Machine Building

Rittal's new manufacturing facility: built for Industry 4.0

A state-of-the-art centre for manufacturing large enclosures is currently under construction at Rittal's Rittershausen plant, based on Industry 4.0 principles. While work there is ongoing, Rittal is also installing new high-tech production lines for its new VX25 large enclosure, at a total cost of EUR120m.

7th June 2018

Flir InSite mobile application simplifies inspection management

Flir Systems is launching Flir InSite, a new mobile application and web portal for organising client information and thermal inspection data in one location that is easy to access, manage, and share. Suitable for electricians, electrical contractors, and thermography service professionals, the Flir InSite workflow management tool reduces inspection preparation time, increases efficiency, and helps deliver results quickly. With Flir InSite, inspection professionals deliver a better customer experience and can visually demonstrate the value of their services.

7th June 2018

Why conventional cable reelers are being made redundant

In a video from igus, e-chain director Justin Leonard outlines the common issues around cable management in theatres and on stages and movie sets.

7th June 2018

CMSE course now available at your premises

CMSE (Certified Machinery Safety Expert) is a qualification that is recognised worldwide and provides a sustainable 360-degree overview of the field of machinery safety. And Pilz is delighted to announce that it can now run CMSE courses at customers' premises.

7th June 2018

Planning and marking software from Phoenix Contact

Phoenix Contact is promoting its Project complete planning and marking software that features universal facilitation, from planning all the way to delivery of the finished terminal strip. Thanks to its intuitive user interface, Phoenix Contact Project complete software offers customised facilitation from planning and automatic checking, to delivery of the finished terminal strip. Intelligent functions automate many planning steps and save time.

7th June 2018

New machinery safety consultancy with decades of experience

Astute Machinery Consultants Ltd is a new business established by Les Young, an experienced specialist who has spent the last twelve years working for some of the biggest names in the world of machinery safety. Alongside Les Young is Bill Raine, one of the most respected people in the machinery safety sector. Bill Raine is a non-executive technical director at Astute and applies his skills when Astute is called upon to work with bespoke - and sometimes 'weird and wonderful' - machines that need assessing or certifying. The third member of the Astute team is Jim Davis, an Associate Consultant and Engineer. Jim Davies is a fully qualified industrial automation control and instrumentation engineer with over 20 years' experience with the paper, packaging and high-speed machinery.

7th June 2018

Southco earns UL Recognition Certification FTTA2/FTTA8

Southco, Inc. recently collaborated with UL to complete testing of a select portfolio of its hinge and latch products according to the newly released FTTA2/FTTA8 Recognition Certification, which evaluates these components' resistance to corrosion and performance degradation due to environmental conditions and usage over time.

6th June 2018

Yokogawa unveils OpreX brand for industrial automation portfolio

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is announcing OpreX, an all-new comprehensive brand for the company's industrial automation (IA) and control business. The OpreX brand name stands for excellence in the technology and systems that Yokogawa cultivates through the co-creation of value with its customers, and encompasses the entire range of the company's IA products and services. With the new OpreX brand, Yokogawa will deliver integrated systems that support a customer's transformation and growth through the lens of its business needs.

6th June 2018

Renishaw hosts event for International Women in Engineering Day

To encourage female secondary school students to pursue a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), Gloucestershire-based engineering company Renishaw is hosting an International Women in Engineering Day event at its New Mills headquarters. On Saturday June 23rd, 2018, students aged from 11 to 18, with their parents/guardians, are invited to visit Renishaw to learn more about the opportunities open to females in this exciting field.

5th June 2018