Machine Building

Camozzi Automation reformats technical catalogue for ease of use

Camozzi Automation has re-launched its Technical Catalogue in a new format - eight individual product-specific publications collectively form a boxed set. This replaces the company's previous all-encompassing catalogue, where different product ranges and services were all covered within one large volume.

8th October 2019

Free guide to factors sourcing high-quality plastic components

As a manufacturer of high-quality plastic items, Essentra Components is well placed to offer advice to engineers involved in the sourcing process. It is a truism that it is always helpful to a best possible outcome if both supplier and customer are fully involved - so in consideration of this ongoing conversation Essentra Components are delighted to offer some free guidance which can be downloaded from their website.

8th October 2019

Mouser now stocking Clairitec HMI display modules

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Clairitec, a designer and manufacturer of innovative graphic display systems. Based in France near Bordeaux, the company has provided innovative and customised electronics and software to global industry markets for 20 years. Through the agreement, Mouser is now stocking Clairitec's capacitive and resistive intelligent displays.

8th October 2019

Kawasaki Robotics and Synthotec win Plastics Industry Award

Kawasaki Robotics has won the prestigious Supplier Partnership - Ancillary Machinery Award at the 2019 Plastics Industry Awards, which were held at The Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, on Friday 27th September. Presented by former East Enders actor Shaun Williamson, the Award reflected the partnership which Kawasaki Robotics and plastics moulder SythoTec Ltd enjoyed as the latter set about upgrading parts of its production process.

8th October 2019

BS EN ISO 13854:2019 replaces BS EN 349:1993+A1:2008

BSI has published BS EN ISO 13854:2019, 'Safety of machinery. Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body.' This supersedes and replaces BS EN 349:1993+A1:2008, which had the same title and has been withdrawn as of 3 October 2019.

8th October 2019

Nord Drivesystems to unveil new products at FMB 2019

From 6 to 8 November 2019, Nord Drivesystems will once again exhibit at FMB in Bad Salzuflen. As "˜The Supplier Show for Mechanical Engineering', FMB addresses the entire spectrum of machinery and plant engineering, where drive technology plays a central role. Product highlights presented by Nord include a new synchronous motor that achieves a significant improvement in energy efficiency, a new generation of control cabinet inverters and a PROFIsafe module for the functional safety of plant and machinery.

7th October 2019

Mouser offers chance to win dev kits at Engineering Design Show

Mouser Electronics is exhibiting at the Engineering Design Show (EDS) 2019 at Stand D10 on 16/17 October. Visitors to Mouser's Stand can spin a prize wheel for a chance to win a development kit from Silicon Labs, Nordic Semiconductor, Microchip Technology, Maxim Integrated, Sensirion, NXP Semiconductors, TT Electronics or Cypress Semiconductor. Mouser is also hosting an online contest to win one of five development kits from Maxim, Analog Devices, NXP, Cypress, STMicroelectronics or Panasonic. For more information on this contest, visit emea.info.mouser.com/eds2019.

7th October 2019

Free white paper: decentralisation of power supplies

Murrelektronik is offering a free white paper Why move the power supply out of the control panel? as a PDF download.

5th October 2019

WEG to bring innovations to Hi Tech & Industry Scandinavia 2019

WEG will be showing its latest innovations at the Hi Tech & Industry Scandinavia 2019 exhibition, which takes place in Herning, Denmark from 1 to 3 October. Located at Stand M9690, WEG will use Scandinavia's largest technology and industry expo to shine a spotlight on a wide range of intelligent motors, drives, and automation products, including a number of products making their first appearance in the region.

4th October 2019

Nord Drivesystems at BrauBeviale 2019

At BrauBeviale 2019, in Nuremberg from 12 to 14 November, Nord Drivesystems will be presenting a new synchronous motor that combines a significant improvement of energy efficiency with the nsd tupH surface treatment. It is optimally suitable for the challenging environmental conditions and the stringent hygiene requirements in beverage logistics and production. Nord also presents its standardised drive concept for lauter tuns (vessels for separating wort from mash solids in the brewing process), as well as the new Nordac PRO SK 500P control cabinet inverter.

4th October 2019