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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.

29th January 2018

Panduit Corp. announces Dennis Renaud to become CEO

PANDUIT Corp. has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dennis Renaud as CEO, effective 23 January 2018. Tom Donovan will retire from the role of CEO and support the transition in an advisory capacity.

26th January 2018

Five things you'd never have guessed were 3D printed

When it comes to additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, you would like to think you've seen it all. Check out this video from igus to watch five things you'd never guess were 3D printed.

26th January 2018

Mouser to distribute Insight SiP Turnkey BLE Modules

Mouser Electronics is announcing a global distribution agreement with Insight SiP, providers of ready-to-use radio frequency (RF) modules for Bluetooth low-energy applications. Through the agreement, Mouser will stock Insight SiP's Bluetooth low-energy modules, designed for low-power wireless connectivity applications, such as telecom and mobile computing, portable consumer devices, health care, connected automobiles, industrial, and Internet of Things (IoT).