Machine Building

Rockwell Automation offers best practices for risk management

Industrial organisations around the world struggle to manage risk. Incidents, such as product recalls, data breaches and worker injuries, have immediate consequences and can impact customers, employees, intellectual property and revenue. Risk management should be focused on where problems originate. In many cases, that is within the automation infrastructure. Rockwell Automation has outlined four key areas for managing risk at its source, including:

3rd July 2017

Vishay names Mouser e-Commerce Distributor of the Year, Europe

Mouser Electronics has been named 2016 e-Commerce Distributor of the Year for Europe by Vishay Intertechnology. This is the fifth consecutive year that Mouser has received this prestigious award.

3rd July 2017

AWS Electronics achieves NADCAP approval for 6th year running

AWS Electronics Group has successfully achieved NADCAP certification at its Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK, facility, for the sixth year in a row. The National Aerospace and Defence Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) is a key certification that demonstrates an "˜industry-managed approach' to special processes and products within the aerospace and defence sectors. The continued achievement of this unprecedented accreditation demonstrates AWS' commitment to a cooperative industry effort in improving the quality assurance within these sectors.

30th June 2017

AWS Group celebrates 10th anniversary of Slovak facility

AWS is celebrating its 10-year anniversary since the opening of its original factory in NÃ¡mestovo, Slovakia. In May 2007, AWS acquired a small business out of administration with just 12 employees assembling simple cables at a small industrial unit in Slovakia. AWS' vision was to use this platform to grow a larger low-cost manufacturing facility in North Slovakia. Whilst a key attraction lay in the low-cost labour rates, AWS also recognised the skillset of the Slovak population. Following Slovakia's withdrawal from communism in 1989, the Slovak government immediately made English language compulsory in education, and thus all of AWS' senior middle management team are fluent in both written and spoken English, a somewhat unusual factor for a low-cost offshore facility.

30th June 2017

Global motion control market is returning for solid growth

Following a significant market decline in 2015, the global motion control market regained a concrete growth in 2016, totalling over $10.8 billion hardware revenues, with more than 21 million units shipped. Looking forward, IHS Markit expects the world market for motion control controls to sustain a steady growth trend, registering a 4.4 per cent revenue CAGR from 2016 to 2021, reaching nearly $13.4 billion in revenues in 2021.

30th June 2017

"Open Inspiration" event takes place at Schaeffler

Mutual inspiration and thinking outside the box are the focal topics at the Schaeffler "˜Open Inspiration' innovation fair. For the second time, almost 40 external partners presented themselves in Herzogenaurach.

30th June 2017

Achieve greater value through total precision engineering

A new guide, published by Dawson Shanahan, reveals how an integrated approach to component manufacturing can ensure high productivity and reliable quality. The free guide explores every step in the component manufacturing process, explaining the benefits of a total precision engineering approach. Readers will learn how to eliminate complex supply networks, delivery complications, long lead times and higher levels of in-process inventory, by replacing them with a fully integrated, one-stop solution that covers the full component lifecycle.

29th June 2017

Local engineers' apprentice training programme proves a hit

An apprentice training programme run by Dawson Shanahan has proved a big hit among young prospective engineers in mid-Wales. The firm has filled all the apprentice places up for grabs, having experienced an overwhelming response from the local community.

29th June 2017

SKF inaugurates large-size bearing test centre

SKF has inaugurated its newly built Sven Wingquist Test Centre in Schweinfurt, Germany, an investment totalling EUR 40 million. The centre is the first in the world that is able to test large-size bearings under actual operating conditions. This allows for a more efficient development process for customers, as well as improved bearing performance and increased service life.

29th June 2017

Back to basics: Capturing Great Thermal Images webinar

With the sophistication of thermal imaging cameras growing with each generation, it is easy to forget that the efficiency and accuracy of these devices is very much dependant on the knowledge and skill of the user. That's why FLIR Systems' Infrared Training Centre (ITC) is going back to basics for its next webinar.

29th June 2017