Machine Building

HBM to exhibit award-winning range at PPMA Show 2017

HBM will be exhibiting its range of load cells and weighing electronics for checkweighers, packaging, and filling and sorting machines on Stand E36 at this year's PPMA Total Show on 26-28 September 2017 at the NEC Birmingham.

19th July 2017

RoboBusiness Europe and TUS Expo, February 2018

RoboBusiness Europe and TUS Expo, which have established themselves as premier robotics and unmanned systems events in Europe, plan to build on the success of the 1st International Robotics Week for 2018.

19th July 2017

SICK - driving industry forward at PPMA

Discovering how smart sensor technologies help to deliver manufacturing flexibility and predictive maintenance in Industry 4.0-enabled manufacturing and logistics environments will be the focus for SICK UK's stand at the PPMA Show.

19th July 2017

BOGE expands operations with new facility in response to growth

BOGE Compressors UK has relocated in response to growing demand for its products and services. The firm, which has been based in Brighouse for over 20 years, has moved its entire UK operations to a new site in Huddersfield. It is now operating out of three impressive industrial units, totalling 12,750 sq. ft.

19th July 2017

Enclosure hardware security issues: white paper

In a white paper Andy Billingham, Managing Director - EMKA (UK) Ltd, discusses how new demands in the area of industrial security drive a continuous development process in tandem with new materials and production technologies. He suggests these demands may be most easily categorised as:

18th July 2017

Product, process and packaging inspection capabilities on show

Stemmer Imaging will have a team of vision experts available at the PPMA Show to discuss any machine vision requirements, applications and training needs that visitors may have. Vision technology on show will include the latest techniques such as hyperspectral imaging as well as a host of process, product and packaging inspection systems. These include a new high-speed, high-performance code reading capability.

18th July 2017

Control and monitoring expertise for mobile machine OEMs

Control Technologies UK Ltd has been launched to provide independent control and monitoring solutions to mobile machine OEMs. The company has been founded by Mark Wood, a 10-year veteran of the control system industry in the UK, having previously worked for Sensor-Technik UK, ultimately as UK and Ireland General Manager for six years. Mark brings with him a wealth of technical experience in CAN-bus and distributed control systems, as well as project management and business development.

17th July 2017

Festo launches Industry 4.0 course

Festo Training & Consulting is launching its first Industry 4.0 course. The course will equip business leaders with the strategic skills and insights to make the most of the opportunities presented by Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution - where the ready availability of data and the standardisation of machine communication will enable new and disruptive business models to emerge.

17th July 2017

Optimise part mark verification with new white paper

A new white paper from Pryor reveals how manufacturers can verify the quality of part marks to optimise inventory control and asset tracking processes.

17th July 2017

Calculating the value of automation

When it comes to processing panels, CNC machining centres, such as Perforex from Rittal Automation Systems, are well ahead of the alternative, manual approach when it comes to productivity and efficiency. In fact, machining centres speed up processing by as much as 66 per cent compared with the traditional hand-tooled method. Now, a new web-based Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator helps customers accurately gauge how quickly a Perforex will take to pay for itself before they place the order - and they may be pleasantly surprised by what they find!

17th July 2017