Machine Building

How igus technology is improving machine uptime

All over the world, igus clearly contributes towards helping machine builders achieve reliability excellence by providing maintenance-free technology for their equipment to assure maximum uptime. Igus has produced a short video showing readychain systems that are ready to connect, with just-in-time delivery to the production line.

26th October 2018

Emerson buys General Electric's Intelligent Platforms business

Emerson has agreed to acquire Intelligent Platforms, a division of General Electric. Intelligent Platforms' programmable logic controller (PLC) technologies will enable Emerson, a leader in automation for process and industrial applications, to provide its customers broader control and management of their operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

26th October 2018

Robotic Innovation Lab demonstrates industrial robot benefits

Omron has opened a new Robotic Innovation Lab at the company's UK headquarters in Milton Keynes. The lab, which represents an investment of £600,000 with a creation of five new jobs, is set to demonstrate how robots can be a boon to the UK manufacturing industry, as well as providing customers with a realistic overview of how robots can enhance their own individual applications.

26th October 2018

Alliance to secure industrial automation and control networks

ForeScout Technologies, Inc. has teamed up with Belden to help organisations mitigate detrimental impacts to safety, quality and productivity in their industrial automation and control networks caused by cyber events. Through this strategic partnership ForeScout and Belden deliver secure network access, comprehensive device visibility and dynamic network segmentation capabilities in industrial environments powered by Belden infrastructure.

25th October 2018

PPMA Project Management training course, February 2020

PPMA is running its popular Project Management training course on 11 February 2020.

24th October 2018

Harting connectivity, automation products at Smart Factory Expo

At Smart Factory Expo, Harting (Stand D62) is featuring new developments in its ranges of connectivity and automation products for improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes based on the concepts of Integrated Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT).

23rd October 2018

Adlink and Entrust Datacard promote secure-by-design IoT

Adlink Technology, Inc. and Entrust Datacard are announcing a new partnership that solves one of the most significant barriers to adoption of the Internet-of-Things (IoT): Security. This collaboration will create an Industrial IoT (IIoT) security model, enabling secure communication for data streams throughout the entire IoT value chain - from manufacturing and applications, to endpoints and edge devices.

23rd October 2018

Renishaw's Iatalese joins expert panel for international trade

Jenny Iatalese, Trade Control Officer at Renishaw, joined the Institute of Export and International Trade's (IOE&IT) expert panel at the annual South West Summit in Bristol in June, 2018. Iatalese was invited to join the panel following her outstanding results in her World Customs Compliance and Regulations Diploma. At the summit, Iatalese offered advice and support for business leaders with questions about international trade and concerns about the implications of Brexit.

23rd October 2018

Mitsubishi to offer augmented reality for improved maintenance

The computer games generation was always a reference to teenagers"¦ well it was in the 80s and 90s (to save you looking it up, the ZX Spectrum was first launched in the UK in 1982). It's no surprise then that most engineers working now are comfortable with digital interface technology and that the latest developments in Augmented Reality have quickly been applied to making improvements on the factory floor.

22nd October 2018

New Lee Spring catalogue, products and expertise at Maintec

Maintec Exhibition, which takes place at the NEC on 6 and 7 November 2018, will be an opportunity for maintenance engineers to talk with the experts at Lee Spring regarding their maintenance, refurbishment and repair issues where spring replacement is an issue - or where their products would benefit from a re-design and re-specification of spring components.

22nd October 2018