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Benefits of linear – rotary motors in closure lines


new high-performance filling and closing line for a well-known pharmaceutical company has been fitted with linear-rotary motors from LinMot, distributed in the UK and Ireland by Quin Systems. Improvements included much faster product changeover compared to traditional capping machines where mechanical cams involved in the linear motion of the screwing process need to be changed out. This electric motor combines both a linear motor and a rotary direct drive in a compact housing, each of which is controlled separately to allow any combination of linear and rotary motions and allows different types of closures, including screw-on and press-on caps, to be processed on the same machine. Even different press forces or thread pitches, such as are found on containers with and without safety caps, can be handled without any mechanical reconfiguration.


A Other advantages


include modularisation of the machine and the ability to analyse the data produced to improve performance.


Quin Systems u 0118 977 1077 u www.quin.co.uk


Easy Integration with SICK’s


Tamper-proof STR1 Safety Transponder S


ICK has launched the STR1, a Transponder Safety Switch that uses non-contact RFID technology to provide highly-reliable and tamper-proof personnel protection on removable guards to PLe/SIL3, with easy installation and safety system integration. The SICK STR1 can be installed individually or in series with up to 30 units, using T-junctions or the SICK Flexi Loop safety sensor cascade whilst still achieving PLe (EN ISO 13849) and SIL3 (IEC62061). “Two big challenges with non-contact safety switches on removable guards are the mounting requirements and their susceptibility to tampering,” explains SICK’s UK Safety Specialist and FS Engineer (TUV Rheinland #13017/16) Dr Martin Kidman. “Large door offset tolerances and high levels of shock and vibration cause reliability issues. Additionally, the temptation for operators to defeat the guard because of piece-working or a lack of special modes of operation, for example, makes manipulation a huge problem.” To allow for exceptional flexibility during mounting, the STR1 has three different actuators, each of which can be actuated from four different mounting directions. With its compact VISTALTM housing, The STR1 offers outstanding mechanical stability, high EMC immunity and an IP67 enclosure, to ensure excellent reliability in harsh environments. “The SICK STR1 is highly resistant to tampering whether through accidental damage or deliberate attempts to manipulate or ‘defeat’ a switch for operational convenience, by offering a choice of universal, unique or permanent coding options and unidirectional mounting screws. So high levels of machine availability are ensured,” adds Dr Kidman. The versatility of the SICK STR1 Transponder Safety Switch makes it exceptionally easy to integrate. As it can be applied almost universally, it can reduce stocks of safety switches to a minimum.


SICK u 01727 831121


Wienet v3 - router – universally applicable T


u www.sick.com


he new wienet v3 Industrial routers have been designed for use in harsh environmental conditions with temperatures


ranging from -40 °C to +75 °C, have highly encrypted VPN connections for maximum security and automatic backup connections for secure trouble-free operation . They feature an energy-saving mode and have input voltage range from 10 DC to 60 V DC (enabling a PoE option). wienet v3 industrial routers are equipped with a high-performance ARM CPU with 256 MB Flash and 512 MB RAM, offer up to five ethernet ports for one to three networks and can access the internet via LAN, WLAN, or mobile and the latest LTE chipset provides maximum bandwidth for mobile operation. ensure top security for transmitted data.


Suitable for preventative maintenance, detecting and transmitting data in the field of energy production and distribution, for use as mobile wireless hotspots wienet v3 is the ideal communication platform for teleservice, remote maintenance and Industry 4.


Wieland u 01483 531213 u www.wieland.co.uk


Industria Bearings provides the UK solution for Murtfeldt is highlighting its exclusive


distributorship of Murtfeldt high performance plastic products for a wide range of industrial applications. Among the flagship products from the German manufacturer is the range of Spann-Box® chain and belt tensioners that are used in food processing, packaging, bottling and canning, the timber industry and general materials handling, to name but a few. Industria believes at the heart the success of Murtfeldt’s products is the total engineering control approach, from raw material, through making and machining, right up to the finished product. Among the materials used in low friction product manufacture is ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene in a wide variety of grades.


I Industria Bearings and Transmissions LTD u 01895 203400 /AUTOMATION u www.industria.co.uk


ndustria Bearings & Transmissions, with its nationwide branch network,


Intelligent, Innovative, Ecological


Sensors for Roller Conveyor Systems are Making Logistics Smart


warehousing and transport technology. Mountable underneath the transport level of raceway conveyors, the inventor of this extraordinary design format is now presenting intelligent, multitalented sensors which are not only setting new standard where environmental protection is concerned. Together with a broad range of variants, near field communication and smart logistics functions result in an ideal product for logistics 4.0. Available as reflex sensor with background suppression, retro- reflex sensor or logic unit, the new sensors can be supplied with our without accumulation logic and with valve (for pneumatics) or without valve (for motorized rollers).


w The sensors for the roller


conveyor system are wenglor’s ideal response to the needs of automated logistics.


wenglor sensoric GmbH u 01536 313580 u www.wenglor.com


DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017 | AUTOMATION 37


englor’s new sensors for roller conveyor systems offer everything required for modern


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