Machine Building

Lenze celebrates being a driving force in industry for 70 years

Lenze is celebrating the company's 70th anniversary in November. Since its creation in 1947, Lenze has seen many changes. From post-WW2 mechanical drive technology and frequency inverter drives in the 1990s, to today's networking, automation and Industry 4.0, the company has specialised in using the latest technology to bring efficiency and reliability to its global customer base.

10th November 2017

What you missed at this year's Motek with igus

In a video from igus, Artur Peplinski, vice president of igus in Germany, takes us through some of the highlights of the 112 innovations and product range extensions presented during this year's Motek show in Stuttgart. The main themes were showing visitors to the stand how to reduce downtimes and configure products online and order them, both saving time and money.

9th November 2017

Mouser signs global distribution agreement with Rigado

Mouser Electronics has announced a global distribution agreement with Rigado to distribute Rigado's wireless modules, development kits, and gateways. Rigado's suite of edge connectivity products for the Internet of Things (IoT) enable engineers to easily design, deploy and scale low-energy wireless architectures, reducing the cost and risk of commercial IoT deployments. The Rigado product line available from Mouser Electronics includes the R41Z and BMD-300 series wireless modules and development kits.

9th November 2017

EOS reveals EOS P 500 polymer system at formnext

EOS will showcase its growing portfolio of additive manufacturing (AM) systems and software, services and consulting at this year's formnext in Frankfurt/Germany from November 14-17, 2017.

8th November 2017

driven magazine shows how startups are changing the world

The current issue of driven - the maxon motor magazine - is all about new ideas. In Making the future happen!, there is an in-depth look at four exciting startups, and two modern soccer robots.

8th November 2017

Can you afford to lose £200,000 from unplanned downtime?

Manufacturing companies are underestimating the potential cost savings and equipment productivity gains from effective lubrication, according to a study by Shell Lubricants*. Many businesses do not realise that some of the critical factors influencing productivity and profitability, including equipment reliability and downtime, can be significantly influenced by lubrication processes. For the industry in Germany alone, getting this right could mean potential savings in excess of £1.5bn.

7th November 2017

EEF launches Health & Safety service for small manufacturers

EEF is launching a specialist, tailored health & safety service specially aimed at small manufacturing businesses to help their business become compliant and overcome the many obstacles they can face in understanding their responsibilities.

7th November 2017

Dana expands the Brevini brand

Dana Incorporated is announcing new product introductions and product line extensions for its Brevini brand in industrial markets. These developments reflect Dana's comprehensive, ongoing initiative to integrate the operations and brands of the former Brevini Group acquired earlier this year.

7th November 2017

Schaffner to unveil several new product ranges at SPS 2017

Schaffner will be exhibiting at the SPS IPC Drives 2017 trade fair and introducing product innovations from its EMC, Power Quality and Power Magnetics divisions.

6th November 2017

How igus puts drylin through its paces

In the dry-tech test lab in Cologne, Germany, igus puts its self-lubricating drylin linear plain bearings, linear axes and lead screw modules through their paces.

6th November 2017