Machine Building

How to convert serial data for transmission on Ethernet

As industrial applications migrate to industrial Ethernet, the huge installed base of serial devices has been somewhat ignored. David Moss of GarrettCom Europe discusses how these devices can be successfully integrated at low cost, creating a 'dynamic serial edge' for integrated industrial networks.

22nd March 2007

Combining the benefits of hydraulics and pneumatics

Gary Dawson of Hoerbiger-Origa explains how the benefits of hydraulics and pneumatics can be combined within a single linear actuator.

18th March 2007

How and why to specify cable ducting on machines

Jeremy Procter, Managing Director of Procter Machine Guarding, explains how and why machine designers should specify cable ducting, rather than leaving it to somebody else.

16th March 2007

How to design guarding for food and drink machinery

Jeremy Procter, Convenor of the European Standards Committee responsible for Machine Guards, and Managing Director of Procter Machinery Guarding, explains how to set about designing guarding for machines used in the food and drink industries.

16th March 2007

New and updated machine safety standards

This article from Procter Machine Guarding gives a useful summary of some recently introduced and updated standards relating to machine safety.

16th March 2007

How to specify liquid flowmeters - free guide available

Titan Enterprises has developed a guide to specifying liquid flow meters that will be particularly useful for OEM designers. It is available from Titan as a free PDF.

16th March 2007

How to control liquid and gas flows with greater precision

This article from Roxspur Measurement and Control outlines how fine control of flow rates in liquids and gases can be achieved.

8th March 2007

Understanding how best to use VSDs with pumps

Mike Smith of the Deritend Group explains that retrofitting pumps with variable speed drives (VSDs) offers significant benefits through reduced energy consumption, but there are pitfalls to be aware of.

6th March 2007

Explaining the benefits of 3D machine vision

This article from Sick looks at the benefits that 3D machine vision offers over 2D - but it also emphasises that 2D vision still has its place.

4th March 2007

Introducing three-dimensional zone monitoring

Pilz is describing SafetyEYE as the world's first safe camera system for three-dimensional zone monitoring, and claims it could change the face of automotive production lines and other automated manufacturing environments.

4th March 2007