Machine Building

Rockwell Automation to support Royal Mint’s precious metal recovery

Rockwell Automation is working with The Royal Mint to design, build, and commission a facility to safely recover valuable metals from electronic products.

24th August 2022

Well positioned at the SPS trade fair

When the SPS trade fair starts in Nuremberg from 8-10 November, Aerotech, as a specialist for motion control and positioning solutions, will also be there. The new release 2.3 of the motion control platform Automation1 and several linear motor stages of the PRO Series will be on display – controlled on the booth with Automation1.

23rd August 2022

Schaeffler’s autonomous mobile robot wins Red Dot award

Schaeffler has been awarded the Red Dot: Best of the Best award for its Dual EXtendable (DEX), the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) project in the Red Dot Design Award under the Design Concept category.

23rd August 2022

Thomson to exhibit linear motion solutions at WoTS 2022

Thomson Industries is participating in the upcoming World of Technology and Science (WoTS) trade fair in Utrecht, Netherlands, from 27-30 September, and will showcase its broad portfolio of linear motion solutions with a special focus on its cutting-edge electric linear actuators, suitable for replacing hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.

23rd August 2022

Omron awarded Silver Class distinction in sustainability awards

Omron has been awarded the Silver Class distinction in the S&P Global Sustainability Awards, which were announced in the Sustainability Yearbook 2022, showcasing the sustainability performance of the world’s largest companies.

22nd August 2022

Climeworks receives ‘Innovation in Vacuum Busch Award’

Climeworks has been awarded with the Innovation Award by Busch Vacuum Solutions for its advanced use of vacuum technology.

22nd August 2022

Rockwell opens registration to 31st annual Automation Fair

Rockwell Automation has announced that registration is now open for Automation Fair 2022, hosted by Rockwell and members of its global PartnerNetwork program.

19th August 2022

Robust inductives stop high-speed spindles ‘getting in a spin’

To maximise their efficiency and productivity, high-speed machining centres often include automated tool changers. When a drive-motor manufacturer needed a reliable and robust sensor to detect the position of a machine’s main spindle before initiating the tool-change sequence, it turned to Contrinex.

19th August 2022

PI increases production space at HQ by 11,000 sq ft

Rising global demand for semiconductor chips requires investments in equipment that is needed for chip production. To meet these needs, ultra-precision motion control, nanopositioning, and precision automation equipment Physik Instrumente (PI) has increased its production space.

19th August 2022

Farnell, NXP and Doulos present new Industry 4.0 webinar

Farnell has announced the launch a new global webinar covering ‘Automation and Edge AI for Industry 4.0’ in partnership with the Element14 Community, NXP and Doulos on Wednesday 24 August.

18th August 2022