Do people still want plastic bottles?

Coca-Cola claims customers still want plastic bottles. But is there an alternative?   Drinks goliath Coca-Cola stunned world leaders at January’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, when it stood by its decision to continue supplying single-use plastic bottles. Given the event’s theme, “Stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world”, the statement understandably left many […]

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A powerful partnership against harmful harmonics and surges

Industrial parts supplier CP Automation, has partnered with instrumentation specialist, Chauvin Arnoux to distribute its industry leading test and measurement products to the European market. This partnership will equip both customer bases with a full power quality service, from the identification to the mitigation of harmful power quality issues. Power quality disturbances is an area […]

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ControlAir introduces Type 7150 precision air relay

ControlAir LLC, a manufacturer of precision pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control products, announced the introduction of the Type 7150 Precision Air Relay.  The Type 7150 is a multi-stage pressure relay offering adjustment and stability under variable operating conditions. Resolution output control combined with relief capacity make the Type 7150 a choice for pneumatic counter balance applications […]

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AutomationDirect announces Wenglor rectangular 50 x 50 x 20mm photoelectric sensors

Wenglor rectangular 50 x 50 x 20mm photoelectric sensors from AutomationDirect include diffuse with background suppression, retroreflective, retroreflective for transparent objects, and through-beam models. The size of these Wenglor sensors makes them suitable as drop-in replacements for other rectangular photoelectric sensor brands. Sensing ranges vary from 1200mm for background suppression sensors to 20m for through-beam […]

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Automation is the foundation for intelligent intralogistics

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly of interest for organisations wrestling with new supply chain challenges. But can companies maximise the value of AI without a strong intralogistics foundation? The supply chain is no longer just about effective movement of physical goods; with new business models, supply chain data is becoming an increasingly valuable asset. […]

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