Machine Building

Free webinar explains selection, use and care of accelerometers

With the accelerometer playing an active role in a wide range of functionalities, "Accelerometers for Beginners - Selection, Correct Use and Car" is the latest offering from the series of free webinars offered by HBM.

25th March 2019

Digi-Key Partner Library released on GitHub

Digi-Key Electronics is releasing a secondary KiCad library, known as the Digi-Key Partner Library, on GitHub. This is intended to supplement the existing Digi-Key KiCad library released last year.

25th March 2019

Expand your knowledge of machinery safety with courses from Pilz

Pilz UK's training programme continues to go from strength to strength in 2019, offering participants even more opportunities to become experts in machinery safety.

23rd March 2019

Universal Robots announces dates for UK Cobot Automation Tour

Have you ever considered how automation could benefit your operations but not been sure of where to start? If you would like to learn more about the opportunities and challenges of automation within the machinery and manufacturing industry, then join the industry experts at Universal Robots on its UK Cobot Automation Tour. At the event you will get hands-on experience of how collaborative robots work and hear directly from industry experts on how best to implement automation and optimise production, depending on your particular business needs.

23rd March 2019

NSK Europe appoints Dr Ulrich Nass as Chief Operating Officer

On 1 February 2019, Dr Ulrich Nass (52) assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer at NSK Europe. The appointment reflects the company's ambition to build further on its growth trajectory in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

22nd March 2019

Mouser to distribute krtkl embedded edge computing products

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with krtkl inc (pronounced "˜critical'), a provider of high-performance, low-power embedded hardware and software for edge computing applications ranging from mechatronics and automation to computer vision and remote sensing. Through the agreement, Mouser now stocks three krtkl products, including its popular embedded platform, snickerdoodle.

22nd March 2019

Process control expertise at the ISPE Europe Annual Conference

This year at the ISPE Europe Annual Conference, which is being held in Dublin from 1-4 April 2019, one of the main focus points is going to be Pharma 4.0, its benefits and how it can be implemented. As one of the exhibitors, Bürkert is an expert in fluid control systems and will be on hand to discuss innovations in process control and communications protocols.

22nd March 2019

Introducing AccuPro: unlimited express delivery for £30 per year

Accu, one of the UK's leading suppliers of precision engineering components, has launched AccuPro. For a special introductory price of just £30 for a year, engineers can benefit from unlimited express delivery for 12 months.

21st March 2019

Renishaw to show multi-laser additive manufacturing at AMUG 2019

Renishaw is exhibiting at the 2019 AMUG conference in Chicago, USA, where it will showcase high-quality parts to the global additive manufacturing community to demonstrate what is possible with productive multi-laser AM. From March 31st to April 4th, 2019, the company can be found on stand D14 showcasing components from the aerospace, automotive, medical and marine industries, as well as consumer technology.

21st March 2019

ESAB's VAE boosts profitability without compromising quality

ESAB's Value Added Engineering (VAE) service is a highly effective way for manufacturing companies to improve the productivity of their fabrication processes and, therefore, their profitability, but without having to sacrifice quality. Customers are seeing the benefits of VAE and typically making savings in the order of tens of thousands of dollars/euros per year and ESAB's VAE team can help customers anywhere in the world to reap the rewards of this proven approach.

20th March 2019