COVID-19 and global component scarcity threw the industry into a ‘perfect storm’. Industrial automator Dymotec and Breemes kept the phone lines constantly open to tackle the scarcity problem together with creativity and proactivity. Dymotec in Olen (B) focuses on industrial automation spanning a broad spectrum of industries, from food and pharma to logistics and metal. The company has been around for 30 years and joined the Jeco Energies Group in 2022. Dymotec now has some 50 employees and also has a flexible shell with technicians, programmers and project engineers. Ever since its establishment, the company from Kempen has had a relationship with (the predecessors of) Breemes.

Enduro Softslings builds machines for the manufacture of its own heavy lifting soft slings. For a new machine, it called in itsme for the full package: advice on the drives, supply of components and programming of the controls. “We completed the entire project in just over six months. That’s fast for such a specialised machine.”

If the description for an automation project is clear from the start, it is easy for the industrial automation specialist to give it substance. In practice, however, specifications often change during the course of a project. This happened to Stimac/SNK when designing the control technology for a horticultural machine. For the problems that arose during the process, itsme quickly provided Stimac/SNK with a solution. “When a customer calls us, we respond immediately. So it’s nice to have a supplier like itsme who can also help immediately.”

Innovatec Hatchery Automation launched a process of professionalisation for its procurement process last year. The company partnered with itsme because of its technical expertise, logistics concepts and intensive contacts with manufacturers. “First we were dating, but now we’re thinking about moving in together.”

Meet the Series 80 and Series 83 from Finder, a range of multifunction and mono-function time relays. Series 80 - compact universal time relays The Series 80 compact time relays for 35 mm rail mounting are only 17.5 mm wide and available in eight different versions. The Series 80 is made up of two multi-function and six mono-function versions and always multi-voltage.

Helukabel's FIVENORM H05V2-K and H07V2-K assembly cords are of German quality and are available from 0.5mm² to 120mm². The cords comply with five different quality marks: HAR, UL, CSA, AWM and MTW.

Valve islands are often used to reduce assembly time and the connection of larger quantities of wires, and to reduce the errors that can occur in the process. Choosing and configuring a desired valve island is often not that easy. With the help of a user-friendly configurator from Norgren, this becomes child's play. The VR series in particular is extremely user-friendly and universally applicable.

Making the best choice of CEE standard plugs, couplers, sockets or distributors requires careful consideration of several factors. What should you consider? Obviously, you think about, durability, ease of use and the quality.