Selecting the right components for optimum application performance
1 day agoGary Haines, linear and automation product manager at ACORN Industrial Services, discusses how the company is helping design engineers and machine builders select the right components for optimum application performance.

Electric motion, pneumatic motion and process fluid control
2 days agoIMI is pleased to invite you to visit its stand at Machine Building North.

IXON introduces next level security with the launch of SecureEdge Pro gateway
2 days agoIXON announces its new edge gateway called SecureEdge Pro. This advanced edge gateway makes it easier and more secure than ever for machine builders to stay connected to their machines and customers.

Power transmission couplings
2 days agoREICH will display the versatile Multi Mont Sella Power Transmission Coupling as the centre piece for Machine Building North. As the name suggests, this modular coupling can be configured in different mounting configurations utilising flanges and shaft hubs, with different shaft fixing options - for example bored and keyed, taper lock, shaft locking and clamping elements.

Democratising automation by breaking the programming barrier
5 days agoStephen Hayes, managing director of automation and control technology specialist, Beckhoff UK, explains that by optimising traditional coding practices, businesses of all sizes can overcome this skills gap to reap productivity and efficiency gains.
Grasping the full potential of smart sensors
9 days agoClever, intelligent, but more commonly recognised as 'smart' – a simple definition of an essential component increasingly used in today's food and beverage manufacturing applications and acknowledged as a bridge to the digital future from analogue to IO-Link. The experts at Baumer consider the technical definition of a smart sensor.
Transformative impact of AI on manufacturing
18 days agoArtificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly made its way into people's personal and professional lives; in the constantly evolving landscape of manufacturing, it's a game-changer. Manufacturers like igus are navigating the complexities of the Fifth Industrial Revolution where AI stands at the forefront, driving unprecedented advancements in efficiency, precision, and innovation but emphasising the importance of maintaining human creativity within this.

European Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 is replacing Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Technically, it has already come into force but there is a transition period during which machinery is still being CE marked to the old Directive. You can download a free copy of the Guide to the New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 by completing the form here.
The MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food and Beverage Industry Machine Design provides information, hints and tips to help designers create state-of-the-art yet cost effective systems that meet applicable regulations and standards, while also providing the necessary levels of productivity, quality and reliability.

Spiers Engineering Safety publishes the ultimate guide to PUWER
662 days agoGetting your head around PUWER inspections and PUWER planning can be difficult when you have many other things to be thinking about too. Spiers Engineering Safety has created the Ultimate Guide to PUWER which will walk you through the basics, and help you make informed decisions. This guide will also support learners working towards their Certified PUWER Assessor Qualification (CPA).
White paper sheds light on the challenges and solutions when using optical sensors
702 days agoA free-to-download white paper from sensing and instrumentation specialist Baumer considers all the challenges of why ambient light has such a significant influence on the performance of optical sensors and provides some practical solutions.