Machine Building

Is your servo motor up to the job?

When a servo motor that's big enough isn't big enough. Andrew Fallows of Motor Technology issues a few words of wisdom for machine builders"¦

10th August 2020

Machine vision systems - a view from the top

Machine Vision has become a key element in so many industries, and usage of the technology is widening. Here, Stephen Hayes, managing director of Beckhoff Automation UK, explains how engineers and machine designers can simplify vision processing to improve efficiency and scalability.

6th August 2020

Running an energy-efficient and economical IT platform

Energy consumption has become a vital consideration for the IT element of manufacturing operations. Here, Rittal offers its ideas to run a more energy-efficient and economical IT platform.

5th August 2020

Intelligent monitoring of brakes for vertical axes

Bernd Keys of Mayr Transmissions offers MachineBuilding.net a view on how machine builders can put a stop to things when they really need to.

31st July 2020

The role of drives and condition monitoring in digital twins

What will the digital twin look like in the automation of the future and what role will drive technologies play in this? MachineBuilding.net asked Dominik Follmann, head of the "˜Technical Infrastructure for Digital Twins' (TeDZ) project at KEB Automation, to provide a view.

30th July 2020

Getting the Edge on Smarter Machines

MachineBuilding.net asked Aric Prost, Sr. Director, OEM, Stratus Technologies, to explain a little about Edge Computing and what it brings to the machine builders' party.

28th July 2020

Matching the motor to the application

Selecting the motor for the motion part of an application is rarely straightforward, with different motor technologies all having characteristics that impact on the design in different ways. Here, Dave Beckstoffer of Portescap guides us through the factors to consider.

28th July 2020

Electrical disturbances spark software confusion

The role of microprocessor-based control systems in industry spans the scope of hardware and software solutions, from back-office IT systems and telecommunications to factory floor automation control systems. If engineers want to maintain productivity, they must do more to protect all this equipment from electrical disturbances, argues Jeff Edwards, CEO of transient surge protection specialist, Energy Control Systems.

24th July 2020

Enclosures for outdoor electrical installations

The choice of enclosure should never be an afterthought, left to the end of the project or under-budgeted, and this is especially true for outdoor installations. Here Chris Lloyd, Managing Director of enclosure manufacturer Spelsberg UK, explains why a suitable enclosure is important and outlines a strategic approach to enclosure selection.

21st July 2020