Machine Building

New concept in robotics for predictive maintenance

Mitsubishi Electric is using EMO 2017 to demonstrate innovative predictive maintenance possibilities for robots that can reduce operational costs, increase asset productivity and improve process efficiency. The cloud-based system is based on the AI platform within IBM Watson, which enables the smart analysis of operational data to highlight maintenance requirements. In addition, to increase the speed and efficiency of any necessary maintenance activities voice control and augmented reality have been implemented, providing opportunities for significant reductions in downtime.

25th September 2017

SKF takes to the straight and narrow at EDS "˜17

SKF's presence at this year's Engineering Design Show will give the company's linear motion and actuation technology team the opportunity to showcase three new innovative product ranges from its portfolio.

25th September 2017

HBM offers cloud-based structural health monitoring packages

HBM is announcing its capabilities of offering complete customised, end-to-end cloud-based structural health monitoring (SHM) packages. The packages include all associated hardware, software, installation, and monitoring requirements, along with cloud-based data access for each customer.

25th September 2017

Free data security webinar for engineers and developers

Mouser Electronics will host a special one-hour webinar on data security on September 27 at 11 a.m. CDT. Data Security: Think Like a Hacker will address the very latest in cyberthreats, precautions, challenges, solutions and safeguards. Registration is now open at mou.sr/anitianweb.

25th September 2017

Procter Bros apprentice shortlisted for prestigious EEF award

Rae Goman, a talented apprentice working for Procter Bros Ltd, based in Caerphilly, has been shortlisted for a prestigious regional apprentice award as part of the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2017.

24th September 2017

Mitsubishi show human-orientated machine operation at EMO 2017

Mitsubishi Electric is providing a glimpse of the future with human-orientated monitoring and training for CNC-machines at EMO 2017, using smart devices offering direct integration with machine control systems. Developed as a pilot project with the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, the demonstration on the Mitsubishi Electric stand shows how smart tablets and smart glasses can be used as the user-interface with a CNC controller on a 5-axis CNC machine to support the user on a new digital level.

22nd September 2017

Girls get into STEM engineering at Renishaw

Renishaw has hosted a series of Girls into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) engineering days in June, 2017 at its Miskin site in South Wales. These three activity days for local school girls, on June 19th, 22nd and 29th, aimed to inspire the female engineers of the future with hands-on activities and provided an introduction to career opportunities in the sector.

22nd September 2017

Insights: Performance monitoring for Universal Robots

The Robotiq team just launched Insights, a web application that measures Universal Robots performance. Insights gives a real-time view of the robot's key performance indicators in operation.

22nd September 2017

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group at PPMA 2017

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group will present highlights from its broad range of positive displacement pumps and liquid filling technologies at the 2017 PPMA Exhibition. Visitors to Stand G56 will see at first hand a range of products and solutions from three distinct parts of the Group:

21st September 2017