Digi-Key News

Digi-Key Electronics and Siemens to Host Webinar on Reliable Power Supplies for Automation and Control Systems

Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, will host a webinar in collaboration with Siemens on Tuesday, March 8, at 11 a.m. CST about power reliability for automation and control systems. The webinar will be presented by Greg Kateb, SITOP power product consultant for Siemens.

NSK

NSK doubles bearing life in continuous casting machine application

Cylindrical roller bearings mounted to a continuous casting machine were only lasting 1-2 months prior to failure at a major steelmaking plant in Europe. To remedy the situation, the facility invited NSK’s team of experts to review the application and operating conditions, a process that ultimately led to the adoption of NSK’s sealed spherical roller bearings. The result: annual savings of €14,850 in downtime and maintenance costs.

EMKA News

NEW FOLDING T-HANDLE SERIES FOR HEAVY DUTY DOORS

EMKA has expanded its product range with a folding T-Handle series. These are robust locks dedicated for use on heavy or large doors and flaps with a thickness of up to 4 mm. For this reason, the folding handles have also been designed to be significantly larger and stronger than the basic version.

Inmoco News

Gerard Bush of INMOCO discusses the needs of surgical robot application encoder feedback

Absolute encoders provide surgical robots with positional control in a demanding environment. Requiring performance in dexterity and ergonomic flexibility that enhances human skill, combined with faultless reliability, its crucial to select feedback technology that delivers across these areas. Celera Motion’s latest through-bore inductive angle encoder has been designed specifically for surgical robot applications.

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