Machine Building

Universal Robots completes UK Cobot Automation Tour

Universal Robots has completed its six-month cobot automation tour. The events have introduced the power of robotics and automation to a new generation of UK manufacturers, demonstrating the potential to address current challenges around labour shortages and production efficiency.

25th July 2019

Harting ix Industrial connector wins German Innovation Award

Harting Technology Group has received the coveted German Innovation Award 2019 for their ix Industrial range. The connector impressed the German Design Council and won the award for "Excellence in Business to Business". The German Innovation Award acknowledges products and systems that clearly set themselves apart from conventional approaches, thanks to their user focus and added value.

25th July 2019

Video shows sub-zero testing of igus cables in energy chains

Only real long-term tests under realistic conditions provide useful information about the reliability and service life of cables in energy chains. igus has produced a video in its climatic test chamber in Cologne. Here chainflex cables move continuously in energy chains where they are subjected to temperatures down to -40degC; this is not done just once but millions of times.

25th July 2019

Free three-month trial of risk assessment software

RiskMach, part of the Spiers Group, is offering a free three-month trial of its RiskMach software, the objective of which is to provide a platform for achieving compliance in a way that is integrated into a business's normal ways of working so users barely know they are doing it. This is referred to as "˜invisible compliance'.

24th July 2019

NSK unveil ball screws, bearings and linear guides at EMO 2019

Among the exhibits from NSK's comprehensive portfolio at this year's EMO Hannover 2019 exhibition will be a number of notable products for machine tools, including the recently introduced range of DIN-standard ball screws and a new series of high-durability precision ball screws. Also being presented is a range of optimised spindle bearings for ever-higher precision and speed, while a further product set to be unveiled is a series of linear roller guides equipped with highly dustproof seals. Visitors to EMO Hannover, which takes place on 16-21 September, will find NSK at booth B34 in hall 7.

24th July 2019

maxon publishes new catalogue for 2019/2020

maxon motor is publishing a new catalogue for 2019/2020. The first section of the catalogue is an introduction to maxon, what the company offers, and how. Inside this section can be found information on production (including quality standards and certifications), key markets, the Academy, and the quarterly magazine: driven.

24th July 2019

FANUC Open House to show how automation improves productivity

In order to answer some of the burgeoning questions on automation in UK manufacturing, FANUC will host its first ever Manufacturing, Automation, and Digital Transformation Open House.

24th July 2019

Renishaw awards £10,000 for Super Science school competition

Renishaw has awarded £10,000 of prize money to six local schools who won its Super Science competition, held in collaboration with the Bristol Post and BristolLive. The winners are using their prize money to purchase resources and fund activities to support the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) curriculum to get pupils excited about these subject areas.

23rd July 2019

Renishaw hosts CBI Innovation Conference at New Mills HQ

Renishaw hosted the CBI's Innovation and Technology conference for South-West England at its Innovation Centre near New Mills, Gloucestershire. Held in partnership with Vodafone and EDF, the event saw over 100 representatives from local companies spend the day assessing and tackling the challenges industries will face in the future.

19th July 2019

New spherical roller bearings benefit from greater durability

Schaeffler is successively introducing new rolling elements in all 241-series spherical roller bearings in X-life quality with bore diameters of 500mm and above. The new barrel rollers are characterised by their end profiling, an optimised micro-geometry on the ends of the rollers. This enhancement makes them significantly more robust in use.

19th July 2019