Page 3 - Industrial Technology Extra 7th September 2020

IN THE NEWS

Dispense pumps meet the needs
of medical-IVD instruments

The medical IVD market is currently undergoing rapid
change that is challenging instrument designers at
many levels to meet new demands. Maximising
fluidic techniques is an important part of the process
and so increases the demands on crucial components
such as variable volume dispense pumps. A good example of success in this area is the LPD Series
of variable volume dispense pumps from The Lee Company. Along with their compact size, these
provide a long service life of up to 10 million cycles. Read more here

AI driven dashboards herald great
strides in process automation

Digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) are mega
trends that are opening up potential savings in
process automation at every phase of a plant's
lifecycle. Industrial automation specialist Festo
already offers a digital field device, the VTEM Motion
Terminal, and Festo Dashboards are available that visualise plant conditions, indicating that AI is
becoming a reality in process automation. The VTEM Motion Terminal combines mechanical system,
electronics and software. Read more here

Sick casts wide with AS30 array sensor

Sick has developed a versatile, high-precision array sensor, the
AS30, that is easily adapted to a multitude of machine
guidance and process control tasks in manufacturing and
logistics. With a repeatability of up to 0.03mm and a wide
50mm 2D light band, the Sick AS30 delivers industry-leading
performance for classic array sensing tasks such as edge
guidance or conveyor control. It also detects object positions,
widths, diameters, gaps and centre lines with ease. With a
choice of proximity or reflector modes, Sick says that the AS30 can even be used to reliably detect
shiny, opaque or transparent materials. Read more here