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automation and IT see Industry 4.0 move from vision to reality. The company, based on the Westgate Park Industrial Estate in Aldridge, Walsall, has


Non-contact safety sensor - SRF S


Nicomatic-sponsored WARR Hyperloop team wins


SpaceX Hyperloop challenge by going 50% faster


Lightweight, compact and rugged connectors contribute to University of Munich team’s success


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icomatic, the leading manufacturer of high- performance interconnect solutions, is delighted to


announce that the WARR Hyperloop Team from the Technische Universität of Munich (TUM) has won the 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition by going almost 50% faster than in 2017, achieving a final speed of 467 km/h. Nicomatic is the team’s only connector sponsor and Nicomatic’s micro-connectors contributed to this success by delivering reliable performance under challenging race conditions, while minimizing space and weight. Hyperloop is a new transportation concept proposed by


Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX in 2013, in which a high speed train travels in a near-vacuum tube. The reduced air resistance in the tube allows the pod to reach speeds of more than 1000 km/h.


Nicomatic u +33 4 50 36 13 85 u www.nicomatic.com


KDP Electronic Systems


introduced the non contact Smart Safety Sensor SRF, to protect those working in Smart Factories from injury. The SRF - an abbreviation of Safety RFID - is an especially compact sensor which


monitors moveable separating protective equipment, such as flaps, doors and protection hoods. If, for any reason, these separating safety devices fail to close properly, the


SRF immediately shuts down machines and equipment - or prevents them from starting. In developing this new product, Bernstein has paid particular attention to the


diagnostic system accompanying the sensor and which provides a large amount of data, making it available centrally and flexibly as an aid to intelligent production.


Bernstein u 01922 744999


Pump Vibration Monitoring P


u www.bernstein-ltd.co.uk


witched-on industrial safety technology provider Bernstein AG’s latest product represents a really smart safety move at a time when the ongoing merging of


umps are crucial components of many processes across most industrial applications. Vibration monitoring is a cost-


effective way to maintain pump and overall machine health, minimize downtime and reduce operating costs. Key indicators of pump health are, Balance, Alignment, Cavitation, Vane pass frequency, Bearing health. Our range of 4-20mA loop powered sensors provide an


economical means, when connected to a monitoring system such as a plant PLC, DCS or SCADA system, to continuously monitor your pumps. Trending this vibration data over a period of time will give you an early indication of the pumps health which can then be investigated further. For further information on the sensors and the range of


accessories that include mounting options, both standard and custom cable assemblies and vibration transmitters, contact:


u 01767 651058 u www.kdpes.co.uk


Positioning with Maximum Reliability Large Reading Window and Codes Enhance Performance of 2-D System


T


he PXV 2-D absolute positioning system from Pepperl+Fuchs sets new performance benchmarks


when it comes to reliability and handling. With its large reading window, the system keeps a sufficient number of codes in view, even in relation to track switches and changes to the code tape. Precise positioning is guaranteed at all times. The safePXV and safePGV sensorSix years of


experience with the PCV system have helped to shape the development of the PXV. The reading window of the PXV has been enlarged to approx. 120 x 80 mm, meaning that the Data Matrix code tape is always located within the sending range. Mounting and commissioning are easier, and plant availability is further improved. The reading window has an increased depth of focus


range, allowing it to capture even more codes simultaneously and also guarantee position detection through multiple redundancy.Unlike other systems available on the market, the PXV requires only a 2-D camera, ensuring that irritation relating to track


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switches is excluded. To prevent this, the cameras in the two-camera systems can receive the relevant differing position signals in these areas.A certain degree of contamination on the code tape is often unavoidable during everyday operation. For this reason, the codes for the PXV have been expanded to 15 x 15 mm without compromising the resolution, and the "coarse-grained" design ensures that they are unaffected by contamination. Thanks to redundant detection, the system also


cannot be disrupted by the destruction of individual codes. The code tape can be interrupted by a stretch of up to 80 mm without affecting position detection.Innovative safety technology. The new safePXV manages all that a single positioning system can with just one sensor.


Pepperl+Fuch u +49 621 776-1215 u www.pepperl-fuchs.com


Euroquartz to show latest components


F


requency control specialist, Euroquartz is exhibiting its latest ranges of frequency control products at the


forthcoming Embedded Design Show (EDS 2018, October 17th & 18th, Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK). Highlights include recently launched high speed current steering logic (HCSL) versions of the company’s ultra-low phase jitter EQJF clock oscillator range, ultra-low power, fast start-up, high shock resistance oscillators from Statek Inc. and a range of switchable crystal oscillators offering users the ability to provide four different frequencies. Offering a range of frequencies from 50 to 700MHz,


ultra-low phase jitter EQJF clock oscillators with HCSL outputs deliver a less “noisy” solution compared with static logic types, a major benefit for mixed low voltage signal processing and essential in applications such as optical communications, PCI-Express and Intel chipsets etc. With phase jitter of 150fs typical, 300fs maximum, this new generation of oscillators is produced in the UK and available for delivery in one to two weeks.


Euroquartz u sales@euroquartz.co.uk u www.euroquartz.co.uk


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