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An eye on hot spots in steelworks and metals processing


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luke Process Instruments will showcase infrared temperature monitoring solutions tailored to primary and secondary metals manufacturing processes at the 2016 HeatTreatmentCongress in Cologne, Germany, in hall 4.1, at stand B-071. Geared at high-temperature applications, the new Endurance series covers wide measured temperature ranges of +550 °C to +1,800 °C and +1,000 °C to +3,200 °C, respectively. The pyrometers feature a stainless steel IP65 housing and galvanically insulated I/Os. They can be operated in one- or two- color (ratio pyrometer) mode. An optical resolution of up to 150:1 allows measurements of smaller objects from a distance.


Designed for comfortable configuration and


operation, the sensors feature an intuitive rear- panel user interface and a built-in web server for data archiving,


traceability, and process


troubleshooting. The manufacturer also provides a best-in-class four-year warranty.


Raytek GmbH u +49 . 30 . 478 008 - 412 u www.flukeprocessinstruments.com


ast, compact and cost-effective, ABB’s SCARA is suitable for high speed pick and place applications ABB will exhibit the first in its family of Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arms (SCARA) at the PPMA Total Show (http:/bit.ly/ABBPPMA). From 27th to 29th September 2016, ABB’s stand (E130) will feature its new SCARA robot together with other robotic solutions for food processing, packaging and pharmaceutical processes. The IRB 910SC SCARA robot incorporates the same high performance and design concepts as ABB’s other small robots, including superior path control and accuracy in a small footprint. Designed for a variety of general-purpose applications, it is ideal for processes requiring fast, repeatable and articulate point-to-point movements such as small parts assembly, machine tending and pick and place.


ABB Robotics u 01908 350 300 u www.abb.com


s market leader in industrial sensors ifm electronic Ltd is committed to delivering the best in sensing technologies to detect just about anything. It comes as no surprise then that ifm electronic also offers a new family of sensors using the ultrasonic principle. Sensing ranges up to 2200mm can be achieved with the


UG range of sensors. For both space saving and ease of installation the UG


range from ifm electronic consists of M18 housings. Some are standard barrel types while others are in a combination rectangular housing with an M18 section, for more flexibility. ifm electronic is naturally concerned that the UG range are not only reliable object sensors, but are provided at affordable prices. Users won’t be disappointed.


ifm electronic Ltd u 020 8213-0000 u www.ifm.com Linde Material Handling presents automation as a focal point at WoMH


Another Linde innovation in this area are the new automatic narrow forklifts run which between shelves on a cable or rails and pick up or unload goods on both sides. When it has to change aisle during its operation, it moves without mechanical guidance using geonavigation.


Massimiliano Sammartano, Vice President Sales & Service Marketing & Operations at Linde MH, said: "Automation will not be the only solution to all of tomorrow’s intralogistics demands, but it will play an important role.”


Under the title ‘Linked Perspectives’, the World of Material Handling event answered the biggest questions that intralogistics will face in the future, not just automation,


individualisation and energy systems.


Now ultrasonic sensors from ifm electronic Ltd A


but also networking,


ith an increasing demand for self-driving and self-lifting industrial trucks, a paradigm change is in the offing: the lines between manual and fully automatic operation are becoming increasingly blurred.


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Linde Material Handling (MH) presented new concepts and products in the field of automated intralogistics at its World of Material Handling (WoMH) customer event in June. In the future, many applications will be linked together in a networked system. This will include a connection to the warehouse management system where data will be analysed, operating commands generated and employees given an overview of the position of all of the trucks or goods at any time.


Tobias Zierhut, Head of Product & Service


Marketing at Linde MH, said: "Towing, transporting, storing – we will have an automated solution in all categories. The completely automated interaction of various truck models is something we’re expecting in the future, in particular the link between production and the warehouse." A mix of manually operated and fully-automated industrial trucks and shelving and conveying systems are becoming more popular, in particular in warehouse logistics. One such example of this is is the K-MATIC order picking forklift presented at WoMH as well as the new Linde "driven by Balyo" robotic truck, which should come to market at the end of the year, and the self-driving Linde fleet (equipped to operate vertically).


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Linde Material Handling u 01256 342 000 u www.linde.co.uk


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