Machine Building

What has changed in machine safety standard BS EN 60204-1:2018?

BSI has published BS EN 60204-1:2018 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements, which supersedes and replaces the previous edition. The sixth edition and contains a number of significant technical changes compared with the previous edition.

7th November 2018

EcoVadis awards Harting with Gold status for CSR

Rating agency EcoVadis has awarded Gold Status to Harting Technology Group in recognition of the company's ongoing corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. This marks the third time the company has been distinguished with the award by EcoVadis and places Harting in the five per cent of top performers in its industry.

7th November 2018

igus to focus on low-cost automation at Southern Manufacturing

The first major exhibition in the igus 2019 calendar is Southern Manufacturing & Electronics. Running from 5th to 7th February at FIVE in Farnborough, this exhibition signifies the first opportunity for engineers to get out of the design lab since Christmas.

6th November 2018

NSK opens training centres and announces new course programme

NSK has announced a new training programme designed to help bearing users learn ways of maximising machine reliability and profitability by improving their skills and knowledge in this important technology area. In tandem, NSK has opened the first two dedicated training centres for delivery of the courses, although the content can also be offered at the customer site if preferred. The new training programme includes a large variety of well-proven courses that focus on the major learning needs of those involved in specifying, using and maintaining bearings.

6th November 2018

Growth sales forces Intelliconnect to move to larger facilities

Intelliconnect (Europe) Ltd is relocating both its sales and engineering and production facilities to larger premises after a year of exceptional sales growth.

5th November 2018

Advantech hosts first IoT Co-Creation Summit

Advantech held its first IoT Co-Creation Summit at Suzhou International Expo Center. During the summit, Advantech introduced new features for WISE-PaaS 3.0 and shared a number of IoT solution ready packages (SRPs), based on WISE-PaaS, developed with numerous co-creation partners. The company also outlined future co-creation strategies and schedules for the upcoming year.

5th November 2018

Exploring the potential of multi-laser AM at Formnext

To demonstrate the future of additive manufacturing (AM), Marc Saunders, Director of Global Solutions Centres at engineering technologies company Renishaw, is presenting at Formnext 2018, Messe Frankfurt, Germany. On Tuesday 13th November on the "˜TCT introducing' stage from 11.30am, Saunders will explain how to radically improve productivity with multi-laser systems, without compromising on product quality.

5th November 2018

Harting mating-face design selected for SPE standard

Harting's mating-face design for Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) connector technology has been selected by international standards committees as the standard for the next generation of industrial Ethernet connectors.

2nd November 2018

ABB expands UK Engineering Centre to meet rising demand

Following a doubling in workshop space, ABB's UK Engineering Centre now offers its customers extended services including engineered upgrades, retrofits and tailored replacements. ABB has doubled the size of its UK Engineering Centre to tackle demand for servicing variable speed drives (VSDs), developing specialist test rigs (STRs) and customer training.

2nd November 2018

BS EN 60204-1:2018, new edition of machinery safety standard

BSI has published BS EN 60204-1:2018, Safety of machinery. Electrical equipment of machines. General requirements, which is the UK equivalent of the international standard IEC 60204-1:2016. As stated in the new edition, BS EN 60204-1:2018 supersedes BS EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009, which is withdrawn.