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Kawasaki Robotics and Synthotec win Plastics Industry Award

Kawasaki Robotics has won the prestigious Supplier Partnership - Ancillary Machinery Award at the 2019 Plastics Industry Awards, which were held at The Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, on Friday 27th September. Presented by former East Enders actor Shaun Williamson, the Award reflected the partnership which Kawasaki Robotics and plastics moulder SythoTec Ltd enjoyed as the latter set about upgrading parts of its production process.

8th October 2019

BS EN ISO 13854:2019 replaces BS EN 349:1993+A1:2008

BSI has published BS EN ISO 13854:2019, 'Safety of machinery. Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body.' This supersedes and replaces BS EN 349:1993+A1:2008, which had the same title and has been withdrawn as of 3 October 2019.

8th October 2019

Nord Drivesystems to unveil new products at FMB 2019

From 6 to 8 November 2019, Nord Drivesystems will once again exhibit at FMB in Bad Salzuflen. As "˜The Supplier Show for Mechanical Engineering', FMB addresses the entire spectrum of machinery and plant engineering, where drive technology plays a central role. Product highlights presented by Nord include a new synchronous motor that achieves a significant improvement in energy efficiency, a new generation of control cabinet inverters and a PROFIsafe module for the functional safety of plant and machinery.

7th October 2019

Mouser offers chance to win dev kits at Engineering Design Show

Mouser Electronics is exhibiting at the Engineering Design Show (EDS) 2019 at Stand D10 on 16/17 October. Visitors to Mouser's Stand can spin a prize wheel for a chance to win a development kit from Silicon Labs, Nordic Semiconductor, Microchip Technology, Maxim Integrated, Sensirion, NXP Semiconductors, TT Electronics or Cypress Semiconductor. Mouser is also hosting an online contest to win one of five development kits from Maxim, Analog Devices, NXP, Cypress, STMicroelectronics or Panasonic. For more information on this contest, visit emea.info.mouser.com/eds2019.

7th October 2019

Free white paper: decentralisation of power supplies

Murrelektronik is offering a free white paper Why move the power supply out of the control panel? as a PDF download.

5th October 2019

WEG to bring innovations to Hi Tech & Industry Scandinavia 2019

WEG will be showing its latest innovations at the Hi Tech & Industry Scandinavia 2019 exhibition, which takes place in Herning, Denmark from 1 to 3 October. Located at Stand M9690, WEG will use Scandinavia's largest technology and industry expo to shine a spotlight on a wide range of intelligent motors, drives, and automation products, including a number of products making their first appearance in the region.

4th October 2019

Nord Drivesystems at BrauBeviale 2019

At BrauBeviale 2019, in Nuremberg from 12 to 14 November, Nord Drivesystems will be presenting a new synchronous motor that combines a significant improvement of energy efficiency with the nsd tupH surface treatment. It is optimally suitable for the challenging environmental conditions and the stringent hygiene requirements in beverage logistics and production. Nord also presents its standardised drive concept for lauter tuns (vessels for separating wort from mash solids in the brewing process), as well as the new Nordac PRO SK 500P control cabinet inverter.

4th October 2019

Schneider Electric showcases packaging expertise at PPMA 2019

At PPMA 2019, Schneider Electric is showcasing innovative packaging products and systems, from motion control and robotics to automation and software. In Hall 5, Stand C120, the company is displaying multiple active exhibits, including the PacDrive 3 motion controller, software from AVEVA and a live on-stand dashboard showing real-time data from the best machine builders' exhibits.

4th October 2019

Formula E driver SÃ©bastien Buemi becomes ambassador for maxon

Racing driver SÃ©bastien Buemi knows what precision and efficiency are. After all, the former F1 driver has already won 13 races in the new Formula E and was the world champion in 2016. Being fast is not enough to be a front runner in this fully electric race series, a driver must also be efficient with the available energy, or the battery will be empty before he reaches the finish line. That's why SÃ©bastien Buemi is a perfect match for maxon, whose high-end electric motors can be found not just in Mars rovers, but also in the Ad-Blue injection systems used in Formula 1 race cars.

4th October 2019

OMC to unveil new products at the Engineering Design Show

OMC is exhibiting at the Engineering Design Show, Ericsson Exhibition Hall, Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 16 and 17 October 2019. On Stand L30, OMC will be showcasing products including its new FDE854LBF fibre optic transmitter and its new cost-effective Mouldshare backlight series, with lower set up costs and MOQs than standard injection moulded backlights.

4th October 2019