Machine Building

Machine buyers demand a better understanding of their needs

When Festo Industry Segment Manager Steve Land asked UK-based buyers of food and packaging machinery and pharmaceutical equipment how they would like machinery suppliers to improve, the answer was: "A better understanding of our needs".

22nd May 2007

How to detect bearing failures using vibration

Dr Steve Lacey, the engineering manager at Schaeffler (UK) Ltd, explains how rolling bearing vibration - which can result from geometrical imperfections caused during the manufacturing process, defects on the rolling surfaces or geometrical errors in associated components - can be used to detect early failures.

20th May 2007

How to ensure machine repairs are truly economical

Brian Sims, internal sales manager at Moog, gives us an insight into industrial repair programmes and argues that companies should consider authentic offerings rather than the quick-fix alternatives.

17th May 2007

Predicting the future of the pneumatics industry

Ray Barnes, Managing Director of Hoerbiger-Origa, looks back at the pneumatics industry in a series of ten-year increments and looks to what the future might hold.

15th May 2007

The benefits of web-enabled industrial control systems

Jeremy Shinton of Mitsubishi Electric discusses the potential advantages of using web-enabled industrial control systems.

15th May 2007

Controller and recorder selection for food and beverage plant

Martin Binney, product manager for recording and control products at ABB Limited, provides advice about selecting control and recording equipment for food and beverage processes.

11th May 2007

Batch monitoring helps to prevent product recalls

Les Slocombe, product manager for field products at ABB Limited, discusses how batch monitoring and recording can play a key role in preventing and containing any potential product problems.

11th May 2007

New applications for electronic data recorders

Alan Hunt, the product manager for recorders and controllers at ABB, explains how developments in electronic data recording technology are opening up new possibilities for the collection, storage and retrieval of process data.

11th May 2007

How engineers benefit from integrated automation

Dave Withenshaw of Rockwell Automation presents the argument in favour of an integrated automation environment in which items of equipment communicate with each other and, more importantly, communications extend to the enterprise level.

10th May 2007

Update on CIM and MIM components

This article from Maxon Motor gives a brief summary of what can be achieved using ceramic injection moulding (CIM) and metal injection moulding (MIM) of small, high-precision components.

7th May 2007