PECM Issue 43 2020 | Page 72

CONTROL & AUTOMATION NEW Network-Capable Absolute Encoder from BEPc For EtherCAT communication in a precision absolute encoder, we’ve got your solution. BEPc’s Model A58 features networking capability and is EtherCAT ready. With its minimal setup, you can install these encoders quickly and easily. The model A58 offers :- • • • • • • • 58mm packages Shaft or Hollow Bore construction Variety of mounting options on Flexible, low cost, and network-compatible industrial Ethernet solution Maintains position information even in power-off scenarios Up to 16 bits single turn resolution Up to 43 bits multi-turn resolution Call BEPc today to learn how an EtherCAT absolute encoder can fit your application. Web: www.encoder.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1978 262100 Spiroflow achieves carbon neutral status from emissions reduction action Leading bulk materials handling specialist, Spiroflow, has become one of the small percentage of UK manufacturing businesses to achieve carbon neutrality - a status achieved by calculating a carbon footprint and reducing it to zero through a combination of in-house efficiency measures and supporting external emission reduction projects. The company’s latest activity was a tree planting event held at Lancaster University’s Forrest Hills. 72 PECM Issue 43 Spiroflow was participating in Lancaster University’s ‘Forest of the Future’ initiative, an annual tree planting project held on university-owned land that provides the university and local SMEs with the opportunity to completely offset their carbon emissions for the year by planting a quantity of trees - the number depending on their carbon footprint. www.spiroflow.com