Machine Building

Essentra Components to unveil new products at Hannover Messe

Essentra Components will unveil three new products at this year's Hannover Messe, between 24 and 28 April, in Germany.

24th April 2017

Comau to showcase advanced automation at Hannover Messe 2017

Comau will showcase its "new era of automation" at the Hannover Messe 2017 tradeshow, being held April 23-28, 2017 in Hannover, Germany. The event, which is considered to be the world's leading industrial show, is the perfect location to display Comau's commitment to innovation aimed at harnessing the full potential of Industry 4.0 within today's factories.

24th April 2017

Milton Keynes South MP to open UKIVA Machine Vision Conference

The UKIVA is delighted to announce that Iain Stewart, MP for Milton Keynes South, will be opening its Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition on 27th April 2017 at Arena MK. His opening address will take place at 9.45 AM and will be followed by the first keynote presentation at 10.00 AM.

24th April 2017

Growing team of automation specialists at RARUK Automation

RARUK Automation has appointed an additional product specialist, principally to develop the huge interest British manufacturers are showing in its MAFU disentangling and feeding technology. Alec Jackson has joined the Letchworth-based company as Senior Automation Sales Engineer.

24th April 2017

Hannover Messe: EOS showcases industrial 3D printing technology

EOS is exhibiting its state-of-the-art 3D printing equipment at this year's Hannover Messe, being held from April 24-28. At the world's most important industrial trade show, the company is presenting its Additive Manufacturing (AM) solutions for industrial 3D printing in the "Digital Factory" section of hall 6, stand K02. The company will be displaying an overview of its technology and consulting service, showcasing the development potential along the whole production and process chain. A live building system - the EOS P 396 - will demonstrate polymer-based Additive Manufacturing.

24th April 2017

Free webinar: piezoelectric or strain gauge technology?

When it comes to deciding which force sensor is the right one for your application, HBM has the answers in its free Piezoelectric or Strain Gauge Technology webinar, which takes place on 30 June 2017 at 09:00 GMT.

24th April 2017

Mouser teams up with IoT pioneers to deliver new video content

Mouser Electronics has teamed up with Hardware Pioneers - a community of over 6000 people building IoT products - to produce and host video coverage of the IoT projects to be discussed at the upcoming Hardware Pioneers event "The Role of Design and UX in IoT Products", to be held in London, UK, on the 4th of May. Mouser will film individual videos of the best IoT projects - developers are encouraged to apply now.

21st April 2017

Show-stopping Stromag products at Hannover 2017

Hannover 2017 will see the debut of Stromag, a premium manufacturer of innovative power transmission components, as part of the Altra Industrial Motion Corporation. After joining the group in December 2016, Stromag will take the opportunity to display a wide range of high-performance brakes, flexible couplings and geared cam limit switches at the exhibition. Visitors will be able to meet the Stromag engineering team for insight in Hall 25, Stand J03 from the 24th-28th April at Hannover Messe.

21st April 2017

HepcoMotion and KUKA provide autonomous machining at HepcoMotion

With a need to meet the growing demand for its products and to shorten lead times, HepcoMotion recently invested in a KUKA robot to automate the loading and unloading of one of its CNC milling machines. 2016 was very successful for Hepco in terms of sales, and the move to automate was a natural step for Hepco's manufacturing capabilities. Still in its first year at Hepco, the KUKA KR 10 R1100 sixx (KR AGILUS) is enabling Hepco to machine overnight, and subsequently increase production and offer shorter lead times on its standard products.

21st April 2017

Schaeffler engineers gain certifications in vibration analysis

Two engineers from Schaeffler have gained vibration analysis qualifications from certification body Mobius Institute. Ian Pledger, Service Engineer at Schaeffler (UK) Limited gained Vibration Analyst: Category III certification according to ISO 18436-2: 2014. Category III is the third in a four-category classification programme for this qualification. David Goves, Applications Engineer at Schaeffler (UK) Limited, received Vibration Analyst: Category II certification.

21st April 2017