equivalent 16A relays. For applications which require high inrush current such as lighting controllers, smart plugs, home appliances and power supplies, this can contribute to downsized equipment design, while opening up new printed circuit board configurations.

Low torque high band width. - A new benchmark performance standards for optical rotary torque transducers has been set by Sensor Technology, The digital ORT 230/240 series is ideal for applications when the demand is for low torque and/or high bandwidth, providing precise, dynamic measurement of rotary and static torque from 10mNm up to 100Nm and for bandwidths of up to 50kHz.

Phil McDavitt has been appointed to the new role of Strategic Business Manager RF and Fibre-Optic connector products with Lane Electronics.

High-definition oscilloscope. - The DLM3000HD series high-definition oscilloscopes, released by Yokogawa Test & Measurememt, is supported by new IS8002CDV Classic Data Viewer (CDV) software. This compact and lightweight multi-channel instrument meets market demand for high-precision, high-speed measurement of complex digital waveforms during inverter/motor development and testing.

Britain's water/wastewater event of the year! - Water companies in Britain are seeking record funds to invest in water infrastructure. The relationship between wastewater and pollution is headlining the media on an almost daily basis. This ensures that this year's WWEM event will be larger and busier than ever. WWEM 2024 will take place on 9th and 10th of October at the NEC in Birmingham (GB), with the most exhibitors and most expansive conference program of any WWEM so far.
Visitors to WWEM 2024 will also have access to AQE 2024, the air quality and emissions monitoring show agt the same venue.

Time-Sensitive Networking certified switches. - A groundbreaking milestone in obtaining the world's first TSN Component Certification from Avnu Alliance for components used in its TSN-G5000 Series industrial Ethernet switches has been announced by MOXA. The TSN-powered switches enable users to design interoperable, deterministic, reliable end-to-end communications to achieve time-sensitive networking (TSN) for critical industrial applications without the limitations of proprietary systems.

Industrial security appliances lineup launched. - The launch of the Anybus Defender Lineup, a suite of industrial network security appliances designed to safeguard critical infrastructures has been launched by HMS Networks. As cyber threats increasingly target industrial environments, the Anybus Defender series provides a firewall to protect operational technology (OT) networks. Specifically designed for Industrial Control Systems, the primary use-cases are network segmentation in line with ISA/IEC 62443-3-3, Network Address Translation with traffic filtering and deep packet inspection (DPI) on industrial protocols to enable deep protection of industrial assets.

Interoperable industrial clouds? - OPC UA has been traversing from sensor to cloud now for more than a decade and announced in April the OPC UA Cloud Initiative, harmonizing existing OPC UA cloud-related working groups in one steering committee. The initiative combines six efforts of the UA cloud library (with CESMII), OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) over Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), OPC UA REST interface, OPC UA web of Things (WOT) connectivity, OPC UA industrial metaverse and OPC UA for AI. (Control Engineering)

Environmental presence in ASIA. - ENVEA has acquired Kenvitech, one of the oldest and largest environmental monitoring companies in South Korea. The business offers distribution and maintenance servicing capabilities across a range of products including Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS), Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Systems (AQMS), Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Systems, Odour Monitoring Systems, and other Gas Emission monitoring systems.

Gas density sensor integrates with IIoT systems. - The new model GD-20-W gas density sensor from WIKA supports the digitalisation of gas-insulated switchgear. The wireless device with integrated battery and radio module allows for easy integration into IIoT environments.

Connectors for North America. - Cliff Electronics have now extended their SLIMS FeedThrough Connector series to meet the requirements of the market in North America. The introduction of imperial 4-40¼ inch full thread cap screw mounting option will increase acceptance in the USA where M3 threaded connectors are not commonly used. Their DualSLIMS range allows customers to choose between mounting the connector adapters from the front of the panel which permits simple and fast changing of connectors in the field, or the rear which brings a lower profile flush appearance to the connectors when rack mounted or side by side.