Machine Building

Keynote speaker announced for UKIVA Machine Vision Conference

UKIVA has announced that the Keynote address at the 2020 UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition will be given by Richard Love from NVIDIA. Richard is EMEA Marketing Manager for the NVIDIA's Jetson Embedded Processor Family. The Keynote will be the first presentation of the Conference at 10 a.m. on 14th May 2020 at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, UK.

27th January 2020

Register now for Pilz machinery safety training courses in 2020

Pilz has now confirmed the dates for its Training Schedule.

24th January 2020

NSK wins Monozukuri Award or its DIN-standard ball screw

NSK was presented with the "˜Encouragement Prize' for its DIN-standard ball screw at the prestigious Advanced Monozukuri Parts Awards 2019. The award committee recognised the ball screw's excellence in speed and quietness, as well as its potential to enhance accuracy and efficiency in machine tool applications.

22nd January 2020

Time is running out to enter the igus vector awards for 2020

For the 7th time, the vector award jury is anticipating a record number of exciting energy chain applications this year from around the globe - but be quick, as entries will close on Friday 28th February.

22nd January 2020

Eaton to sell hydraulics business to Danfoss for $3.3 billion

Eaton has announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Hydraulics business to Danfoss A/S for $3.3 billion in cash. This represents a 13.2 multiple of 2019 EBITDA.

22nd January 2020

Dunkermotoren joins the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance

The digitalisation of factories and plants as well as the Internet of Things promise ever new possibilities for the automation industry. In this development, a wide variety of technologies from the field level to the cloud and also across different stages of the value chain must be combined across manufacturers to create tangible added value for customers. The supreme discipline here is that within such an ecosystem, all participants speak the same language and no time-consuming integration is required.

21st January 2020

igus invests £4M in pioneering plastic recycling firm

To support the circular economy of plastics, igus has invested £4 million in Mura Technology Limited that wants to put the first commercial Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) plant into operation. The technology recycles plastic waste into oil within 20 minutes, which can be reused to make new plastic products.

21st January 2020

Podmores Systems wins Schneider's IIoT Starter Pack competition

Schneider Electric has named Podmores Systems as the winner of its Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Secure Asset Connection Starter Pack competition. Podmores Systems, a specialist in design and manufacture vibratory materials handling and factory automation systems, has won the contents of the pack which contained:

21st January 2020

Meet Lee Spring's experts at Southern Manufacturing 2020

This year at the Southern Manufacturing exhibition, engineers and buyers seeking expertise in spring technology will be able to talk directly with the technical experts from Lee Spring. The company has recently expanded its UK manufacturing operations with the acquisition of Longcroft Engineering located in Lancashire between Manchester and Leeds. This acquisition provides Lee Spring with additional resources and capabilities to engineer and manufacturer a wider range of products here in the UK. Lee Spring will be at stand no. D245 from 11-13 February at the show's venue in Farnborough.

15th January 2020

Profinet protocol gains further security measures

PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International) recognised at an early stage that security is one of the most vital components of an industrial communication system. Since 2006, the PROFINET Security Guideline has described the technical and procedural measures on the part of the manufacturer and users of PROFINET devices. PI is now developing supplemental measures to also protect PROFINET at the protocol level.

15th January 2020