Machine Building

Applications

Demand heats up for Telsonic HACS Technology

Telsonic's Hot Air Cold Staking technology (HACS) is fast becoming the process of choice for multi-point joining applications on automotive components. With Telsonic systems already in use for a variety of interior trim assemblies within UK Tier 1 suppliers, it comes as no surprise that the technology has been selected yet again, this time to produce seatback assemblies for SUVs.

19th February 2016

Deep brain surgery inspired by wasps

A significant problem when operating on the brain is trying to reach a lesion whilst avoiding obstructions. A traditional straight needle insertion has the potential to injure an area, causing irreversible consequences, or the surgeon could deem it too dangerous to even attempt, resulting in an inoperable diagnosis. Imperial College, London has been working with maxon products to develop a groundbreaking robotic steerable needle.

17th February 2016

Audi uses decentralised I/O system for safety and automation

Following a successful implementation of the Pilz PSSuniversal decentralised I/O system for safety and automation at the Audi factory in Györ, Hungary, Audi's new A4 body plant at Ingolstadt, Germany, is now to benefit from the same technology.

13th February 2016

Lenze drives and control technology play key role in the theatre

"The Miracle of Bern" is a synonym for Germany's unexpected victory in the World Cup Championships in 1954. It has now been made into a musical - a family story about a father coming home from the war and his football-crazy son. In the Stage Theatre in Hamburg, the audience relive the thrilling final at close quarters with the help of impressive stage effects created by Fülling & Partner in which drive systems and control technology from Lenze play an important role.

11th February 2016

WEG motors drive safe jackup operations in the North Sea

Reliability is key to ensuring the success of "˜jackup' operations in the oil & gas industry. With this in mind, provider of offshore drilling units Paragon Offshore turned to WEG to replace the electric motors driving its B391 jackup rig in the North Sea. WEG supplied Paragon with 58 highly reliable and energy efficient W22 motors to ensure a smooth and safe jackup process even in aggressive marine environments.

11th February 2016

Displacement sensors solve powertrain measurement tasks

Non-contact, high-performance displacement measurement sensors from Micro-Epsilon are solving measurement applications for a number of key UK-based powertrain developments, including the testing of vehicle turbochargers, engine coolant pumps and hydraulic valve systems. These robust sensors are providing reliable measurements that were not previously possible using other types of sensor.

11th February 2016

Process control with Equator gauging system

The quality of the products a company produces, and their assurance of that quality, can mean all the difference to successfully acquiring contracts. Maintaining that quality also significantly increases the chances of repeat business. High-Tech Engineering, a precision engineering company based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK, has always focused on the quality of the parts it produces. Now with its latest addition, a Renishaw Equator gauging system, it is reaching 100 per cent part inspection and zero scrap whilst halving the operator requirements and reducing part production costs by 27 per cent.

9th February 2016

Protecting high-performance test stands reliably

High performance density, quick measurement value recording or increased energy-saving potential - the requirements on modern test stands are continually increasing. With these increasingly complex concepts come increased performance requirements on the torque-limiting clutches which protect expensive test pieces and sensitive measurement units. With the EAS-HSC and EAS-HSE high-speed clutches, mayr power transmission has developed clutches which are especially tailored to the requirements of test stand technology, and which also work reliably at high speeds.

8th February 2016

Flexible control system enables savings for washing machines

If, for practical reasons, an industrial Washer Extractor Machine (WEM) is not fully loaded, regulations still demand that the full amount of detergent and water be used for the load. This leads to unnecessarily high resource and energy consumption. In co-operation with the laundry company Ahrens Textilservice, Ott Wäschereitechnik GmbH has developed an innovative control system based on Eaton technology that will save both money and resources. Simultaneously, the system enables the co-ordinated drainage of a number of washing machines connected to a shared drain pipe.

5th February 2016

Innovative automated tube bending cell allows increased output

The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company has installed a second custom-designed automated production cell from Unison to help meet huge demand for its unique "˜barrow in a box' product. The cell is part of a new production line that makes the frames for these wheelbarrows, and fully automates all tube bending operations. Commissioned during the summer of 2105, it has enabled the company to increase manufacturing throughput - from 1800 to 3500 wheelbarrows per day.

5th February 2016