Machine Building

Video showcases easy-to-open igus E2 micro energy chain

E2 micro e-chains have been carefully developed by igus to be the smallest, lightest and toughest in the e-chain range. Available in seven widths, these e-chains feature improved strength and, with small inner heights and bending radii, are suitable for a wide range of applications whether horizontal, sideways, vertical or rotating anywhere where space is critical.

28th June 2018

igus e-skin wins Fraunhofer clean technology award

igus has received the 2nd prize in the clean technology awards for its e-skin corrugated hose. Designed for use in cleanrooms it also has the seal of approval Fraunhofer Tested Device ISO Class 1.

27th June 2018

congatec teams up with OSADL for real-time Linux

congatec is teaming up with OSADL, Open Source Automation Development Lab eG, to optimise the board support for Real-Time Linux and showcase it in the OSADL test racks. In a first step, OSADL qualified congatec's real-time Linux implementation that uses Linux kernel 4.9.47-rt37 on conga-TS170 Server-on-Modules equipped with the embedded server-class Intel Xeon processor (E3-1578L v5 @ 2.00GHz). The COM Express Type 6 module mounted on the evaluation carrier board conga-TEVAL performed well in the tests, impressing in particular through one of the best-in-class real-time capabilities.

27th June 2018

NSK Needle Bearing Poland presented with Toyota Supplier Award

NSK Needle Bearing Poland has been honoured with the Supplier Award 2017 for Achievement in Quality from Toyota Motor Europe. The award was presented during the Toyota Motor Europe Annual Business Meeting 2018, which was held on 27 March at the Autoworld vintage car museum in Brussels, Belgium.

27th June 2018

Thermal Dynamics announces new organisational structure

Thermal Dynamics, a member of the ESAB Group, has announced important changes in its management structure and group strategy. In order to bring focus on delivering leading technology and customer service to Thermal Dynamics customers, the company has centralised all Thermal Dynamics Automation activities in Europe into its Milan business unit, which is changing its name to Thermal Dynamics Europe Srl.

26th June 2018

Leuze electronic looks back at its 55-year success story

From the factory section of the former weaving mill of Leuze textil to a global player and pioneer in optical sensors - Leuze electronic combines tradition and the future, while celebrating its 55-year anniversary in 2018. The 55-year success story of Leuze electronic began with the "cono-pack", an electromechanical packaging machine. With the development of what at the time was the world's smallest reflex head, the key step into the market of industrial automation was taken. Numerous innovations followed. For example, the ASi bus is a Leuze electronic invention, as is the safe ASi. Safety monitors of a wide variety of labels come from the production facilities of Leuze electronic.

25th June 2018

ESAB unveils next-generation Digital Solutions platform

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has premiered the new architecture and user interface for its Digital Solutions platform at the world's leading trade show for industrial technology and the leading global platform for Industry 4.0.

22nd June 2018

R. A. Rodriguez celebrates its fiftieth anniversary

R. A. Rodriguez is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its founding. It is a company that, to this day, remains focused on supplying precision engineering components to UK and European manufacturers but one that has also kept a keen eye on emerging technologies. This diligence ultimately led to the creation of RARUK Automation in 2016, a new sister company that concentrates on robotics and automation.

22nd June 2018

TUV SUD Product Service announces agenda for Customer Open Day

TUV SUD Product Service will be hosting its annual Customer Day at the RAF Museum, London on the 12th July. The day will begin at 9.30am and will feature a selection of seminars covering a broad range of compliance topics. Experts from the UK and overseas will lead attendees on a journey through the challenges being faced daily as product compliance professionals.

22nd June 2018