Machine Building

MIC-770 edge computers help in the fight against coronavirus

As part of its effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, China is using 5G patrol robots developed by Guangzhou Gosuncn Robot Co Ltd using Advantech technology to monitor mask wearing and body temperatures in public places.

18th March 2020

Additively manufactured turbine blades for tidal power project

Renishaw has collaborated with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) in Canada, to produce two ocean turbine parts using additive manufacturing (AM) for industrial design firm Biome Renewables. Renishaw helped manufacture a PowerCone retrofit that co-rotates with the turbine's rotor and curved propellers to reduce drag. Using metal AM to produce these parts reduced costs by 80 per cent and meant that two turbine components could be developed in 2 months.

16th March 2020

Linear Precision Engineers celebrate 20 years with PSL Datatrack

Linear Precision Engineers Ltd was set up by precision engineers Andy Allan and Julian Parsley over 30 years ago, reaching that milestone in 2018. Over time the Addlestone-based company has grown into a highly respected precision engineering subcontractor. Linear Precision operates out of what was originally a WWII parachute factory and offers its services to a range of customers within industries as diverse as aerospace, defence, packaging, safety, printing and photographic equipment.

12th March 2020

Industry-leading robotics applications

Neil Ballinger, head of EMEA sales at automation equipment supplier EU Automation, presents three examples of forward-thinking automation projects.

5th March 2020

Telsonic delivers can rim sealing machine for two can sizes

A leading UK manufacturer of injection moulded plastic products, seeking to increase production capacity of paint can products, turned to Telsonic UK to provide a new Can Rim Sealing Machine, a key element in the final assembly stages of the product.

28th February 2020

Profinet and OPC UA used by Audi for predictive maintenance

Unplanned downtime always slows production. There are a plethora of ideas and approaches for implementing preventive maintenance at production companies, to be sure, but they often fail in practice. The challenge mainly lies in accessing the data which could point out a flaw and then processing it in such a way that it can also be used. An experience-based example from Audi demonstrates that precisely these opportunities are opened up by combining Profinet and OPC UA.

27th February 2020

Switch to VSD blowers cuts energy costs by 25 per cent

By replacing its traditional lobe air blowers with modern Atlas Copco VSD rotary screw blowers, Scottish Water's Nigg wastewater treatment works now achieves uninterrupted operation, with a reduced maintenance programme and savings of up to 25 per cent in energy costs − plus the potential for further savings when the system is fully optimised.

27th February 2020

A mile of custom conveyor chain manufactured in record time

Renold's UK chain centre has manufactured one of the largest lengths of a customer specified conveyor chain that it has produced so far this year, and has done so in record time.

24th February 2020

A year of maxon supporting Emirates Team New Zealand

maxon are proud to have been working closely with Emirates Team New Zealand's design and engineering team for more than one year providing advice on integrated drive solutions.

19th February 2020

Essentra Components helps Bax Metaal meet tight timescales

Essentra Components' customer Bax Metaal is based in the Netherlands and is at the forefront in technologies that enable them to produce custom products in composite sheet metal and tubular constructions. When they needed components to produce frames for a newly developed bed range, Essentra Components supported them to beat tight deadlines in order to deliver on their customer's brief.

18th February 2020