Machine Building

$igus bearings used in drilling machine in bone fracture repairs$

igus bearings used in drilling machine in bone fracture repairs

iglidur plain bearings from igus have helped a team of students meet the demanding requirements of a smart drill measuring system used to fix bone fractures. The combination of rotary drive and axial vibration required the use of high-quality plain bearings not only to implement freedom of movement in the axial direction, but also to achieve the most accurate signals possible at high vibration frequencies.

24th January 2018

Drone technology benefits from the use of igus motion plastics

Effective pest control can often be difficult, especially if surrounding areas must not be affected. The FitoStinger drone was developed exactly for this purpose. Its lightweight design is partly attributed to motion plastics from igus that include the extremely light drylin linear guide made of carbon.

24th January 2018

"˜Snap' car banks on Harting's Fast Charging technology

Swiss automobile manufacturer Rinspeed presented its new concept vehicle "˜Snap' at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2018 in Las Vegas - with Rinspeed AG once again relying on innovative Harting technology. The family-owned company provided rapid-charge technology to quickly charge the "˜Snap' with electricity in an environmentally friendly manner.

23rd January 2018

Universal Robots draw the crowds in Regent Street

Two Universal Robots UR10 articulated arms are capturing the attention of those passing the display window of a prestigious new store in London's West End. Global sportswear giant ASICS has recently opened its flagship European retail premises on Regent Street, where front-of-house UR10 robots - supplied and commissioned by RARUK Automation - are engaging shoppers with eye-catching routines that include producing drawings of trainers on the store's impressive front glazing.

22nd January 2018

Efficient automation of life science laboratories

As a leading manufacturer of laboratory instruments for life science laboratories, Tecan offers efficient automation featuring Leuze electronic sensor systems.

19th January 2018

SMAC wins business manufacturing high capacity EV batteries

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators, working with an international battery manufacturer, won business supported by the government of China regarding manufacturing of the EV batteries used in their push for all-electrical vehicles, especially public transportation. This would include not just cars but also electric trains, busses, and more. The announcement comes on the heels of China's recent announcement to gradually end sales of fossil fuel powered vehicles.

16th January 2018

Driven Track System: the heart of an automated production cell

Automated production cells are now a fundamental part of manufacturing, especially as businesses pursue higher throughput and lower overheads in today's turbo charged production culture.

15th January 2018

SG Transmission develops custom fail-safe brake for cobots

SG Transmission has designed and manufactured a custom fail-safe brake that is now being used in collaborative robots for a wide variety of applications.}

11th January 2018

Lee Spring saves service time and components for F1000 racers

The engineers at Jedi Racing Cars Ltd. in Wellingborough had a recurring problem when servicing their customer F1000 single-seater racing cars - the half shaft CV pot joint they were using, derived from the original Mini, just wasn't intended for quick removal and often resulted in breakage of the adjacent casting mounted on the differential.

11th January 2018

Condition monitoring of critical calender roller bearings

With more than 30 manufacturing locations in over 20 countries worldwide, the RENOLIT Group is one of the leading global producers of high-quality plastic film and related products for technical applications. Repeated rolling bearing failures on various calender units at the production plant in Worms, Germany were causing unplanned downtime and costly production stoppages. Schaeffler was given the task of developing a monitoring concept that would improve the overall availability of the facilities. The challenges included the very slow roller speeds, high housing temperatures (up to 150 °C) and the difficulty of accessing the measurement points during production.

10th January 2018