Machine Building

ESAB gathers elite team to share welding advice and insider tips

In an effort to help members of the welding community master their craft, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has created the ESAB Elite, a team of respected welders from across the globe, to share wisdom and provide practical welding advice through social media. To kick off the program, each partner has created welding tips videos for esab.com/elite and the Hot Welding Tips playlist on ESAB's YouTube channel.

30th May 2018

Challenge Europe updates fastenings and fixings brochure

An updated core description of the Challenge Europe portfolio is available free as a download from their website at www.challenge-europe.co.uk/brochure. This document covers the Challenge Europe focus on threaded fasteners and associated accessories.

29th May 2018

Complimentary service protects drive investment from day one

ABB drives customers now benefit from a complimentary support agreement during the warranty period. A new service from ABB gives users of medium- and high-power variable speed drives complimentary access to a host of services throughout the warranty period. Drive users now receive access to on-site repair, rapid exchange of faulty parts with access to original spares, telephone support during office hours and technical query escalation.

29th May 2018

Growth prompts investment in facilities and people

In a very short timeframe, RARUK Automation has become a prominent supplier of productivity-enhancing products to the UK's manufacturing industry. Its brands now include Universal Robots, Robotiq, IEF Werner, MiR and Toshiba Machines and the unique qualities of these systems, coupled with the RARUK Automation applications' know-how, has led to another sharp growth in sales. To meet this demand, the company has invested in its demonstration facilities and has also just announced new additions to its sales team.

25th May 2018

ST fibre optic connector in 24mm Diameter XLR panel cut-out

Recently certified to ISO9001:2015, Cliff Electronics has added the popular and widely used ST Fibre Optic Connector to its range of 24mm-diameter XLR Panel cut-out connectors. These Straight Tip connectors utilise a bayonet-style coupling enabling a simple twist-on and twist-off installation. The ST connector is one of the most popular connectors for multi-mode networks in buildings and campuses.

25th May 2018

Schaffner posts significant growth in sales and operating profit

Schaffner posted dynamic growth in the first half of 2017/18 in a positive economic environment. New orders were up 14.8 per cent year-on-year to CHF 114.4 million (previous year: CHF 99.6 million), and net sales rose 14.5 per cent to CHF 108.3 million (previous year: CHF 94.6 million). In local currencies, the sales increase amounted to 10.2 per cent.

25th May 2018

Deploy cloud and mobile technologies with new network guidance

Network design guides help companies realise the promise of industrial IoT while adopting security best practices. Whether it involves an operator checking quality on an iPad or executives comparing multisite production, mobile and cloud connectivity are the new normal in industrial operations. But cyberattacks can take advantage of these new connections to steal product recipes or take control of a site.

25th May 2018

How to change a drylin W bearing liner in less than 30 seconds

With the recent introduction of the drylin W Exchange, maintenance engineers can now replace the bearing liner on their drylin W linear system within 30 seconds.

24th May 2018

Digitalisation and the role of the maintenance professional

WEG has launched a new paper entitled: How digitalisation transforms the role of the maintenance professional, which is available free to download at www.wegms.com. The easy-to-read paper covers the rising trend of the smart factory, its global potential and the use of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to connect sensors and other devices to collect real-time data to provide transparency. It looks at one of the major areas impacted by this trend, predictive maintenance, where IIoT and big data analytics are being used to increase production efficiency and reduce downtime and it covers how maintenance jobs will evolve.

24th May 2018

Technical paper: maintaining network security in Industry 4.0

Festo has published a new technical paper entitled Using the Festo IoT Gateway in Enterprise Networks. Network security is paramount to ensure the integrity of data when implementing Industy 4.0 principles in the manufacturing industry. The paper offers practical tips on how engineers can link their devices safely using the IoT Gateway to fully realise the benefits of Industry 4.0 and increase efficiencies.

23rd May 2018