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Zebra Technologies and Clearview launch Industrial Automation Centre of Excellence

Zebra Technologies and Clearview launch Industrial Automation Centre of Excellence

Zebra Technologies has announced the launch of the Industrial Automation Centre of Excellence by Zebra and Clearview, a Zebra industrial automation distributor.

2nd July 2025

RS DesignSpark celebrates 15 years of innovation, ingenuity and impact

RS DesignSpark celebrates 15 years of innovation, ingenuity and impact

RS Group has announced that DesignSpark, its pioneering online engineering platform, celebrates 15 years of promoting innovation and supporting engineering excellence.

2nd July 2025

Delivering a clean energy retrofit: 800mm SAE 1 bellhousing for 250kW electric motor

Delivering a clean energy retrofit: 800mm SAE 1 bellhousing for 250kW electric motor

jbj Techniques has developed a bespoke solution for a customer replacing a diesel engine with a 250kW, D355 frame electric motor on heavy equipment. Critical to this retrofit was the ability to interface the new motor with the existing SAE1/SAE14over-centre clutch, preserving the option to revert to diesel if required.

1st July 2025

Robust RFID prevents washing machines getting in a spin

Robust RFID prevents washing machines getting in a spin

A manufacturer of industrial workpiece-carrier systems trusts Contrinex's robust RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology to identify component baskets and initiate automated in-process washing.

30th June 2025

DC motors with multiple adaptations for copper rolling mill

DC motors with multiple adaptations for copper rolling mill

Menzel Elektromotoren has manufactured two identical DC motors for a copper rolling mill. The motors replace an older tandem motor setup. The manufacturer had to replicate the mechanical and electrical properties of the existing motors in detail.

27th June 2025

Paper mill starts up ABB technologies to ensure quality production at scale

Paper mill starts up ABB technologies to ensure quality production at scale

Yueyang Forest and Paper Company has commissioned ABB paper machine drives and laboratory testing systems for a comprehensive paper mill upgrade in China. As part of the multi-phase investment project, a new machine in Yueyang, Hunan Province, will produce up to 450,000 tons of fine paper per year.

27th June 2025

TDK selects Arrow Electronics as first Pan-European distributor for TDK-Lambda products

TDK selects Arrow Electronics as first Pan-European distributor for TDK-Lambda products

TDK Corporation has selected Arrow Electronics as its first pan-European distributor for TDK-Lambda products. This strategic collaboration aims to expand service offerings and enhance customer satisfaction for TDK-Lambda products across the EMEA region.

27th June 2025

Optimising packaging efficiency

Optimising packaging efficiency

RARUK Automation will be showcasing a range of solutions designed to optimise packaging efficiency at the PPMA Total Show, 23-25 September 2025 at the NEC in Birmingham. At the show, held every three years, RARUK Automation will be highlighting collaborative robot (cobot) palletising, mobile robots and AI vision.

24th June 2025

New Online Tool Simplifies Selection of Combined Roller Bearing

New Online Tool Simplifies Selection of Combined Roller Bearing

Selecting the correct size of combined roller bearings just became faster and easier, thanks to the launch of Euro-Bearings' new online calculator. Designed to streamline the engineering process, the calculator uses Hertzian Pressure to determine the minimum required bearing size when used with the corresponding Euro-Bearings steel profile.

24th June 2025

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