Machine Building

UK machine builder responds to face mask demand

When a UK specialist in automation and machine building was asked to manufacture face mask machinery to help cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, it turned to NSK linear guides for some swift movement

30th November 2020

Drive controllers upgrade high-bay warehouse

KEB Automation has helped a customer in Germany convert its high-bay warehouse storage and retrieval machine from an older generation of frequency inverters to its new COMBIVERT F6 drive controller

23rd November 2020

Precision magnetic encoders for harsher environments

Wachendorff’s customised WDGA encoders, available in the UK from Variohm Eurosensor, are enduring harsh working conditions on AT-Boretec’s horizontal boring machinery

19th November 2020

Power panels impress on renewable energy project

Rittal was approached by Powerfish, a Scottish-based panel builder and electrical engineering business, with a brief to design and deliver flexible, easy to install panels for a renewable energy customer

19th November 2020

An open and shut case for automated fabrication

Experts at STOBER have made light work of an installation for a manufacturer of roller shutters, venetian blinds and textile screens

18th November 2020

Packaging machine design success - it's a wrap

Based in Switzerland, Fromm Packaging Automation specialises in strapping and film-forming production machinery designed for a wide range of end users. Camozzi worked with them recently and helped solve a design challenge on a new automatic strapping machine for high-performance aluminium rims

17th November 2020

Machine safety is in the bag for snack manufacturer

To increase output, efficiency and safety, the snack food manufacturer Poco Loco decided to improve its production lines and invited Pilz to become a partner in the project

13th November 2020

Just what the doctor ordered – precision linear motion systems

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography) and PET (positron emission tomography) scanners must clearly be accurate in order to deliver the images required of them, and linear guides play an important role in delivering this accuracy

4th November 2020

Beware of the gap when locking threaded fasteners

When designing a new machine it’s handy to be confident that the threaded fasteners used will remain in place. A secure fastener can mean a secure reputation, so preventing the early failure of a threaded fastener is a good thing to achieve

3rd November 2020

Cool - Rittal installs new chillers for Irish manufacturing facility

Appropriate cooling of production line electrical equipment can be vital to ensure continued operation, especially if the electrical components are vulnerable to temperature fluctuations

3rd November 2020