Biogas is a green energy using new technology. Undoubtedly, the produced kW cost is not yet a competitor against nuclear or fossil fuel energies, but the systems installed are more and more efficient, and their financial profitability is increasing. Marc Schaller reports.

Yokogawa says its SL1000 data-acquisition unit delivers advantages over both high-speed digitisers and other PC-based platforms

Baldor's VS1MX drives are available in housings sealed to IP20 for installation in control cabinets, as well as IP55 and IP66

Windform PS is a polystyrene-based material for rapid casting in titanium, aluminium, magnesium, steel and nickel-based alloys

New from Magnet Schultz is a digital linear transducer that achieves high resolution, good linearity and a long service life

Gefran's new GF_VEDO 35 and 57 series machine controllers offer PLC and HMI functionality, as well as expansion and fieldbus options

Sealed spherical roller bearing are supplied pre-lubricated for ease of installation and long operating life

Semiconductor and electronic equipment suppliers face slowing growth in demand in 2008, according to iSuppli Corp

Nintey per cent of large-sized LCD notebook-PC panels shipped in 2012 will employ LEDs to backlight their displays

Photovoltaic suppliers to realign their business structures and strategies and to seek alternative raw materials

New from National Instruments is a rugged touchscreen and integral keyboard for use with an NI eight-slot PXI or PXI Express chassis

Huco Dynatork has made some major changes its piston air motors for stop/start, positioning and other challenging applications

Lambda's NV-100 configurable 1U high power supplies that are approved to military standards for use in harsh service conditions

Festo's new VN series Venturi vacuum generators are available with solenoid, ejectors and piezoresistive pressure sensors

By using laser forming techniques, Schunk is able to manufacture custom gripper fingers in lightweight, wear-resistant polyamide

Nord's two-stage helical-bevel gearboxes are said to be an energy-efficient, lightweight and cost-effective alternative to worm gearboxes

The MTS Temposonics MT redundant position sensor features dual sensing elements, power supplies, evaluation circuitry and output signals

Printing system combines toner and inkjet printing technologies to produce high-quality prints on plain or recycled paper

HP140 pick-and-place unit that is capable of 40m/s2 acceleration, 4m/s speed and a repeatability of better than 0.01mm

New from Micro-Epsilon is the Scancontrol 2700 sensor that features an integrated controller in the sensing head