Machine Building

Profibus, Profinet and IO-Link seminar comes to Glasgow

This free-to-attend seminar on Profibus, Profinet and IO-Link takes place at the AFRC, Catapult Centre, Inchinnan, on 17 April 2018. It addresses the key practical issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in automated manufacturing and process industry applications, with particular attention to Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

1st February 2018

RS Components announces distribution agreement with IDEC

RS Components has announced a distribution agreement for the EMEA region with IDEC EMEA, manufacturer of innovative industrial automation and control products. The recently signed deal between the two companies builds upon the longstanding and successful relationship between APEM and RS, following the acquisition of the APEM group by IDEC EMEA in March 2017. RS is the first distributor in Europe to stock the IDEC range, which will initially include more than 1000 part numbers available to RS customers in EMEA with more to follow in the coming months.

1st February 2018

Movie of the month

This short video walkthrough shows how easy it is to use the EN ISO 12100 Risk Assessment Calculator from Procter Machine Safety.

1st February 2018

Register for Industry 4.0 Summit & Factories of the Future Expo

Register now for the Industry 4.0 Summit (MachineBuilding.net readers are entitled to a 20 per cent discount) and Factories of the Future Expo, both of which take place in Manchester on 28 February and 1 March 2018 to help small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) learn about, adopt and benefit from Industry 4.0. Watch the introductory video on YouTube.

1st February 2018

Exhibition of the Month

Learn from leading manufacturers and SMEs about their Industry 4.0 journey and how to digitalise your operations at Factories of the Future Expo. More?

1st February 2018

RS Components achieves Phoenix Contact performance award

RS Components has been named as Phoenix Contacts' UK distribution partner of the year for Device Connections for outstanding sales growth and extensive marketing activities based around new product introductions in 2017.

30th January 2018

Hylec-APL to show PCB board hardware at Southern Manufacturing

Hylec-APL is exhibiting its latest products at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics on Stand D145. On display will be Hylec's comprehensive range of PCB terminal blocks suitable for virtually every application, PCB fuse holders, DIME DIN rail PCB supports, the weatherproof DN enclosure range, plus accessories including cable glands.

30th January 2018

Harting Technology Group achieves highest turnover

The Harting Technology Group in Espelkamp (Kreis Minden-Lübbecke) massively increased its turnover for trading year 2016/17 (to 30 September). The family-owned and managed global company saw a 14.7 per cent in turnover, taking it up to EUR672 million (previous year: EUR586 million) - the highest figure in the company's 72-year history. The increase exceeded the Management Board's forecast at last year's annual press conference in December 2016 by some way.

29th January 2018

Adopting Industry 4.0 without impacting on current production

One of the earliest beneficiaries of Industry 4.0 manufacturing techniques has published a detailed guide to adoption that avoids a negative impact on current production. However, the Bosch Rexroth authored report A practical roadmap for the implementation of Industry 4.0 argues that Industry 4.0 is an evolution, not a revolution, and includes practical suggestions for a three-step approach, supporting the steady implementation of connected manufacturing technologies, adding sensors and hardware to existing production infrastructure.

29th January 2018

White paper: implementing Industry 4.0-compliant compressors

BOGE Compressors has published a new white paper giving manufacturers practical advice on how to easily integrate existing smart compressor technology into their manufacturing facilities.