


Littelfuse Launches Web Page for General Industrial Processing and Manufacturing
Littelfuse, Inc. recently launched an industrial manufacturing and processing web page focused on safety. “The new industrial-focused web page puts educational resources at the fingertips of safety and manufacturing professionals,” said Debra Jayson, Senior Marketing Manager, Littelfuse Industrial Business.

B&R Automation: Switch It on and Get Started
The new Power Panel C80 offers the combined advantages of a powerful controller and a modern operator terminal in a single HMI device. The C80 installation is compatible with B&R Automation Panels.

Schmersal 30mm Push Buttons from AutomationDirect
Schmersal E series 30mm pilot devices provide simple operator controls and indication for industrial and commercial applications. These rugged and reliable IP65-rated devices include a wide assortment of pushbuttons, emergency stop pushbuttons, LED indicators, and selector switches.

Phoenix Contact: Ready-to-Connect Distribution Blocks With Integrated Disconnect Element
The PTFIX distribution blocks with Push-in connection are individually configured by you and just need to be unpacked and connected on site. The first distribution blocks with integrated function are now available.

Balluff: Light Bands in Diverse Lengths
Balluff’s BOH light bands are available in many different lengths from 10 to 300 mm. This means you can choose just the right band length for your individual application. The compact design of the light bands allows you integrate the sensor heads perfectly into tight mounting spaces in machines and on production lines.

The Way to Digitalization
The Productivity Master, a modular demonstration system for personalised USB memory sticks from Festo, is showing how automation technology will evolve along the value chain when combined with digitalization.

ifm mate – The New Operator Assistance System
At the digital HANNOVER MESSE 2021, ifm will be presenting the digital operator as-sistance system “ifm mate”. Based on a 2D/3D camera system for hand recognition, the system eliminates the need for cumbersome wrist accessories common to other systems.

New 8mm Photoelectric, Inductive Roximity and Capacitive Proximity Sensors From AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added several small sensors to the proximity sensor lineup. New rectangular 8mm x 16mm inductive proximity sensors are available in flush and non-flush mounting options, NO or NC outputs as well as NPN or PNP logic.

EPLAN eLearning Videos
What do you do when you receive a request for last minute changes to your design? Do you start over or can you seamlessly convert your design to accomodate the new specifications? With EPLAN the changes can be made without affecting the integrity of your work.

Balluff: New Family of Light Bands Available in 8 Sizes from 10 to 300 mm
A new family of light bands from Balluff offer best in market detection and high repeat accuracy. And with eight lengths from 10 to 300 mm, they can meet the needs of a wide range of applications.

Endress+Hauser Temperature Transmitter First With Bluetooth
The new Endress+Hauser TMT142B HART7 smart temperature transmitter incorporates Bluetooth® wireless communications – a world-first for this class of field devices – to make operating, parameterizing and maintaining the unit extremely user friendly.

B&R Automation: Machine Vision Projects Made Easy
B&R’s integrated machine vision portfolio now includes a Smart Camera that combines multiple machine vision functions in real time. That makes it easy to implement sequences of process-controlled functions that would be costly and time-consuming to achieve with conventional smart cameras.

ABB Launches Next Generation Cobots to Unlock Automation for New Sectors and First-Time Users
ABB is expanding its collaborative robot (cobot) portfolio with the new GoFa and SWIFTI cobot families, offering higher payloads and speeds, to complement YuMi and Single Arm YuMi in ABB’s cobot line-up.

Ruggedized NXR I/O Platform From Omron Helps Customers Collect More Machine Data and Reduce Wiring
Omron Automation Americas recently launched its new NXR I/O platform that provides an IP67-rated, distributed connectivity solution. As a part of the fully integrated Sysmac platform, the NXR increases machine data collection with IO-Link and reduces wiring in machine startup and replacement.

New Littelfuse Building Automation Microsite Simplifies Product Selection
Littelfuse, Inc. recently launched a new building automation microsite (Littelfuse.com/Building-Automation). Developed to simplify the product selection process, this microsite makes it easier for customers to find technical information and specifications on solutions for their building automation system.