Tailored controls with easier integration for machine builders
1 day agoWhen a manufacturer of CNC automation machinery required a reliable and unique control panel to control its new equipment line, it turned to IDEC.
TSUBAKI strengthens joint brand identity
1 day agoWith a new European organisational structure and a unified brand identity, the TSUBAKI Group is taking a new direction in Europe. The newly founded TSUBAKI EUROPE HOLDINGS in Dordrecht, Netherlands, is bringing its European companies together under a joint umbrella. The objective is to link competencies, know-how and resources even more strongly within Europe in the future, and to use them for providing joint customer solutions.
Renishaw launches next-generation RLE interferometric laser encoders
TodayRenishaw has launched a new family of RLE laser interferometer encoder systems. The new product range comprises three systems - RLE100, RLE200 and RLE300 - providing precision position feedback for a wide range of semiconductor manufacturing motion control applications.
Compact flexure-guided gripper combines 0.5mm jaw travel and integrated force sensing
TodayPI introduces the P-606.1P piezoelectric micro gripper, a compact, high-stiffness gripping solution designed for handling micro-optics and FAUs in photonics alignment, assembly, probing and inspection applications.
Round cable entries for snap-in and screwing
TodayThe versatile KES cable entry system from Conta-Clip saves valuable installation time, allowing users to equip control cabinets and enclosures in seconds. Conta-Clip continuously expands its range and has now added round cable entries with a cone for cables and wires without plugs for snap-in or screwing.
Making automation affordable: reframing the cost of robotics
9 days agoAlthough the case for investment in industrial automation and robotics is strong, in the current climate of corporate belt-tightening, many automation projects don't make it off the drawing board because of the perceived high upfront investment. Oliver Selby, Head of Sales, FANUC UK, reframes the cost of robotics.
What Makes Something Feel Well Made?
13 days agoFrom the resistance of a control knob to the feel of a handle, Rencol Components explores how seemingly minor design decisions can have a major influence on perceptions of quality.
Critical considerations for improving robot productivity
14 days agoMounting a robot arm on a movable base, known as a 7th axis, adds flexibility, enhances collaboration and provides collision protection. A 7th axis is, however, a high-precision system, and maximising productivity from it requires close consideration of where and how you mount it, and application-specific factors such as the availability of collision detection systems and the number of linear guides used, as the experts at Thomson Industries explain.
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.
Free white paper supports compliance with machinery safety standard EN 60204-1
862 days agoSafe Machine has published a new white paper, 'EN 60204-1 for machine builders and panel builders – a guide to avoiding common errors'. Running to fourteen pages, the free publication presents many ways in which machinery often fails to comply with this safety standard's requirements.
Spiers Engineering Safety publishes the ultimate guide to PUWER
1226 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
1266 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.


















