Beckhoff UK was a gold sponsor at LabVIEW technical event GDevCON. Here, technical support engineer Chris Knight explains the vital function that inputs and outputs (I/O) communication plays in connecting systems, exchanging data and ensuring efficient automation.

ABSSAC continues to invest as part of the long-term vision of the company and its progressive UK manufacturing goals, most recently with the acquisition of a new ROMI GL250M CNC turning centre. We visited the company at its HQ in Evesham, Worcestershire, to see how the machine has transformed ABSSAC’s machining scope and capability.

jbj Techniques introduces the widely patented AIQ-Detect condition monitoring for mechanical power transmission couplings. The digital coupling sensor monitors the wear condition of the elastomers and measures rotation speed and direction of the coupling. It enables you to minimise downtime and save effort, whilst monitoring functions.

Rotor Clip is dedicated to engineering retaining rings, wave springs and hose clamps, tailored to meet your specific needs. The company provides ‘Application Driven Solutions’, specifying and designing products for nearly every industry and environment.

Visit the Euchner stand at MachineBuilding.Live to discover the forefront of safety and innovation. As a beacon in the realm of industrial safety, Euchner is excited to unveil groundbreaking solutions that are setting new standards.

Festo is excited to be attending MachineBuilding.Live and to be highlighting its latest innovations in factory automation. The company’s focus is on reducing your design and build times with its automation remote IO control architecture, innovations in flexible valve terminals (new VTUX range) and servo drives.

Mclennan returns to MachineBuilding.Live 2024 with its new cost-optimised MSM series stepper motors – aimed at OEMs and offering an extended torque performance and smooth operation that perfectly suits dynamic motion positioning and speed control applications.

Tim Stratton, tooling department leader at the Schaeffler UK plant in Sheffield, discusses some of the cost savings the plant is seeing by investing in 3D printers for production tooling, as well as additional benefits in health and safety, ergonomics and freeing up valuable CNC machining capacity.

When axial rotation requires control, the perfect solution is a torsion spring from Lee Spring. These compactly wound springs look like a common compression spring placed on a post or inside a cylinder but are activated by radial force applied to the end legs.

Stop by the British Encoder Products Co stand at MachineBuilding.Live to see the company’s new Model A36R encoder with blue LED and reflective sensor technology that deliver accurate high-resolution feedback in a compact thru-bore housing.