Machine Building

UK to stage the 2017 International Infrared Users conference

FLIR Systems is confirming that this year's ITC International User Conference will be held in Coventry from 27-28 September 2017. It is the opportunity for technicians, engineers, scientists and users of all types of infrared measurement equipment to exchange ideas and explore the huge potential of the technology.

23rd March 2017

CEO Niels B. Christiansen leaves Danfoss

After nine years as the CEO of Danfoss, with impressive financial results, a high-performing organisation, increasing growth and a digital transformation on track, CEO Niels B. Christiansen has decided to leave Danfoss. COO Kim Fausing, who has worked closely together with Niels B. Christiansen in the Executive Committee, will become the new CEO.

23rd March 2017

Universal Robots appoint sales manager for UK and Ireland

As the sale of collaborative robots gathers momentum in the UK and Ireland, Universal Robots (UR) has announced the appointment of Mark Gray to stimulate and manage this growth. He joins the company as Area Sales Manager with more than 25 years of engineering sales and marketing experience across diverse industrial sectors. Based in Doncaster, he is now directly responsible for the UR distributors that serve the home markets.

22nd March 2017

Machine safety webinars from Pilz

Pilz Automation Technology is hosting a number of machine safety webinars for engineers and managers across the UK and beyond.

22nd March 2017

Compression spring basic features - white paper

In this white paper Chris Petts, M.D. of Lee Spring UK discusses some basic features of compression springs and the factors that need to be specified for custom springs.

22nd March 2017

Festo offers free advice on pneumatic valve selection

Festo is offering free advice to help engineers designing and specifying pneumatic systems to select the best valve for their application. The intention is to give confidence when choosing from the company's Blue Star Core Range of products, which are available for next day delivery and combine proven Festo quality with attractive pricing.

22nd March 2017

RS sponsors competition based on SIMATIC IOT2020 open gateway

RS Components (RS) is sponsoring a competition from the Hackster developer community, based on the SIMATIC IOT2020 industrial IoT (Internet of Things) gateway. The idea for the competition is for engineers, makers and students to come up with innovative applications and devices based on the open and highly flexible IoT gateway. Sponsored by RS and others, including Tektronix, Weller and Massimo Banzi, the co-founder of Arduino, the total value of prizes for the contest is worth more than US$7500 with a first prize of US$4800.

20th March 2017

Eaton's technologies for energy and automation at Hannover Messe

At this year's Hannover Messe, Eaton will be showcasing its new comprehensive range of technologies for energy and automation, for both electrical and hydraulic applications. From 24-28 April, visitors to the company's stands will find out how the power management company can enable customer access to optimal industry applications as well as a secure connection to the cloud.

20th March 2017

Visit Relec Electronics at Southern Manufacturing

If you are looking out for rugged, high-performance power conversion products then look no further as Relec Electronics may well have the answers. The range of products supplied includes AC DC power supplies, DC DC converters, DC AC inverters, Displays, EMC Filters and Vandal-Proof switches.

20th March 2017

What's on display at the Factories of the Future Expo?

A number of exhibitors will be represented at the Factories of the Future Expo. ABB is a technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids serving customers in utilities, industry, transport and infrastructure globally. With more than 70 million devices connected through its installed base of more than 70,000 control systems ABB is writing the future of industrial digitalisation.

20th March 2017