HBK announces acquisition of Sentech, expanding capabilities in embedded sensing
TodayHBK has signed an agreement with Astor Place Holdings to acquire Sentech, a premium sensor business based in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
Working together to advance the Digital Product Passport
4 days agoThe GEMU Group, in collaboration with the Heilbronn-Franken Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) and the German Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Association (VDMA), provided impetus on the strategically important topics of industrial data rooms and Digital Product Passports.
Parker launches highly versatile PE06M proportional pressure reducing valve series
TodayParker Hannifin launches the PE06M proportional pressure reducing valve series, expanding its portfolio of advanced hydraulic control technologies for general industrial and mobile hydraulic systems.
SICK launches AI-powered 3D quality inspection
TodayNew configurable AI-powered 3D machine vision from SICK combines deep learning with precise height data analysis via its Nova foundation software. The company has equipped its Nova machine vision platform with AI deep learning algorithms to enable ease-of-use and quick customisation, opening up a range of new capabilities.
Right-sizing control and motion without compromising future flexibility
TodayWhile some machines require advanced motion control and high-performance hardware, many do not. Here, Karl Walker, business development manager at Beckhoff Automation UK, explains why right-sizing automation can reduce costs and provide a stronger foundation for future growth.
Right-sizing control and motion without compromising future flexibility
TodayWhile some machines require advanced motion control and high-performance hardware, many do not. Here, Karl Walker, business development manager at Beckhoff Automation UK, explains why right-sizing automation can reduce costs and provide a stronger foundation for future growth.
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
832 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
1196 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
1236 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.













