Machine Building

readycable product finder has integrated service life calculator

igus has extended its readycable product finder online tool to incorporate a service life calculator that predicts the lifetime of the cable. The tool enables designers, looking for highly flexible drive cables for energy chains, to select the required cable, from more than 4200 cable types, according to 24 manufacturer standards.

20th May 2019

Agenda published for Profinet, Profibus and IO-Link seminar

Presented by Profibus and Profinet International and hosted by Endress+Hauser, the Profinet, Profibus and IO-Link seminar addresses the key practical issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in automated manufacturing and process industry applications, with particular attention to Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). It takes place on 26 June 2019 in Machester.

15th May 2019

Industrie 4.0, modular production processes and machine safety

Industrie 4.0 will have an impact on 'safe automation'. If production workflows are becoming more flexible and plant and machine components more autonomous, then safety also needs to be reassessed. Modular, flexible production processes go hand-in-hand with Industrie 4.0 and have an impact on 'safe automation'. As an active member of the technology initiative SmartFactoryKL, Pilz operates within a network of industrial partners and research institutes and participates in various working groups on concepts, standards and solutions that form the basis for highly flexible automation technology.

15th May 2019

Schaeffler and Mitsubishi Electric form strategic partnership

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have formed a global strategic partnership as part of the e-F@ctory Alliance network. Since 2010, both companies have been partners in the e-F@ctory Alliance, which is part of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's e-F@ctory Concept. This concept supports companies with measures within the framework of the digital transformation, such as the integration of machine and plant data into MES (manufacturing execution systems) and ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems.

14th May 2019

Lenze boosts drive and automation training offering

Lenze is enhancing its global training programme, offering customers everything from basic service training to tailored one-day courses and immersive sessions utilising virtual machines. Its commissioning and application training courses are tailored to the needs of engineers within machine and system manufacturers to help them incorporate the latest drive and automation technologies into their systems.

14th May 2019

Now available from Amazon: CE Marking of Machinery

CE Marking of Machinery has been written to help managers and engineers CE mark general industrial machinery in readiness for sale in the EU. The CE Mark is the visible indication that the machine is declared to be compliant with the Essential Requirements of the applicable European Directives. The objective of this book is to explain in a clear and practical manner, and in plain English, the supplier's obligations in relation to the European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.

13th May 2019

Find out about easy automation at free breakfast event

Flexible and cost-effective automation is the topic of the first RARUK Automation breakfast event at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Milton Keynes on Tuesday 11 June 2019. Anyone interested in registering for this free event should visit rarukautomation.com/demo-events.

13th May 2019

Renishaw to show additive manufacturing expertise at RAPID+TCT

To share its expertise in medical device manufacturing, Renishaw is returning to RAPID + TCT, the leading additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing event in the United States. From the 21st to the 23rd of May 2019, Renishaw can be found on Booth 827 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan.

13th May 2019

Celebrating a century of spherical roller bearings

The spherical roller bearing, which enables heavy radial and axial loads to be accommodated in applications prone to misalignment or shaft deflection, celebrates its 100th birthday this year thanks to SKF. Originally developed in 1919 by an SKF engineer, Arvid Palmgren, the spherical roller bearing (SRB) has since made its mark worldwide.

10th May 2019

AWS Electronics invests in new flying probe test system

As part of a commitment to providing customers with the best technological systems and an unrivalled service, AWS Electronics Group has recently invested in a high-specification SPEA 4050 flying probe test machine.

10th May 2019