MTC calls for recognition for role of robotics and automation in Industrial Strategy
TodayMTC Events this week welcomed hundreds of attendees from across the manufacturing and technology sectors at the fourth annual Robotics and Automation (R&A) conference at The MTC's state-of-the-art facility in Coventry.
Rollon celebrates 50 years and future growth with opening of new Michigan facility
3 days agoRollon announces the opening of its new 13,600-square-metres manufacturing facility in Norton Shores, Michigan. The milestone coincides with Rollon's 50th anniversary, marking five decades of innovation and setting the stage for future growth.
The smallest safety laser scanner on the market
TodayThe new ultra-compact RSL 200 safety laser scanner from Leuze can be integrated effortlessly and used flexibly to safeguard danger zones and access points on narrow production lines, automated guided vehicles and robots. The company says the RSL 200 is the smallest safety laser scanner on the market.
From lab precision to production resilience
TodayWhen a Formula One car takes a corner at 150 miles per hour or a jet engine powers up mid-flight, there is no room for error. Every component, every system has already been pushed to its limits in controlled conditions long before it sees real-world action. Here, Beth Ragdale, software business manager at automation specialist Beckhoff UK, explains why building the tools to run those tests and scaling them for production is a challenge that machine builders are quietly wresting with.
Robust, compact cycloidal gears for heavy-duty applications
TodayFor precision applications with heavy loads, Nabtesco offers an extensive product portfolio of compact high-performance cycloidal gears in graduated sizes. The gear systems are powerful, durable and reliable, to assure efficient pin-point positioning even in the most demanding applications.
From lab precision to production resilience
TodayWhen a Formula One car takes a corner at 150 miles per hour or a jet engine powers up mid-flight, there is no room for error. Every component, every system has already been pushed to its limits in controlled conditions long before it sees real-world action. Here, Beth Ragdale, software business manager at automation specialist Beckhoff UK, explains why building the tools to run those tests and scaling them for production is a challenge that machine builders are quietly wresting with.
Helping bakery hygiene rise to the challenge
TodayAccording to experts from Regal Rexnord, the best way to improve hygiene in bakeries is not just through cleaner materials or easier access, but by reducing the number of potential failure points across the system as a whole.
Upgrading a linear servo press: hydraulic to electric
3 days agoFor all but the very highest force requirements, electric servo presses provide numerous advantages over their historic, hydraulic counterparts. The actuator is integral to press capability, as well as production quality, and levels of productivity, making its specification central to electric servo press design. Gerard Bush, engineer at INMOCO, discusses the motion requirements for linear servo press design.
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.
Free white paper supports compliance with machinery safety standard EN 60204-1
426 days agoSafe Machine has published a new white paper, 'EN 60204-1 for machine builders and panel builders – a guide to avoiding common errors'. Running to fourteen pages, the free publication presents many ways in which machinery often fails to comply with this safety standard's requirements.
Spiers Engineering Safety publishes the ultimate guide to PUWER
790 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
830 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.
