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Three-dimensional sensing versus machine vision systems

Three-dimensional sensing versus machine vision systems

Ulrich Balbach, the manager of Leuze electronic's Sensors Division and chairman of the Electrical Automation board within the VDMA, explains how three-dimensional sensing can be a cost-effective alternative to traditional machine vision systems.

3rd June 2011
Non-contact transfer unit handles food and sensitive products

Non-contact transfer unit handles food and sensitive products

Trevor Osborne of Bosch Rexroth explains how Non-Contact Transfer (NCT) systems manufactured from PEEK can bring benefits to the automated handling of delicate food products and components in other industries where cleanliness is essential.

24th May 2011
How to use safety system design to boost productivity

How to use safety system design to boost productivity

George Schuster CFSE, a Senior Industry Consultant on Safety and Sustainability Solutions at Rockwell Automation, explains how the careful design of safety systems can improve manufacturing performance.

22nd May 2011
Choosing the right technology for positioning applications

Choosing the right technology for positioning applications

Positioning applications are typically fulfilled using servo technology, but Lenze argues that many such projects can now be implemented more cost-effectively, and with adequate performance, using the latest generation of inverter drives.

20th May 2011
How metal working fluids can boost machine shop productivity

How metal working fluids can boost machine shop productivity

Umut Urkun, Industrial Marketing for Europe, Africa and the Middle East at ExxonMobil Lubricants and Specialties, explains how selecting the right metal working fluids can boost machine shop productivity.

10th May 2011
The need for validation of safety-related control system designs

The need for validation of safety-related control system designs

Paul Laidler of Laidler Associates explains why machine builders need to ensure that their designs for EN ISO 13849-1 safety-related control systems are properly validated.

10th May 2011
Cost-effective machine-to-machine communications using GSM

Cost-effective machine-to-machine communications using GSM

Jon Severn, the Editor of MachineBuilding.net, recently met with Mark Lucas, the Sales Director of Eseye, to find out how machines and machine builders can benefit from machine-to-machine (M2M) communications using GSM technology.

15th April 2011
CE marking modified machinery - what machine users need to know

CE marking modified machinery - what machine users need to know

Stewart Robinson, a Consultant Engineer at Pilz Automation Technology, explains what machine users need to know about CE marking when modifying or upgrading individual machines or interlinking machines that were previously separate.

21st March 2011
Industrial network gateways - the benefits for automation

Industrial network gateways - the benefits for automation

Bjorn Franzen of HMS Industrial Networks explains how gateways can benefit industrial automation systems utilising serial, fieldbus and industrial Ethernet communications.

16th March 2011
IEC 61800-5-2, functional safety of variable-speed drives

IEC 61800-5-2, functional safety of variable-speed drives

This article from Underwriters Laboratories discusses IEC 61800-5-2, Adjustable speed electrical power drive systems - Part 5-2: Safety requirements - Functional, and how it can benefit machine builders.

11th March 2011
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