TSUBAKI strengthens joint brand identity
TodayWith 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.
SafetySight Iridio: taking industrial safety to the next level
TodayPizzato introduces SafetySight Iridio, an innovative safety camera designed to redefine safety standards in industrial environments. Combining advanced vision technology with integrated safety functions, SafetySight Iridio represents a cutting-edge solution, engineered to provide maximum operator protection within areas secured by perimeter guarding systems.
ATEX Screw Jacks for Linear Motion in Explosive Environments
TodayPower Jacks has announced the official launch of its new ATEX rating for Screw Jacks giving engineers increased capability in designing electro-mechanical solutions for automation in potentially explosive environments.
PULS introduces new low power field-mounted power supplies
4 days agoPULS announces the expansion of its FIEPOS (FIEld POwer Supply) product family with new Low Power Class field-mounted power supplies designed for decentralised industrial automation and intralogistics applications.
Belden launches new edge connectivity, resilient switching and high-density infrastructure innovations
4 days agoBelden has launched new products and portfolio expansions designed to help customers build more efficient, resilient and scalable IT/OT networks - spanning industrial device connectivity, wireless orchestration, rugged switching and power options, high-density fibre infrastructure and life-safety cabling.
Making automation affordable: reframing the cost of robotics
8 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?
12 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
13 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
861 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
1225 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
1265 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.


















