Machine Building

Movie of the month

Abssac's latest video uses humour to present an insider's view of its precision linear products. Warning: may contain nuts!

31st July 2017

Easily create your own cloud services with Proficloud

The Proficloud from Phoenix Contact is an open IoT system that can be used to create the right solution for every application. This could be cloud-based data acquisition, analysis or a complete automation concept. With the new software development kit (SDK), users can program cloud services according to their requirements. To do so, they develop so-called application containers, which are then "called" on an instance basis any number of times and operated in the Proficloud.

28th July 2017

FLIR expands distribution for machine vision cameras in Italy

FLIR Systems Inc. is announcing that VisionLink srl will become FLIR's first authorized machine vision distributor in Italy and will begin selling FLIR's lineup of FLIR USB3 Vision and FLIR GigE Vision area scan cameras.

28th July 2017

elobau are exhibiting at the Engineering Design Show 2017

elobau are once again exhibiting at the Engineering Design Show in Coventry on 18th and 19th October at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, and will be showcasing various products from its operator controls, machine safety and level measurement ranges of products for industry applications.

27th July 2017

Panduit to exhibit at Husum Wind 2017 Exhibition

Panduit Europe Ltd will be exhibiting at Husum Wind 2017 Exhibition from 12th to 15th September in Husum on Stand 5B35. At the trade fair for the wind industry, Panduit will be showcasing its new PES 400 Portable Embossing System, the PAT 4.0 Automatic Cable Tie Installation System and Wire harness products and the battery powered BlackFin Power and Grounding Installation Tools that lead the industry in safety and reliability. Also being showcased are the Easy Mark Plus labelling software, identification products, control panels, power connectors, as well as its range of stainless steel and bundle cable ties.

27th July 2017

Nexperia sponsors University Robotics & AI team

Nexperia is announcing it is to be the main industry sponsor for the University of Twente's RoboTeam, a multidisciplinary student group that aspires to innovate in both robotics and artificial intelligence. One channel that the team is using to achieve this ambition is by competing in RoboCup 2017, the world championship of robot soccer in Japan (July 25-31). www.robocup.org. RoboTeam Twente will participate in the Small Size League, which focuses mainly on artificial intelligence.

27th July 2017

New update for official guide to the Machinery Directive

On 19 July 2017 the European Commission published Edition 2.1 of The Guide to the Application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. This Update covers amendments made to the Machinery Directive by the Directive 2009/127/EC on Pesticide Equipment and the Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (tractors). In addition, there is new guidance on 'partly completed machinery' and 'assemblies', and clarifications and corrections have been inserted relating to the following concepts:

27th July 2017

Register online for Sensors & Instrumentation 2017

Sensors & Instrumentation, the UK's only national sensors show sponsored by industry giant Mouser, is creating an early buzz with hundreds having already registered to attend ahead of this year's event, which takes place at the NEC, Birmingham on 26/27 September 2017.

26th July 2017

New tools for instant device analytics and collaboration

Rockwell Automation is enabling teams on the plant floor to make better, quicker decisions with the FactoryTalk Analytics for Devices appliance and a FactoryTalk TeamONE Standard Edition app. These off-the-shelf offerings require minimal configuration and can help solve common maintenance problems faster, which minimises unplanned downtime. The appliance and app quickly help to improve reaction times for maintenance teams and assist decision makers with machine health and diagnostics analytics for industrial devices and systems.

26th July 2017

Lenze presents recipes for the processing and packaging industry

Lenze is serving up innovative drive and automation concepts for a virtual world on Stand J56 at PPMA Show in September. Demonstrations show how Virtual Reality can give engineers an insight to the operation of complex mechanics and software, leading to faster machine development. Visitors who participate in a demonstration can take away their personal VR viewer. Lenze engineers will also explain new options for data acquisition, analysis and storage of a machine's operating data in the Cloud along with remote support communication technologies for predictive maintenance.

25th July 2017