Machine Building

Thomson rolled, whirled and ground ball screws: new brochure

Thomson Industries is announcing a new brochure describing its line of rolled, whirled and ground ball screws, and related assemblies. The piece presents motion system designers with application renderings, product features, benefits, and sizing and selection guidance on more than 1000 product configuration options.

20th November 2017

Update on an advanced physical layer for industrial Ethernet

FieldComm Group, ODVA and PI (Profibus & Profinet International) have joined together to provide an update on the current status of future technology and standards for an advanced physical layer for Industrial Ethernet that will be suitable for use in demanding applications in process instrumentation, commonly referred to as "APL". Their briefing explained industry activities and the projected timeline to realise an APL for Industrial Ethernet - as intrinsically safe, single-pair and long-reach - for use with process automation field devices. The organisations were joined by representative from suppliers of process instrumentation and controls in order to provide a well-rounded perspective on the benefits of an advanced physical layer for end users in the process industries, as well as discuss the actions being taken to complete the work needed to realise APL in process field devices.

20th November 2017

ESAB G series regulators now manufactured in Europe

ESAB has invested heavily in a factory in Poland to manufacture its popular G Series pressure and flow regulators for customers in Europe. With production now taking place closer to this key market, customers are benefiting from better stock levels at distributors and faster deliveries of non-stocked items in just 5-7 days.

20th November 2017

Procter apprentice wins Learner of the Year award

Ryan Williams-Griffiths, an Apprentice Press Operator at Procter Machine Guarding, has been named Learner of the Year in the Warehousing/PMO & BIT category at ACT's Apprenticeship Awards 2017.

17th November 2017

Diamond Electronics at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Show

Diamond Electronics will be featuring a wide range of dishwasher safe, antimicrobial coated, easy to clean keyboards at the 2018 Southern Manufacturing & Electronics exhibition. The keyboards and accessories are intended for use with clean industrial applications including food processing, semiconductor manufacturing, laboratories, POS systems, public area data input and control and clinical and home use medical systems.

17th November 2017

How the new drylin SHT configurator can help save the day

igus has produced a short video that shows how the drylin SHT configurator can be used to specify linear actuators quickly and easily.

16th November 2017

New Yaskawa mobile apps & wizards

Yaskawa is releasing two new mobile apps, Drive Wizard Mobile and the Yaskawa Manual App which eliminate the need for carrying a PC or printed manuals. The Drive Wizard app simplifies set-up, monitoring and diagnosis of the GA700 range of drives while the Manual Reader provides users with full access to the latest GA700 manuals via a mobile device.

15th November 2017

Renishaw, Identify3D collaborate on secure digital manufacturing

Renishaw and Identify3D are announcing a collaboration to offer an end-to-end, secure digital manufacturing process. Identify3D will provide data protection coupled with contractual and manufacturing licensing from design to production on Renishaw AM systems. By choosing to secure all digital data in the engineering phase, the technology enables users of Renishaw systems to protect their digital intellectual property (IP), enforce production rules and provide traceability in the digital supply chain at the industry's highest standard.

15th November 2017

ABB earns Frost & Sullivan 2017"Ž Company of the Year Award

ABB is named Frost & Sullivan's 2017 Company of the Year thanks to its visionary innovation embodied by its distributed control system (DCS) offering and its impact on customer performance. The award recognises ABB's digital leadership, not only when compared with other industrial automation suppliers, but also against non-industry peers. The award highlights how ABB meets customer needs for improved performance in tough market conditions, at a time when process and power industries' production assets have never been larger or more complex.

15th November 2017

Submersible connections from Hylec at LuxLive

Hylec-APL is exhibiting its connection systems for the lighting industry on Stand B2 at LuxLive, Europe's biggest lighting event. Stunning lighting demands robust, safe and reliable connections - Hylec offers connector systems for internal and external applications, including IP68-rated, completely submersible underwater connectors and the UK's original, first completely tool-free terminal block.

14th November 2017