Machine Building

SKF helps deliver comfort for bus passengers

Engineering expertise from SKF is helping the UK's largest bus and coach manufacturer build vehicles for challenging operating environments around the world.

6th October 2016

Olmec vision system powers serialisation compliance product

A turnkey validated vision system from Olmec-UK is a core component of the "˜SerialTrac' serialisation system developed by Domino Printing Sciences. SerialTrac has been introduced to provide the item-level serialisation capability needed in the pharmaceutical industry to meet the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and others, and has won the prestigious award for the "˜Most Innovative Processing or Packaging Machine' at the PPMA (Processing and Packaging Machinery Association) Group Awards announced at the end of September.

6th October 2016

Minitec supplies pit lane toolboxes to Algarve Pro Racing Team

MiniTec UK has supplied pit lane toolboxes to the Algarve Pro Racing Team, whose car finished 12th in class and 17th overall in the 2016 Le Mans 24 hour race. Drivers were Michael Munemann, Andrea Pizzitola and Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy.

5th October 2016

Durable and reliable: Herga's 6289 steel multipedal footswitch

MUS-MAX, the Austrian forestry and agricultural technology equipment manufacturer, produces the "˜Wood Terminator' range of wood chippers for processing biofuel. These huge trailer mounted or self-propelled drum chopping machines can work their way through waste wood and log diameters of up to 75 cm or more at the rate of 230 m3 per hour. The Wood Terminator is distinguished by its robust and ergonomically proven design and leads the fuelwood chipper field throughout Europe where MUS-MAX places great importance to ease of operation, long operating life and the highest levels of reliability.

5th October 2016

Precision Acoustics supports medical diagnostic development

Precision Acoustics has been internationally recognised for its part in designing life-saving diagnostic equipment.

5th October 2016

One-way roller clutches: one idea, many applications

Schaeffler has seen an increase in demand for its one-way roller clutches, including applications on e-bikes (electric bikes) and motorcycles, as well as industrial applications in overrunning clutches for packaging machines and speed compensation devices for conveyor systems.

4th October 2016

Low-cost SCADA brings robot control to tissue packing line

A new control system installed on a robotic packing station at Northwood & WEPA's tissue paper manufacturing plant in Bridgend is providing great operator flexibility. By using Movicon SCADA software, the system integrator has completed the project at a very competitive cost, whilst also adding the ability to record and visualise comprehensive production data.

3rd October 2016

HepcoMotion's GV3 used in oil and gas pipe measurement tool

When Optical Metrology Services designed its latest weld inspection tool, the Auga, they turned to HepcoMotion to supply the linear motion system required for this ground-breaking new internal weld inspection tool.

30th September 2016

maxon drives help people to walk again

At the first Cybathlon in Zürich, researchers are presenting the world's best exoskeletons - devices that enable paraplegics to walk again. Motors from Switzerland play a central part in this development.

29th September 2016

New electric car world record with Lenze inverters

From zero to 62 mph in 1.513 seconds: Students of the Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ) succeeded in setting a new acceleration world record with their "grimsel" electric racing car. The electrically driven Formula Student racing car runs with inverters by Lenze Schmidhauser who are a sponsor and supplier to the motor sport competition for young engineers.

29th September 2016