Machine Building

Exhibition premier: NORD at Tire Technology 2018

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS provides products for more than 100 industries. Customers around the world appreciate the efficiency, safety and reliability of NORD products. Over the past years, demand in the field of intralogistics has grown especially strongly and NORD has implemented many successful projects around the world, including Australia's fastest parcel sorting system with more than 1000 drive systems.

28th December 2017

Watch new video on PROFINET and Time Sensitive Networking

Time-sensitive networking (TSN) is a promising technology drawing a lot of attention at the moment, especially in the context of Industry 4.0, where it is generally viewed as the opportunity for better integration of OT networks into the IT networks of companies.

28th December 2017

Mouser signs global agreement with Keysight Technologies

Mouser Electronics has announced a global agreement with Keysight Technologies, a company focused on helping organisations solve electronic design and test and measurement challenges through a combination of trusted hardware, innovative software, and a global team of industry experts.

28th December 2017

igus says YES to Edinburgh Uni team prototyping Hyperloop pod

A team from the University of Edinburgh working on Hyperloop technology is receiving engineer support and engineering-grade plastic bearings through igus' YES (Young Engineers Support) programme. HypED is a cross-disciplinary team of engineers, scientists and others (including members of the Business School, the College of Art and the School of Informatics) at the university, working on a concept and prototype for a Hyperloop pod, as well as a business case for Hyperloop in the UK.

28th December 2017

Mitsubishi's SCM system wins 2017 Food Processing Award

Mitsubishi Electric has gained further recognition for the innovative Smart Condition Monitoring (SCM) system, winning the Continuous Improvement category at the 2017 Food Processing Awards. Part of the Appetite for Engineering conference, the annual Food Processing Awards are designed to recognise and reward engineering innovation in the food and beverage sector.

27th December 2017

Pennine Pneumatic Services opens new premises in Brighouse

Pennine Pneumatic Services (PPS), multiple winners of Atlas Copco's Distributor of the Year, had its official opening of its prestigious premises on Thursday 14th December announcing expansion plans and job opportunities in Brighouse as the company recruits for a bigger workforce with roles varying from field and sales engineers to stores operatives.

27th December 2017

How plastic bearings compare with metal ones in field test

When engineers from the igus dry-tech business were asked whether they had field-tested iglidur bearings, there were puzzled faces all round. A video shows that they actually went into a field to compare the performance of plastic bearings with their metallic counterparts on a cultivator.

27th December 2017

AMP Rose recognised for making workplace safety a core value

To recognise industrial companies with best-in-class safety, Rockwell Automation has announced UK-based equipment builder A.M.P Rose and automotive manufacturer Honda of Canada Manufacturing as the winners of its fifth annual Manufacturing Safety Excellence Awards.

27th December 2017

ABB's Control System Security Update Service is in demand

A digital service that enhances security against cyber-attacks and cyber threats while increasing protection of intellectual property is the most sought after service this year. ABB's Security Update Service for industrial control systems (ICS) is the most in-demand offering during 2017, as companies with several systems in one or more sites strive to centralise all security updates.

27th December 2017