Machine Building

Human-Machine Interaction passes SICK's "˜Safety IQ' test at MACH

The 2018 MACH Show will be the platform for demonstrating SICK's UK SafetyIQ concept, the company's universal approach to ensuring safe, compliant personnel protection without compromising on machine availability, efficiency and productivity.

15th February 2018

Pryor puts Industry 4.0 on the map at MACH

Pryor's mission at this year's MACH exhibition is to help companies take their first steps into Industry 4.0 - by marking and tracking components through the production process.

15th February 2018

VHS Hydraulic components acquires Neilson Hydraulics

Sheffield-based VHS Hydraulic Components Ltd, who specialise in producing power packs and supplying a range of hydraulic components, has strengthened its position in the UK hydraulic market with the recent acquisition of Neilson Hydraulics, which is also based in the city in close proximity to the Advanced Manufacturing Park.

15th February 2018

Renishaw showcases intelligent measurement and manufacturing

At MACH 2018, Renishaw will be exhibiting its precision measurement and additive manufacturing products. From 9-13 April, the company will demonstrate its offering as a manufacturing partner, showcasing how its measurement technologies can be integrated into manufacturing processes to achieve intelligent machining. The company will exhibit new products alongside its existing range.

14th February 2018

Harting at Smart Industry Expo 2018

At Smart Industry Expo, NEC, Birmingham, 10-12 April 2018, Harting is demonstrating its range of automation products for improving the efficiency of manufacturing logistic processes based on the concepts of Integrated Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) (Stand S244).

13th February 2018

Manufacturing extravaganza set to return to NEC in April 2018

The biennial co-located events Drives & Controls, Smart Industry Expo, Fluid Power & Systems, Plant & Asset Management, and Air-Tech Exhibitions are once again set to return to Birmingham's NEC (Halls 8, 9 and 10) from 10th -12th April 2018, alongside MACH 2018. New to the co-location of DFA events for 2018, is the inaugural Smart Industry Expo.

13th February 2018

BCAS offers free associate membership at Air-Tech 2018

At this year's Air-Tech exhibition (10-12 April 2017), the British Compressed Air Society is offering 12 months' free associate membership - worth £975. Relaunched for this year's show, the offer is available exclusively to customers of current BCAS members and has proved popular with many end-users already.

13th February 2018

Aerco wins Smiths Interconnect EMEA Distributor Award

Aerco has been awarded the accolade of EMEA Distributor of the Year 2017 for Design-In Activities by Smiths Interconnect. This is the first year that Smiths Interconnect has run a distributor recognition programme, which recognises outstanding achievement by its distributors in Asia, the Americas and EMEA. Just three awards were given in EMEA, each recognising a different aspect of expertise in distribution.

13th February 2018

Bodo Fütterer: An exceptionally talented engineer and innovator

On February 1, 2018, the maxon motor group's longtime CEO and chairman of the board of directors passed away at the age of 91. The story of the maxon motor group could not have been written without Bodo Fütterer. He was one of the key figures who made the company a global market leader in the development and production of high-quality drive components and systems.

12th February 2018

Mobile app provides access to PLCs via Bluetooth or WiFi

IDEC is releasing its WindEDIT Lite app for iOS and Android devices, providing two-way access to its family of MicroSmart FC6A and FC6A Plus PLCs. The app is said to provide much quicker, simpler and easier connection compared with browser-based access.

12th February 2018