Answers on artificial intelligence at Machine Building North
1 day agoAt Machine Building North, we've put together an AI technology trail where you can talk to leaders in the field of automation to get their take on the likely impact of AI, find out what is here now, and what might be coming in the near future.
New speaker at Machine Building North - PROFINET Security
1 day agoMachine Building North is excited to welcome Indu Sol area manager Angadh Lambert as a presenter in the Networking Theatre, discussing PROFINET Security. Join Angadh from 11:00 to 11:30 in Theatre 2 at the Concorde Centre in Manchester on 10 April.
Reliable and inexpensive metal bellows couplings
1 day agoJAKOB Antriebstechnik is highlighting the capabilities of its KM series of reliable and inexpensive standard series of metal bellows couplings. Like all metal bellows couplings, it is rotationally rigid, but axial, angular and radial flexible.

NIS2 and supply chain: bridging end users and OEMs
4 days agoMindful of the EU's Revised Network and Information Security Directive, Rockwell Automation says it is ideally positioned to bridge the gap between OEMs and end users, serving as the indispensable third player that fortifies this partnership against cyber threats.
Understanding the change from ISO 10816 to ISO 20816
6 days agoMachines show instability in their own way, such as through excessive vibration. Here, Beth Ragdale, software business manager at Beckhoff UK, examines how the updated ISO 20816 standards aim to ensure machinery runs smoother, more reliably and with less risk of failure.

European Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 is replacing Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Technically, it has already come into force but there is a transition period during which machinery is still being CE marked to the old Directive. You can download a free copy of the Guide to the New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 by completing the form here.
The MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food and Beverage Industry Machine Design provides information, hints and tips to help designers create state-of-the-art yet cost effective systems that meet applicable regulations and standards, while also providing the necessary levels of productivity, quality and reliability.

Spiers Engineering Safety publishes the ultimate guide to PUWER
700 days agoGetting your head around PUWER inspections and PUWER planning can be difficult when you have many other things to be thinking about too. Spiers Engineering Safety has created the Ultimate Guide to PUWER which will walk you through the basics, and help you make informed decisions. This guide will also support learners working towards their Certified PUWER Assessor Qualification (CPA).
White paper sheds light on the challenges and solutions when using optical sensors
740 days agoA free-to-download white paper from sensing and instrumentation specialist Baumer considers all the challenges of why ambient light has such a significant influence on the performance of optical sensors and provides some practical solutions.