Machine Building

IET Horizons Bursary for Renishaw apprentice Jack Chapman

Jack Chapman, an Embedded Electronic Engineering Apprentice at Renishaw, has been awarded an Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Horizons Bursary, with support from The Engineers Trust. Chapman will use the bursary to further his passion for engineering and aid his progression towards chartership. Chapman attended the IET Scholarships and Bursaries Celebration Ceremony, held on February 27th at the IET Savoy Place, London.

6th March 2019

NSK online training module focuses on jaw crusher bearings

A new online training module concentrating on the use of bearings in jaw crusher applications within the quarrying and mining industry has been added to the "NSK academy" online platform. As with existing content, registered users who successfully complete the new jaw crushers module receive a certificate based on the attainment of an 80 per cent pass mark.

6th March 2019

igus pop-up exhibition will come to you at your premises

Knowing that design and engineering teams rarely have the chance to venture out to shows and exhibitions, igus now has a pop-up exhibition stand with products, samples, brochure and catalogues. With its mobile display, igus offers the opportunity for engineers to get to know the products that are interesting for them, at their own premises.

6th March 2019

ABB Robotics announces robot training courses

This year will see ABB Robotics Business launching an expanded range of training courses for robot operators, programmers and maintenance staff covering its paint robots and new OmniCore controller. The courses will take place at ABB's Training Centre in Milton Keynes.

5th March 2019

Accu sponsors Team Bath Drones for 2019 UAS Challenge

Accu is sponsoring the University of Bath's entry in the 2019 UAS Challenge. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Challenge is the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' annual student aerospace competition. First held in 2014, it aims to inspire the next generation of professional engineers by bridging the gap between academia and industry. The year-long competition sees undergraduate students from around the world commit to a full design and build programme of a UAS, with a strong focus on safety and technical competence. Follow this link to watch a short video.

2nd March 2019

ISO/TR 22100-4, Safety of machinery and cyber security

In today's hyper-connected world, IT security covers not just data but virtually everything that moves - including industrial machinery. Cyber-attacks or IT malfunctions in manufacturing can pose risks to the safety measures in place, which can impact on production and people. New international guidance to identify and address such risks has just been published by ISO, namely ISO/TR 22100-4, Safety of machinery - Relationship with ISO 12100 - Part 4: Guidance to machinery manufacturers for consideration of related IT-security (cyber security) aspects.

28th February 2019

Movie of the month

This short video from Siemens PLM shows how virtual commissioning benefits machine builders by reducing risks and cutting time-to-market.

28th February 2019

Why you need to read the 2019 UK Manufacturing Review

igus UK has produced a short video in which its managing director Matthew Aldridge presents the latest issue of the UK Manufacturing Review. Now in its fourth year, the publication covers many of the important events, achievements, challenges and progress across the biggest manufacturing sectors in 2018, with forecasts for 2019.

28th February 2019

New certification scheme for industrial cybersecurity experts

TÜV Rheinland is launching a personnel certification program to address the demand for cybersecurity expertise in the complex and challenging operational technology (OT) and industrial security sector. The new Certified Operational Technology Cybersecurity Professional Program is being offered in response to the growing demand for specialists in industrial cybersecurity.

28th February 2019

Virtual commissioning and the benefits for machine builders

Siemens has produced a short video that introduces the concept of virtual commissioning and shows how machine builders and end users can benefit. In effect, by using a digital twin and conducting virtual commissioning, machine builders can create production-ready machines rather than prototypes that need to be fettled and fine-tuned.

28th February 2019