With precision and clear vision: robots work autonomously in wire harness manufacturing
1 day agoUntil now, the assembly of wire harnesses for the automotive industry was a manual task. Cellios has now developed a modular system in which wire harness assembly is fully automated by robots. The key to successful implementation: Cellios's highly precise robot control system and the powerful machine vision software MVTec MERLIC.
Heating, cooling, regulating, measuring and lighting
TodayOEM Automatic offers an extensive product portfolio from STEGO, covering heating, cooling, regulating, measuring and lighting, alongside accessories and condition-monitoring solutions.
Which type of control system is best for personalised medicine?
TodayPersonalised medicine is accelerating the pace of change inside the lab. The question for machine builders and end users is whether the automation beneath those workflows can change quickly enough to keep up. Here, Bradley McEwan, business development manager at Beckhoff UK, explains why PC-based control is the perfect foundation for lab automation in a world with growing demand for personalised medicine.
The all-rounder for numerous drive applications
1 day agoThanks to its versatile interfaces, the NORDAC PRO frequency inverter from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS can be easily integrated into automation environments. As a control centre between control and axis motion, it provides optimum control of the drive and peripherals.
Diameter and position measurement of ultra-fine wires and small round materials
1 day agoMicro-Epsilon has introduced a new inline, non-contact, high precision sensor system that is specially designed for biaxial measurement of diameter (thickness) and position of ultra-fine wires and small round materials such as precision tubes, glass fibres, medical devices, transparent objects and for inline quality control of bar stock. The system is capable of measuring diameters from as small as 30 um.
Which type of control system is best for personalised medicine?
TodayPersonalised medicine is accelerating the pace of change inside the lab. The question for machine builders and end users is whether the automation beneath those workflows can change quickly enough to keep up. Here, Bradley McEwan, business development manager at Beckhoff UK, explains why PC-based control is the perfect foundation for lab automation in a world with growing demand for personalised medicine.
Protecting industrial safety systems in harsh environments
1 day agoAutomation continues to expand across demanding manufacturing, logistics and food production applications. Therefore, ReeR is trusted to provide safety systems that work in demanding operating environments.
Looking beyond the spec sheet when choosing motion architecture
6 days agoWhen machine builders are specifying motion systems, it is easy to get caught up on the numbers. Torque, speed, power density, and price are all clear, measurable factors, and they provide a straightforward way to compare components. But in modern machine design, these figures rarely tell the full story, as the experts at Kollmorgen explain.
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
891 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
1255 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
1295 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.
















