Machine Building

Rittal applies expertise to deliver containerised data centre

Envision AESC UK required a new data centre to support the office and production functions at its newly acquired Sunderland site. While there was a requirement for additional rack space, the primary driver was space and location. The client chose to relocate an internally based data centre (potentially consuming office or warehouse room), placing it instead externally.

18th October 2019

Robotic welding cell delivers huge productivity benefits

Yaskawa Motoman supplied an ArcWorld V2 six-axis robot to Sparta for use in a welding cell; the results were so impressive that Sparta almost immediately invested in a second robotic welding cell, and is now looking forward to purchasing a third.

17th October 2019

Automated painting cell benefits from Yaskawa Motoman robots

The latest example of motion control and robotics specialists Yaskawa Motoman's expansion into new manufacturing applications is the company's involvement in a new state-of-the-art automated robotic painting technical centre in Derby.

17th October 2019

Automation and drive technologies control cabaret stage movement

With the help of KEB Automation, the most famous cabaret in the world has modernised its stage technology to suit the new programme "˜Le Lido Spectacle Paris Merveilles'. Founded in 1946 and located in the Avenue des Champs ElysÃ©es in Paris, the LIDO theatre is using modern automation and drives technology from KEB, which controls the movements of the new stage settings.

14th October 2019

Sine pump solves yeast transfer problem for independent brewery

Yeast is arguably the most important ingredient in the brewing process. This single-cell organism takes simple sugars such as glucose and maltose, and produces alcohol and carbon dioxide - the latter giving beers like Pilsners its essential fizz. With these thoughts in mind, when yeast is pumped around a brewery, the utmost care is required so as not to cause any damage that could degrade its effect.

14th October 2019

Trumpf machines help Purex bring fabrication in-house

Purex, which can boast over 30 years of supplying fume extraction systems unlike any other in the industry, has equipped its new production facility in Brough near Hull with a new Trumpf TruLaser 2030 fiber 4kW laser cutter (with BrightLine technology) and two Trumpf TruBend 3066 bending machines. The major investment came about after the company decided to rethink its previous outsourcing strategy for stainless steel enclosures and bring fabrication in-house.

11th October 2019

3D printed parts improve usability of powered wheelchairs

Wheelchairs are a wonderful brainchild, though no one is quite sure when it was first invented. The first one on record was made for Phillip II of Spain in towards the end of the 1500s. Since then, incremental developments have been made but the basic design (except for specialised sports wheelchairs) remains the same. Other than motorised wheelchairs, which were introduced commercially after World War II to assist injured veterans to provide independence.

10th October 2019

Birmingham Prototypes invests in three Trumpf machines

A specialist in the design and manufacture of one-off and low-volume parts has installed three high-specification machines from Trumpf, including a five-axis TruLaser Cell 7020 fiber. Birmingham Prototypes Ltd (BPL) has located all three machines at its new 20,000 sq ft facility in Birmingham, where they are helping the company keep pace with an expanding order book for sectors such as automotive and aerospace.

10th October 2019

Condition monitoring system helps sawmill cut unplanned downtime

Even the most reliable machines will eventually fail. The challenge for many companies is whether to keep the machine running until the inevitable suddenly occurs or whether to turn the inevitable into a planned maintenance measure. The operator of a Swedish sawmill found the answer to this question in Schaeffler's SmartCheck condition monitoring system.

10th October 2019

Rittal supplies bespoke panels for critical controls

The East Midlands Instrumentation Company Ltd (EMI), an electrical, instrumentation and control installation contractor for the power generation, power transmission, rail and industrial markets based in Gainsborough, had a complex specification from a client.

9th October 2019