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See new app-based cameras and 3D cameras at UKIVA event

IDS will be showing the new IDS NXT vision app-based cameras and sensors for the first time in the UK at the UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition. The app-based system is said to make these devices as versatile as a smartphone. Also on show will be the new Ensenso X Series of 3D stereo cameras that feature high-resolution 5MP sensors and GPU-based image processing. In addition, Peter Dietrich will be giving two presentations at the Conference.

19th March 2018

New single-shaft/multiple-bearing system analysis software

SKF is adding an easier and faster bearing evaluation tool to its shaft analysis software portfolio. SKF SimPro Quick bridges the gap between SKF's basic online software tools and its recently released flagship multi-shaft analysis application, SKF SimPro Expert, while maintaining compatibility with SKF's in-house engineering software.

14th March 2018

Make the right connections with binder at Drives and Controls

binder specialises in the design and manufacture of circular connectors for a wide variety of industrial applications and will showcase many examples of its high-performance products at this year's Drives and Controls exhibition at the NEC (April 10-12). Sectors that benefit from binder's connector technology include automation, food and beverage, materials handling, industrial data and communications systems as well as power applications.

14th March 2018

Whitepaper offers practical tips for Industry 4.0 implementation

Companies are beginning to appreciate and embrace the concept of industrial digitalisation and the potential it offers to improve production efficiencies, reduce cost and be more responsive to customer demands. However, many businesses struggle to understand how to begin the transformation. In a new white paper entitled Practical tips for Industry 4.0 implementation, Festo offers some valuable advice about how to apply Industry 4.0 principles in real situations to derive maximum benefit.

13th March 2018

TM Robotics begins Spanish collaboration at BIEMH Machine Tools

TM Robotics will kick start its collaboration with Fegemu Automatismos at BIEMH, the International Machine Tool Exhibition 2018. The exhibition will be held from 28 May until 1 June, at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC), Spain. TM Robotics and Fegemu will be demonstrating Toshiba Machine robotics in Hall 3, stand number F-04.

13th March 2018

Modules for smart chemical plants at HANNOVER MESSE 2018

Digitisation is paving the way to higher productivity in the process industry. At the special presentation "Process INDUSTRIE 4.0: The Age of Modular Production" in Hall 11 at HANNOVER MESSE 2018, visitors can learn how to increase productivity by greater use of intelligent automation and instrumentation, as well as by modularisation. The presentation is sponsored by ZVEI, NAMUR and ProcessNet, an initiative developed by Dechema and VDI. Big-name suppliers such as ABB, Emerson, Endress+Hauser, Festo, HIMA, Phoenix Contact, Samson, Siemens, Wago and Yokogawa are contributing to the presentation. Also taking part are the Technical University of Dresden and the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, as well as numerous major users such as BASF, Bayer, Clariant, Covestro, Evonik, INVITE, Lanxess and Merck from the chemical/pharmaceutical industry, in collaboration with module producers.

12th March 2018

Lighting controllers improve machine vision reproducibility

Jools Hudson of Gardasoft will be giving a presentation at the UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition, covering practical examples which illustrate the cause of poor results in machine vision due to variations in LED output intensity, and highlighting the benefits of precision lighting control. The talk will also cover the ability of dedicated lighting controllers to reduce hardware costs and enable new application opportunities in both area scan and line scan imaging by creating multiple lighting schemes.

12th March 2018

British company Bots launches innovative robot rental service

www.bots.co.uk, part of Warrington Robotics Ltd, is launching their new robot rental service, one of the first of its kind in the UK. Aimed at both industrial and commercial businesses, the robots available to hire include collaborative industrial robotic arms and commercial humanoid robots.

12th March 2018

SICK gets an "˜app' for vision at UKIVA Show

SICK will be returning to the UKIVA Machine Vision Conference with news of its new AppSpace programming environment and how the concept is starting to bear fruit for automation and robotics development. At last year's event, SICK successfully launched AppSpace, an open software platform that allows free and flexible customisation of applications on SICK programmable sensors and devices. Rather than being restricted to the available pre-developed proprietary software, AppSpace enables system integrators, Original Equipment Manufacturers and end-users to develop their own tailor-made devices with "˜click-and-drop' ease.

9th March 2018

Stemmer Imaging to showcase machine learning and 3D vision

Stemmer Imaging will be presenting a technical seminar covering "˜machine learning' at the UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition. Equipment on show at the exhibition highlights 3D imaging capabilities. New 3D tools within Common Vision Blox and two LMI Gocator 2340 all-in-one 3D smart sensors operating in dual sensor mode will be demonstrated.

9th March 2018