CONNECTED magazine n°8

LEMO and ROVENSO have teamed up during the Robotics Challenge of the International Atomic Energy Agency
LEMO has been supporting Rovenso, a Swiss startup, who was a finalist of the Robotics Challenge of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The event was held in Brisbane Australia. The goal of this challenge was to identify robots that will assist IAEA inspectors in carrying out their tasks. More specifically, repetitive measurement and stock identification tasks in harsh environment areas exposed

New Connector for Industrial Control Equipment
LEMO has recently filed 2B series for UL 508A. These requirements cover industrial control panels intended for general industrial use, operating from a voltage of 1000 volts or less.

WRIGHTSPEED DRIVES FOR ECO- FRIENDLY URBAN JUNGLES
Nitrous oxides, hydrocarbons, particulates, brake dust and noise pollution: heavy-duty diesel vehicles, such as delivery trucks or buses are a nightmare for modern cities.

Drones to conquer upper winds
A few hundred meters high, well above large turbines, winds are stronger and more constant. How best to harness them ?

AN INTIMATE LOOK INTO A FASCINATING SOLAR LAB
Photos of Copenhagen International School, covered with revolutionary solar panels, have made the news around the world. Andreas Schüler, the solar energy physicist who was the project leader from day one, has shown us around his laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland.

HYDROPOWER: STANDS THE TEST OF TIME
With the development of wind and photovoltaic energies, producers sometimes have to manage surplus electricity.“In Germany for example, the installed wind and photovoltaic power capacity exceeds the country’s average consumption”, explains Peter Matt, Engineering services manager at Voralberger Illwerke, a leader for electricity in Austria*. “This means that sometimes their production is running a