Machine Building

Answering customer-driven needs in miniature motor design and development

Sunil Kumar, product manager at Portescap, explains why ‘voice of the customer’ research is critical for optimising miniature motor design.

11th April 2022

Tailoring machines to the needs of food and beverage

Jake Dibb, OEM business development manager at SolutionsPT, explains how machine builders can future-proof their customers in the sector with a digital transformation offering.

8th April 2022

Enclosure systems accessories for cabling are indispensable

Switch and control panels protect electrical devices in a ‘hostile environment’. They prevent damage from moisture, dust or contact. But that is not enough. Accessories are often used for ease of use and to make the assembly of panels simpler and clearer. These usually originated from the user. It is important that these accessories meet the same requirements as those that apply to building the panel. Various materials are available for Rittal’s VX25 add-on unit series to keep electrical and pneumatic components separate from each other.

8th April 2022

Not all enclosures are created equal for outdoor applications

The need for outdoor systems is increasing, due to the ever-expanding requirement for all things to be connected. This need will only increase but it is paramount that when a system is to be placed outside serious consideration, is given to the design of the housing that the critical infrastructure equipment, will sit in. Whether it be telecommunication, rail, airports or highways the overriding factors are the same.

8th April 2022

AI – playground or industrial tool?

Can manufacturers increase transparency and lower entry barriers? Or are AI methods rather a game for start-ups? Spoiler: in machine vision, there are solutions suitable for industrial use.

5th April 2022

Maximise filling machine efficiency with the right pump

Liquid filling machines are used for the transfer of a variety of bulk liquids for packaging into bottles, pouches or other containers. Process requirements can range from water, glues, or chemicals to resins or food. Selecting the right process technology is not only be challenging, given the variety of fluids but can also be problematic if common filling issues are not known in advance.

5th April 2022

Using thin section bearings to boost performance

How machines that require motion have long made use of bearings to smooth the path and reduce friction

23rd February 2022

Free Guide to mechanical power transmission couplings

A newly updated Guide from jbj Techniques provides engineers with a valuable insight into the considerations needed when specifying couplings for power transmission applications ranging from 12 Nm to 7,200,000 Nm

21st February 2022

Regenerative energy: underestimated efficiency factor for machines

Many processes, particularly those that occur cyclically, have a high potential of regenerative energy that could be utilised easily and efficiently – the operative word being ‘could’

4th January 2022