Machine Building

HBM exhibit at Offshore Wind Energy 2017

HBM will once again be exhibiting its range of measurement systems, on Stand N-A14 at this year's Offshore Wind Energy 2017 exhibition, which takes place on the 6-8 June at London ExCeL.

3rd May 2017

SMB Bearings appointed to manage Sapporo UK distribution

SMB Bearings has been appointed as the UK's official distributor of Sapporo Precision bearings. Sapporo Precision, a Japanese bearing manufacturer, has a 50-year history of supplying quality miniature bearings to manufacturers around the world. As the country's sole supplier of the Sapporo range, SMB Bearings is bringing Sapporo's EZO bearing range to the British market.

2nd May 2017

Universal Robots launch Academy offering free online training

Learning how to set up and programme a collaborative robot - or cobot - no longer depends on real-life access to a robot or a training class. Now everybody with a desire to learn the concepts of cobots can log into the Universal Robots Academy and get the introduction necessary to master basic programming skills.

2nd May 2017

Power Jacks launches new online engineering tool

Power Jacks has introduced a new online engineering tool for customers with designs on instant access to the company's product portfolio. The innovative portal system means design assistance or product selection is available to customers anywhere in the world, 24/7.

2nd May 2017

Lenze demonstrates smart factory technology to Chancellor Merkel

Lenze had the opportunity to demonstrate its Industry 4.0/smart factory technology to Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Poland's Prime Minister Beata SzydÅ‚o at Hannover Messe.

2nd May 2017

Atlas Copco appoints Alexander Pavlov as UK & Ireland GM

Atlas Copco is appointing Alexander Pavlov as General Manager for its Compressor Technique business in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In this new role, Alexander will lead local operations with a clear mission to strengthen even further the market leader status of Atlas Copco Compressors across the region.

28th April 2017

Phoenix Contact started 2017 dynamically: growth in all areas

Explaining Phoenix Contact's economic development in the last year, CEO Chairman of the Executive Board, Frank Stührenberg says: "In 2016, Phoenix Contact could generate a sales growth of 3.2 per cent. Compared to the industry, surely not bad. However, our planned target of six per cent could not be achieved also due to exchange rate effects." With it, the turnover of the Company Group increased to 1.977 billion euros. Explaining their diverse market development, Stührenberg says: "In Italy, Russia and India for example, we could achieve a very positive sales growth between 12-17 per cent. Thanks to the dynamic growth in the electromobility market, the subsidiary Phoenix Contact E-Mobility even achieved a sales growth of 70 percent". The manufacturer of industrial electronics invested 150 million euros in the development of the Company Group in 2016. In addition, 500 new employees joined the company last year.

28th April 2017

Fast online sample service for device manufacturers

Phoenix Contact is digitising the sample ordering process for device manufacturers and developers. The quick, efficient online service supports the user even in the test and development phase.

28th April 2017

Lee Spring at FAST Exhibition 2017

Like the organisers at FAST, Lee Spring believe that you can't beat face-to-face discussions to solve a design engineering, production engineering or supply problem, and their personnel look forward to discussing with design, production, installation and maintenance engineers just how the Lee Spring range of ex-stock, same day dispatch, springs and custom capability can help to solve industrial engineering problems. This specialist application advice is readily available to visitors who will be able to review their ranges of compression springs, extension springs, plastic, Redux, Die and torsion springs.

28th April 2017

Bürkert increases stock levels to support maintenance market

As more companies tighten maintenance budgets they are less willing to hold stocks of spare parts. Instead they are expecting original equipment manufacturers and their service agents to hold stock for them. Bürkert Fluid Control Systems is one manufacturer that supports this model, with a complete parts and specifications catalogue online and distributors holding increased stock levels.

28th April 2017