Machine Building

Nord Drivesystems at CBST 2017 in China

The 8th China International Beverage Industry Exhibition on Science and Technology (CBST) will take place in Shanghai from 22 to 24 November 2017, and Nord Drivesystems will be there again this year. The internationally operating company with head office in the north German city of Bargteheide and sites in China (HQ and motor production plant in Suzhou, assembly plant in Tianjin) will be at the renowned trade fair in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) to present innovative technologies and products, current Industry 4.0 applications as well as energy and cost optimisation concepts for the beverage industry.

24th October 2017

Mitsubishi highlights production increases at PPMA 2017

Mitsubishi Electric enjoyed a highly successful PPMA show, demonstrating the benefits of advanced automation systems for packaging machinery. Taking centre stage visually was a Proseal GT0 automatic in-line tray sealing machine, equipped with high-speed heat sealing technology, touch screen HMIs, PLCs, drives, servo control and robot handling.

24th October 2017

HBM webinar: smart technologies for mobile vehicle testing

HBM has announced the date of its latest webinar on Smart Technologies for Mobile Testing, which takes place at 9am on Thursday 23rd November 2017. As each individual project features its own requirements, mobile vehicle testing can often present a variety of challenges, in particular for measurement data acquisition. With this in mind, systems and software demand a high degree of flexibility and functionality.

24th October 2017

New machine risk assessment and PUWER services from Procter

Procter Machine Guarding is now offering machine risk assessment and PUWER inspection services, building on its expertise in machine guarding for customers throughout the UK, Europe, Middle East, USA and elsewhere.

24th October 2017

Gearbox solutions ride into IAAPA Attractions Expo

Renold will be showing its range of gearing products for theme park rides on booth number 4511 from 14 to 17 November 2017, at the IAAPA Attractions Expo, Orange County Convention Center, Florida, US. IAAPA is the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. It represents nearly 5000 amusement-industry members in 99 countries worldwide and operates several global amusement-industry trade shows with Orlando being the largest.

20th October 2017

Herga adds downloadable CAD files and 3D viewer to website

Herga Technology has added an easy-to-use 3D product viewer and CAD file download facility to its website at www.herga.com.

20th October 2017

Free White Paper: how to specify slewing ring bearings

R.A. Rodriguez (UK) Ltd is offering a free white paper, 9 questions to ask when specifying slewing ring bearings, which is published by Kaydon, an SKF Group company. The useful guide is written by Les Miller and David Van Langevelde of Kaydon; it runs to five pages and is illustrated throughout.

19th October 2017

Renishaw hosts budding engineers for work experience

Renishaw hosted two work experience weeks in Summer 2017, where 95 students took part in the Engineering Work Experience programme and 14 students attended the Software Work Experience programme. The aim of the weeks is to give students a real insight into what an engineering career can entail. The company offered week-long placements at its Wotton-under-Edge headquarters to students aged 15 to 17 from over 40 local schools.

19th October 2017

Tufnol Composites appoints new production manager

Birmingham-based Tufnol Composites is announcing the appointment of Tim Rowson as its new production manager.

18th October 2017

Renishaw takes the lead in productive additive manufacturing

Renishaw returns to Formnext in 2017, to take the next step in bringing additive manufacturing to mainstream production. From November 14th-17th in Frankfurt, Germany, the company is exhibiting its latest developments alongside current hardware and software offerings, to unlock the benefits of increased productivity and process monitoring in additive manufacturing. Renishaw can be found in Hall 3.1 on Stand E68.