Machine Building

Red Pitaya STEMlab used in disaster management system

Red Pitaya has announced that a consortium including a members from a major European research organisation, two German universities and industry, is using STEMlab to perform waveform synthesis, IF signal sampling & signal processing on a new radar warning and information system for applications in disaster management (RAWIS) that is currently being developed.

11th July 2018

Adlink Smart Gateway for Michelin-SoftBank Tire Control System

Adlink Technology's intelligent, industrial gateway has been selected for the Nihon Michelin-Softbank IoT tire control system. The first launch of an IoT tire monitoring system in Japan by a tire maker, the Michelin Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Cloud Service provides improved safety and efficiency, as well as cost savings benefits, for industries such as fleet management and construction.

9th July 2018

How igus turned a child's buggy into an all-terrain vehicle

When a pushchair designer came up with the clever idea of making the wheels detachable so that it could fit in the boot of reasonably priced car, only half a job was done.

5th July 2018

Condition Monitoring Service saves pump manufacturer EUR34,500

When a manufacturer of centrifugal pumps for water-treatment applications was developing a new high-speed design, it could not understand why test-rig trials indicated a higher running temperature than the original concept. Duly concerned, the company contacted NSK, which sent an AIP+ (Added Value Programme) expert to the company's site in France to perform a full vibration analysis. NSK's investigation, which was carried out as part of its Condition Monitoring Service (CMS) that analyses the health of bearings and associated components, saved the customer EUR34,500.

3rd July 2018

Submersible geared motors used in wastewater treatment plant

Conducting an effective and up-to-date wastewater treatment service is challenging. When a plant in the Netherlands needed to renovate its systems in one of its post-sedimentation tanks, it chose Bauer Gear Motor to provide a durable, submersible solution.

3rd July 2018

NUM collaborates with machine builder on 8-axis machining centre

NUM has helped the Chinese machine building company Original Point Machine Tools (OPMT) to develop an advanced 8-axis CNC machining centre capable of processing many different types of materials, including metal, ceramics, glass and cemented carbide.

2nd July 2018

Thermo-packaging machine achieved using Mitsubishi technologies

Mitsubishi Electric has provided Riverside Medical Packaging with a highly compact integrated control system based on the company's diminutive L-Series PLC supplied with servo control and safety modules, HMIs and an optional MELFA articulated arm robot. The new Shawpak branded cleanroom thermoforming packaging machines can now replace a packing line that may stretch out to 20m with a unit that is under 2m in length.

29th June 2018

High-precision Lee Lube Nozzles specified for aviation gearboxes

The specialised design of gearboxes used in most aviation and other similar demanding applications along with the tolerances they need to operate within, requires precise and reliable lubrication. This is in contrast to how gearboxes in heavier, more industrial applications tend to be immersed in lubricant without the need for targeted lubrication.

28th June 2018

Cost-effective 24/7 leak detection based on thermal imaging

To remove the labour-intensive job of monitoring the integrity of pipeline networks, the video analytics specialist, IntelliView has developed a smart camera system, at the heart of which, is FLIR thermal imaging technology.

28th June 2018

Mayr shaft couplings selected for industrial test stands

Kistler is the world market leader in dynamic measurement technology for measuring pressure, force, torque and acceleration. Numerous cooperations with partners from both the industry and science characterise the company philosophy. In the area of compensating couplings for torque measurement flanges, Kistler has for many years trusted in the cooperation with the renowned family company mayr power transmission.

25th June 2018