Durham Duplex is one of Europe's biggest manufacturers of machine knives for all food packaging machines. The company can manufacture circular/toothed and straight blades to specification, and has over 14,000 blades on stock.

From non-contact safety switches to light curtains, non-programmable safety relays, 4 billion code solenoid locking units, trapped key systems, grab wires and control stations, Mechan Controls is a one-stop shop for machine guard safety products.

Robotics and other applications with compact motors stand to benefit from the KCI 1300 (single turn) and KBI 1300 (multiturn) rotary encoders from HEIDENHAIN.

At Machine Building Live, Visicon will be demonstrating the latest machine vision technology from Cognex. The company is inviting visitors to see how its solutions can have a positive impact on manufacturing processes.

PATLITE will showcase its latest IO-Link and IP69K signalling devices at Machine Building Live 2024. You'll be able to get a live demonstration from PATLITE's experts and learn more about the signalling solutions that the company has to offer the industry.

Utilising a simple idea of converting rotary motion to linear motion, leadscrews give quick, efficient, accurate and precise linear motion control with small to large lifting capacities. The biggest change in leadscrew technology over the years has been in how the thread itself is formed, as Moore International CEO Mark Moore explains.

Encoders UK will be showcasing a mix of top encoder brands at Machine Building Live. The product on demo on the stand will be the Newall NMS800 and the NMS300 Digital Readout System.

Featuring Renishaw's proven absolute encoder technology within an exceptionally robust enclosed design, FORTiS encoders deliver high performance measurement in the harshest of environments, offering significant benefits over conventional systems.

Micro-Epsilon has updated the C-frame version of its thicknessGAUGE series of inline thickness measurement systems for precise thickness measurements of strip materials, plate and sheet.

Engineering Solutions and Automation will be showcasing the VR.NC range (16-20) of heavy load rotary indexing tables from FIBRO. These offer higher performance across the board compared to the EM.NC range, as more indexing bolts are engaged simultaneously.