Machine Building

Henkel opens European hub for 3D Printing technology

Henkel has opened its Innovation and Interaction Center (IIC) for 3D Printing at its Tallaght site near Dublin, Ireland. The IIC, which is the first in a new generation of global industrial customer centres, will become Henkel's European regional hub for technology presentations, demonstrations, training, testing as well as customer service for 3D Printing products. During the official inauguration Henkel welcomed the Irish Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal, Damien English, representatives from governmental organisations in Ireland as well as customers and senior management of its ecosystem partners Carbon and HP.

13th February 2019

Pryor joins AMRC to showcase part traceability and data capture

Pryor Marking Technology has become a member of the prestigious University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), a network of world-class research and innovation centres working with advanced manufacturing companies around the world including Boeing, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems.

13th February 2019

Phoenix Contact: OPC standardisation of industrial communication

As a provider in the field of communication and automation technology, Phoenix Contact has driven the networking of machines and systems, from the sensor to the controller up to the cloud, forward for many years now. In order to obtain a uniform, cross-manufacturer communication standard, Phoenix Contact and other companies support the OPC Foundation in its efforts to harmonise and standardise OPC UA up to the field level. Phoenix Contact, as one of the biggest driving forces of this initiative, will be part of the OPC Foundation's working groups and thus define a new standard for every device in OT - from sensors to actuators through to controllers.

13th February 2019

See Nord products and systems at Passenger Terminal Expo 2019

At the Passenger Terminal Expo 2019 in London, UK, from 26 to 28 March, Nord Drivesystems will be presenting decentralised and innovative drive products for cost-effective baggage-handling systems. Highlights include the efficient plug-and-play system LogiDrive as well as the PROFIsafe interface module for safe operation of plant and machinery. With the Nordcon app and the corresponding Nordac Access BT Bluetooth stick, the company has created a mobile commissioning and service system for all Nord drives.

13th February 2019

Renold Chain celebrates 140 years of innovation

Renold, the international engineering and power transmission group, famous for the invention of the bush-roller chain, is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2019.

12th February 2019

Tom Sarfi is Pickering Interfaces' Business Development Manager

Pickering Interfaces has appointed Tom Sarfi as Business Development Manager. Mr Sarfi brings over 30 years' experience in Test & Measurement to the new role at Pickering. Most recently he held various senior management roles at AMETEK VTI Instruments along with key account responsibility for significant defense/aerospace primes. While at AMETEK/VTI, Sarfi also served as president of the VXIbus Consortium and a Board Member of the LXI Consortium. He began his career as an ATE systems engineer and led field integration activities. He holds a BSEE from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland OH.

12th February 2019

Mouser publishes new edition of Methods Technology eZine

Mouser Electronics announces the newest issue of its Methods technology and solutions eZine. The first issue of volume three, Design Trends and the Transformation of Everything, looks at transformative technologies such as 5G, augmented reality (AR), autonomous vehicles, and more, with articles penned by thought leaders and subject-matter experts.

12th February 2019

Dora Domajnko named Slovenia's first Female Engineer of the Year

At a ceremony in the Cankar Centre in Ljubljana, Dora Domajnko was named Slovenia's first ever Female Engineer of the Year. The Development Engineer at RLS, a Renishaw associate company, was presented with the award for being an outstanding inspiration for young people. The award was organised by Let's Be Engineers!, an initiative that encourages more young people to consider engineering careers.

12th February 2019

Nexperia grows by more than 35 per cent in two years

Nexperia has announced that in just two years as a standalone company, it is significantly out-performing the market, achieving growth figures of over 35 per cent, introducing more new products and expanding its annual manufacturing capacity to more than 100 billion parts. Increased investment has led to an increase in market share as the company has been able to fulfil customer demand.

11th February 2019

Infographic: designing enclosures for resistors

Cressall has released an infographic explaining the essential questions to ask when designing an enclosure. The guide aims to support design engineers as well as resistor end users across all industries to understand the requirements of their power resistor enclosure. The infographic is now available to download on the Cressall website.

11th February 2019