Machine Building

Schaeffler expands its standard rolling bearing business

Schaeffler is expanding its standard rolling bearing business with FAG Generation C deep groove ball bearings through substantial investments in new production and logistics capacities as well as improved product characteristics. In March, the first new high-volume production line was put into operation at the Schaeffler location in Yinchuan/China. Until the end of 2018, Schaeffler will gradually put new production lines into operation at this location and thereby double its capacity in the high-volume product series of FAG deep groove ball bearings.

18th August 2017

HARTING receives quality award from Hitachi Rail

The HARTING Technology Group has received an award for exceptional quality from rail manufacturer Hitachi Rail for carriage transition cabling.

17th August 2017

Maintenance and Lubrication Products catalogue 2017 edition

SKF has released the latest version of its ever popular Maintenance and Lubrication Products catalogue. This fully updated 192-page publication is divided logically into sections that take the user through the entire bearing care plan, from correct mounting and shaft alignment procedures, through basic condition monitoring practices to the all-important subject of lubrication.

17th August 2017

Mouser to Distribute OpenCM and DYNAMIXEL from ROBOTIS

Mouser Electronics, Inc. has entered into a global distribution agreement with ROBOTIS, a leading developer and manufacturer of modular robotics and specialized smart servos, industrial actuators, manipulators, open-source humanoid platforms and robotic development solutions.

16th August 2017

Low-inertia brushless servo motors used in medical application

Parker Hannifin has gained new business which highlights the benefits of using the company's SMB low-inertia brushless servo motors and SLVD-N servo drives for the safe and smooth movement of medical patients.

16th August 2017

FANUC announces Cyber-Weld as arc welding partner

Leading factory automation provider FANUC has announced Warwickshire-based systems integrator Cyber-Weld Ltd as its preferred arc welding partner in the UK.

15th August 2017

Rockwell Automation partners Foxconn to imlement IIoT

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., also known as Foxconn, and Rockwell Automation announced today that they are collaborating to implement Connected Enterprise and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) concepts for smart manufacturing in Foxconn's new U.S. facilities.

14th August 2017

Advantech: a leader within the IPC global market

Twenty-five years since its inception, Advantech has become a leader in the global IPC (Industrial PC) market. During this period, the company has created a solid base to remain the key player within this sector, holding a 30 per cent market share of the global industrial PC market.

11th August 2017

Working group: security for open industrial automation networks

The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) has established a working group on industrial Ethernet security, with the aim of providing a guideline document for users looking to build secure networks around the open gigabit Ethernet CC-Link IE technologies. In particular, the document will cover strategies for users adopting the CLPA's Seamless Message Protocol (SLMP) and CC-Link IE Field Basic where general IP communication is used for both cyclic and transient communications.

11th August 2017