Machine Building

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

Rockwell Automation at Anuga FoodTec

At this year's Anuga FoodTec event (Cologne, 20-23rd March) Rockwell Automation will showcase smart products and systems that deliver greater connectivity, agility, flexibility and efficiency - the primary drivers behind smart manufacturing and Industrie 4.0.

12th February 2018

HANNOVER MESSE and CeMAT 2018

The digital integration of industry, energy and logistics is gathering pace, with traditional boundaries between industries breaking down, productivity rising and new business models popping up like mushrooms. In April 2018, HANNOVER MESSE and CeMAT will lend their combined weight to this trend and take Industry 4.0 to the next level. Together they will open a window on a future in which digitised production, integrated energy systems and intelligent logistics solutions will radically change the way we live, work and do business.

12th February 2018

IDEC completes acquisition of APEM

IDEC Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial automation and control devices, has completed the acquisition of APEM. Together, IDEC and APEM are now one of the world's largest manufacturers of human-machine interface (HMI) components, panels and systems. With more than US$500million in total sales, the combined entity has a broad portfolio of industrial automation and HMI products, and access to markets across Europe, North America and Asia.

12th February 2018