Machine Building

Machine Building

Essentra first to publish Climate Transition Plan

Essentra first to publish Climate Transition Plan

Essentra PLC has become one of the first companies of its kind in the FTSE250 to publish a Climate Transition Plan since new rules were published on how listed companies had to report in accordance with the Transition Plan Taskforce.

5th June 2024

MachineBuilding.Live expands, offers new visitor experiences for 2024

MachineBuilding.Live expands, offers new visitor experiences for 2024

Organised by Kent-based The Engineering Network (TEN), MachineBuilding.Live has been expanded to accommodate almost 160 exhibitors this year when the event opens on 2nd October. There has been a near 50% jump in the number of exhibitors compared to the inaugural event last year.

3rd June 2024

Simplifying industrial machinery safety

Simplifying industrial machinery safety

Euchner will attend Drives and Controls 2024 at the NEC, Birmingham, from June 5-6, demonstrating how the company's products can improve safety in various industrial machinery applications and showing visitors the benefits of bringing safety devices into their fieldbus network.

30th May 2024

KEB DL4 servomotors now with functional safety

KEB DL4 servomotors now with functional safety

Brusatori Electric Motors (part of the KEB Group) has introduced a new mechanical mounting system for safe encoders for its DL4 series of servomotors that meets the requirements with safety functionalities and can assume Functional Safety functions together with the approved drive system. The functionalities then depend on the encoder type used.

23rd May 2024

Parker Hannifin introduces I/O option card to enhance servo drive performance

Parker Hannifin introduces I/O option card to enhance servo drive performance

Parker Hannifin has enhanced its standalone and multi-axis Parker servo drives (PSD) offering with a new I/O option board. This versatile option card, accommodating one or two cards per drive, introduces an array of technical features that improve the adaptability and performance of the complete PSD family.

1st May 2024

Cost-effective solution for conventional I/O machine to drive connectivity

Cost-effective solution for conventional I/O machine to drive connectivity

Control Techniques introduces the SI-I/O 24 Plus, a simple yet cost-effective option module that provides a plug-in high density I/O expansion solution for its dynamic Digitax HD servo drives and high performance Unidrive range.

30th April 2024

Automation1 - the revolution in the motion control world

Automation1 - the revolution in the motion control world

When you use an optimised control platform, you reduce non-value-added development effort and can sometimes deliver to your customers faster. Aerotech is revolutionising precision motion and machine control with the Automation1 Precision Machine and Motion Control Platform. We talk to Patrick Wheeler, product manager at Aerotech.

29th April 2024

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