Machine Building

Bauer builds on 90 years of expertise with new innovations

Celebrating its 90th year, Bauer Gear Motor is continuing to showcase the innovation that has driven the business forward for nearly a century. Bauer's range includes products for waste water processing; motors that offer increased energy efficiency; the Bauer HiflexDRIVE range; stainless steel geared motors for hygienically sensitive environments and bespoke engineered products designed to tackle specialist application challenges.

12th May 2017

Mouser names Kleinjan VP of Americas Customer Service & Sales

Mouser Electronics today announced that Coby Kleinjan has been named as Mouser's Vice President of Americas Customer Service and Sales. Kleinjan, a 10-year Mouser veteran, was previously Director of Special Accounts.

12th May 2017

Best practices for industrial security from Rockwell Automation

Industrial organisations are operating in ways they scarcely could have imagined a few decades ago. They are converging historically separate information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT) systems, and using mobile, analytics and cloud to increase connectivity and information sharing. This is significantly improving operations but also creating more potential entrance points for security threats.

12th May 2017

Seeing Machines announces new CEO

Seeing Machines Ltd is announcing the appointment of Mike McAuliffe as Chief Executive Officer of Seeing Machines Limited and member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

11th May 2017

congatec presents high-end robotics computing technology

congatec is spotlighting its new high-end embedded computing portfolio for robotics and real-time automation at the Embedded Systems Expo & Conference (ESEC 2017) in Japan (West Hall 1F, Booth W4-20). Designed from the ground up to meet high "˜made in Germany' quality standards, the comprehensive product portfolio includes hypervisor technology from German real-time virtualisation expert Real-Time Systems, consolidating the congatec robotics computing offering in a single, application ready, 4-in-1 hardware platform for PLC, HMI, IoT and Industry 4.0 systems.

11th May 2017

Find the right bearing fit with new igus Fit Calculator app

A new igus Fit Calculator app for iOS and Android enables engineers to calculate dimensions and tolerances for bearings according to ISO 286. The app, which can be easily found and downloaded from the smartphone's or tablet's app store, is very simple to use and requires no registration.

11th May 2017

IO-Link Safety specification ready for implementation

With the release and publication of the IO-Link Safety specification by the IO-Link Community and the successful concept assessment by the TUV SUD, nothing else stands in the way of IO-Link Safety's implementation in systems and devices.

11th May 2017

Honeywell and SKF launch Industrial Internet of Things project

Honeywell Process Solutions and SKF have launched a joint pilot project aimed at developing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. The pilot project, at a copper mine in Latin America, aims to create a digital standard for improved machine efficiency, reliability and competitiveness for industrial customers.

11th May 2017

ESEC 2017: congatec announces ComX standardisation initiative

congatec is announcing at the Embedded Systems Expo & Conference (ESEC 2017) in Japan (West Hall 1F, Booth W4-20) the extended standardisation initiative ComX that goes beyond the current specifications for computer-on-modules. This ComX standardisation targets two pillars, the API and middleware standardisation including APIs for IoT Gateways or embedded features of COM Express Type 7 server-on-modules as well as approved circuit diagrams and logic for demanded carrier board implementations such as FPGA integration, switching logic for USB-C, or for SMART battery logic.

10th May 2017

Kistler Instruments at Manufacturing & Engineering North East

On Stand D24 at the Manufacturing & Engineering North East exhibition, Kistler Instruments will be focussing on production monitoring for zero defect output with a demonstration of high-speed component quality testing using the Kistler maXYmos system combined with the new Type 9217 high-precision, low-force piezoelectric force sensor. The new sensor has a measurement threshold of less than one millinewton, making it especially suited to testing delicate, miniature components. On the stand, the sensor is used to automatically test that a miniature switch component operates within specification without causing damage. The profile of the force applied to the component is monitored by the maXYmos system allowing automatic rejection of any individual component that is out of specification.

10th May 2017