Machine Building

Three new pneumatic-electric hybrid grippers announced

Zimmer Group has added three new pneumatic-electric gripper sizes to its range

7th December 2020

Fastening & Bonding Zone arrives here soon

MachineBuilding.net is about to introduce a new Fastening and Bonding Zone

4th December 2020

Sensors that 'See' win an award

The ability of robots to 'see' is vital, and of the 9 finalist products in the 2021 'Inspect' Awards, Baumer VeriSens XF/XC900 vision sensors secured first place in the ‘Vision’ category.

4th December 2020

Canny robot decision brings cost savings

A new Kawasaki robot has been installed to help Ball Beverage Packaging improve its efficiency and save money. The machine replaced a near 20-year-old Kawasaki ZD130S robot at the Wakefield plant, bringing greater speed, precision and durability to the customer

2nd December 2020

Motor series has expanded comms options

Oriental Motor has expanded the communications options for its AZ Series of closed loop stepper motors with the addition of EtherCAT and Ethernet IP-compatible drivers

2nd December 2020

Mini size junction boxes now available

Enclosure manufacturer Spelsberg has added to its compact range of junction boxes for indoor use

2nd December 2020

New UK Managing Director for HARTING Ltd

HARTING Ltd, the German electrical and electronic connector technology company, will be under new management from January 2021

30th November 2020

UK machine builder responds to face mask demand

When a UK specialist in automation and machine building was asked to manufacture face mask machinery to help cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, it turned to NSK linear guides for some swift movement

30th November 2020

Felt seals designed to protect iglidur plain bearings

igus has introduced new felt seals designed to protect iglidur plain bearings from the adverse effects of operation in environments where sand, dirt and abrasive dust is present

30th November 2020

Zero tolerance towards hose re-ending says BFPA

Nigel Thomason, British Fluid Power Association Distributor Chairman, condemned hose re-ending across industry as the UK’s fluid power trade association launched its ‘Choose Q for Quality’ campaign highlighting BFPA Approved Quality Members

27th November 2020