IP67 connector 'tells' you when it is tightened to the correct torque (10/06/2009)

Few people realise that to achieve a water tight seal with an IP67 connector, you don’t just screw it down as tight as you can, the correct torque is required. Turck Banner's new M12Nm connector is believed to be the first plug-in connector that can...

Wireless datalogging in hazardous areas (13/05/2009)

Banner has introduced a method of collecting analogue, digital and temperature information in hazardous areas. The system combines wireless communication, lithium battery technology and intrinsically safe electronics. The DX99 Battery-Powered Node...

Pico-Guard fibre optic emergency stop button (12/08/2008)

Banner has introduced the Pico-Guard Fibre Optic Emergency Stop Button for use with its safeguarding system. The Pico-Guard E-Stop Button works in conjunction with the Pico-Guard Controller and other optical elements in personnel safety and...

Rugged utility vehicle sensors (15/07/2008)

Turck Banner has developed a new series of inductive sensors that are specially tailored to the harsh requirements of mobile applications in utility vehicles. High switching distances and rugged housings, together with an optimised application...

New safety light curtain system (08/04/2008)

The new features for the EZ -SCREEN non-contact, point-of-operation machine guarding safety light screen system, make it arguably the most feature-rich and flexible system available on the market. Key additions include fixed blanking to accommodate...

Robust muting modules (12/03/2008)

Banner's robust muting modules are available with 67.5 mm DIN-mounted housing, plug-in terminal blocks and additional features. Banner muting modules monitor two or four inputs to automatically suspend safeguarding during non-hazardous times in a...

Reliable, low-cost wireless network (11/12/2007)

DX70 SureCross Wireless Network is an affordable, robust wireless sensing system from Turck Banner. It delivers a low-cost dedicated wireless industrial I/O system, providing directly mapped I/O using a gateway and node, each equipped with four...

Reading 2D barcodes without lasers (01/10/2007)

Banner engineering’s PresencePLUS P4 BCR vision sensor, which is available in the UK from Turck Banner, is able to read and grade (ie, determine the quality of) 2D and 1D bar codes, including Data Matrix ECC200 and PDF 417, as well as the numerous...

Robust RFID for manufacturing lines (01/10/2007)

Hans Turck‘s BLident system, which is available in the UK from Turck Banner, is believed to be the world’s first modular RFID system with built-in I/O capability. With this system, users may add additional I/O modules - up to eight channels of RFID,...

Heinz meanz safety in production (01/08/2006)

Les Hunt visited the world's largest food canning facility to discover how modern electronic and electromechanical safety systems are also being deployed to make it one of the safest operations of its kind in the world There can be few brands...

New RFID system can be simulated online (06/07/2006)

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a method for reading and saving data by non-contact and non-visual means. In general four factors determine if an RFID system is suitable for an application or not, they are the distance to the read/write...

Reducing error in repetitive manual assembly operations (01/06/2006)

Turck Banner offers pick-to-light sensors in various forms to minimise operator error in repetitive manual assembly operations. Pick-to-light solutions follow the same basic format in that they provide the operator/assembler with a highly visible...

Pico-Guard: making light work of machine safety (01/05/2006)

Turck Banner, Banner Engineering's subsidiary in the UK, has introduced Pico-Guard, a new fibre-optic safety system that directly replaces mechanical safety interlock switches to safeguard potentially dangerous machines. This novel combination of...

Part verification sensors are pick of the bunch (20/04/2006)

In our world of mass production where sophisticated robots perform complex assembly tasks hour after hour it is quite easy to imagine a world, in the not too distance future, where human involvement in the assembly process is confined to the history...