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First decentralised IP66 frequency inverter with IO-Link launched by Lenze


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High power and frequency chip terminations in a


compact, lightweight design


Smiths Interconnect launches the new CTX series, offering high performance in a small package


microwave and radio frequency products has announced the release of its new CTX high frequency wire-bondable chip termination series optimized to combine high frequency and power in a small package. The new CTX Series is designed to offer excellent


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broadband performance up to 64GHz. It allows wider coverage than traditional components while providing optimized return loss for multiple band ranges and applications. This allows the customer to use a single chip in multiple applications, reducing the cost of ownership. “Higher frequency, reduced footprint, increased power


rating and the capability to produce in high volumes makes our new terminations a unique offering in the marketplace, suitable for SATCOM applications, 5G broadband requirements and Defence systems”, says Paul Harris, VP of Sales and Marketing.


Smiths Interconnect  www.smithsinterconnect.com


miths Interconnect, a leading provider of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems,


he i550 protec has been designed for decentralised drive tasks and comes with IP66 protection class, IO-Link connectivity and a power range of up to 75


kW. It is the first of its kind to offer this level of communication integration for decentralised applications, making it ideal for use with conveyors, fans, pumps and lifting units. Thanks to the inclusion of the IO-Link V1.1 standard interface, sensors and


actuators distributed throughout an application can now be linked to a centralised control system using the new i550 protec. Neil Beaumont, Marketing Manager at Lenze says: “The i550 protec is


particularly suited to large-scale machines, distribution applications in material flow or wherever control cabinet space is expensive. With the introduction of this decentralised frequency inverter, we have opened new opportunities for mechanical engineers to control drives outside the control cabinet.”


Lenze  01234 753200  sales.uk@Lenze.com


R+K Safety Guarding M


ade using our plain faced ESP profile and utilising 30x30 or 40x40 woven mesh, the safety guarding system from R+K offers


an attractive and modular system that is easy to install. Posts are mounted into Base clamps that can be easily bolted to the floor. The R+K click & safe connection system not only makes panels easy to fix and remove from posts for access if necessary (with a simple tool) but also complies to EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.


So after the posts are suitably secured to the ground and the


panels assembled, they need only be inserted at the bottom and pressed in at the job and the job is done !


RK Rose+Krieger  01296 611660  rk@pmgb.co.uk  www.pmgb.co.uk/rk


Elesa expand high-performing SAN (sanitary) components range for hygiene environments I


n our present Corona virus dominated social landscape, contact infection is our pre-eminent daily concern; with


frequent handwashing recommended to break the onward transmission from touching handles and other equipment, therefore reducing new infections, and potentially saving lives. This very mainstream headline concern reflects the ever-present issue of hospital-acquired infections, which has recently been highlighted in a UK report, suggesting that up to 5,000 patients die each year, in England alone, from these hospital-acquired infections, with an estimated cost of £16 billion. Similar situations are reported elsewhere such as in New York. Therefore, it is of global importance to focus on the


hygiene of hand-operated equipment in medical/bio- chemical and laboratory environments, including disability aids, food processing and pharmaceutical, catering and public fittings. In these situations, Elesa offer an effective aid to hygiene, with their recently expanded high- performing SAN (sanitary) range of handles, knobs, levers, clamping handles and similar, produced with exactly this situation in mind. Their range expansion includes new cylindrical handles e.g. for operating handwheels, knurled grip knobs, adjustable clamping handles, wing nuts and solid hand knobs – all suitable for equipment operation or adjustment. SAN products are proven to prevent the proliferation of


microbes, bacteria and fungi on the product surface by controlled release of silver ions, thus providing a long-term anti-microbial action in


critical environments. Silver has long been recognized for its efficiency in


this role by damaging microbial cell walls - and even now - recent research has revealed a mechanism whereby the silver ions have been shown to inhibit operation of microbial flagella. The Elesa manufacturing team have managed to


develop a sophisticated injection-moulding material with this silver inclusion, and with stainless steel inserts,


suitable for use even in sterilization cycles up to 130°C. SAN line components are available in white or black with SAN logo laser engraved to clearly identify them. Tests on material samples to ISO 22196:2011 show


considerable effectiveness for four different types of bacteria and the more difficult to eliminate fungus: Escherichia Coli – 99.9%, Staphylococcus Aureus - 99.9%, Klebseilla Pneumoniae – 99.8%, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa – 99.9% and Candida Albicans – 98.9%.


CONNECTINGINDUSTRY.COM/DESIGNSOLUTIONS Elesa focus on making their own tooling and moulds,


also developing and testing materials with major suppliers. SAN lines are supported in the UK with stock and technical teams ensuring advise is always available.


ELESA (UK) Ltd.  01526 32 26 70  sales@elesa.co.uk  www.elesa.com


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