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General industrial equipment designers, manufacturers and maintainers can now benefit from the new SMC ZKJ vacuum manifold with PROFINET, EtherCAT, IO-Link, EtherNet/IP™-enabled communication for remotely controlling and monitoring manufacturing processes. The ZKJ also offers impressive suction flow rate taking its low air consumption and low power consumption specifications into account. Other features include valve protection functionality, IP65 rating and the ability to control up to 16 ejectors with a single manifold.

Global automation specialist SMC is once again extending its innovation credentials by unveiling a clamp-on flow sensor for liquids. Notably, the new PFUW series uses ultrasonics to measure the flow rate of fluids travelling inside piping. Users can deploy the sensors to measure the flow of various liquids, including oil, antifreeze, chemical fluids, water, beverages and more.

To perform in demanding operating environments such as those prevalent in the food industry, SMC is unveiling its advanced HF2A-LEY series rod-type electric actuator. Features such as IP69K-equivalent ingress protection, the use of stainless steel and FDA-compliant construction materials, a smooth profile preventing liquid accumulation and NSF H1 food-grade grease, make the HF2A-LEY electric actuator suitable for food cutting, chopping and filling machines. Indeed, any food processing machines subject to regular cleaning and sanitising regimes are able to benefit.

SMC has been ranked among the “World's Best Employers 2024” by Forbes, a leading U.S. business magazine.

In a move set to help shape the future of Industry 4.0, SMC is launching Smart Assets, a progressive project which will make the asset management requirements of both machine builders and end users fit for the digital age. With collaboration from leading academic and industrial partners, Smart Assets will ultimately lead to the automatic generation of dynamic and data-rich digital representations of all 700,000+ SMC products, helping companies to boost efficiency, interoperability and sustainability. The project will run until 2026.

SMC is unveiling its PSH condensation checker to provide designers and users of pneumatic systems with a highly reliable yet cost-effective way of monitoring temperature and humidity. The new PSH is a very useful device for visualising issues and preventing condensation before it leads to the potential malfunction, failure and costly replacement of important system components.

New from SMC is the ZGS compact and efficient all-in-one vacuum gripping system. Offering seamless integration with both industrial and collaborative robots, the precise control and integrated design of ZGS series vacuum grippers make for reliable performance in a host of palletising and de-palletising applications.

SMC is introducing its JSY3000-L series 64-station, five-port solenoid valve manifold to support the effective control of more components than ever before from a single manifold. Indeed, SMC is taking the concept of centralised control management a step further by simultaneously releasing the JSY3000-P series, which provides the further potential of connecting electro-pneumatic regulators to the manifold alongside solenoid valves.

SMC Corporation (UK) Limited is excited to announce that the organisation will attend the prestigious Foodex Manufacturing Solutions Expo 2025, taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 7th to 9th April.

Among numerous major benefits of the new CQE series compact pneumatic cylinder from SMC is energy efficiency. CQE cylinders support a reduction in machine pressure without any negative effects on performance, providing high output force even at low pressure. Users can therefore reduce the supply pressure without increasing actuator bore size, facilitating a significant reduction in energy costs.