Machine Building

Six-station robotic machine tending boosts productivity

When Naperville, USA-based industrial lead-acid battery manufacturer Battery Builders (BBI) decided to upgrade its facility, it seemed like an obvious choice to include its six-station COS (Cast-On-Strap) machine in those upgrades. It worked with robotic integrator MAC Engineering to install a Kawasaki large payload robot with a robotic cell consisting of six process stations.

26th July 2022

Automating the UDI laser marking process

TLM Laser’s Andy Toms looks at combining robotics with the laser marking process to achieve flexibility within a UDI compliance marking environment.

18th July 2022

Ensuring pump reliability in abrasive service

When a refinery was experiencing accelerated wear on its coke cutting jet pump, which was incurring significant costs with a mean time between failure (MTBF) of six to ten months, it turned to Sulzer.

18th July 2022

Micromotors power efficient and sustainable farming

Dave Walsha, sales manager at precision drive system supplier EMS, explores the technology that’s revolutionising Irish farming.

15th July 2022

Robotic sprayer increases consistency and reduces waste

In the eyes of some manufacturers, installing an industrial robot can seem intimidating. Misconceptions of having to rebuild everything from the ground up and having to adopt a completely new process can make automation seem like a bigger endeavour than it truly is.

14th July 2022

Precision Industries chooses Nidec Leroy-Somer alternator

When UAE Dubai-based Precision Industries (PI) won a bid for a very high capacity – 3000 kVA – generating set for a diversified and integrated group of energy companies in Abu Dhabi, it turned to Nidec Leroy-Somer for the perfect alternator.

14th July 2022

Contrinex’s pressure rated inductives pack a punch

When an automotive manufacturer needed robust, high pressure inductive sensors for use in its punch-riveting in their prototyping area, it turned to Contrinex.

13th July 2022

Atlas Copco saves precision sheet metal manufacturer over £6,000 a month

When Constant Group, a Manchester-based supplier of sheet metal parts, components, and fully assembled fabrications pieces were let down by their previous service provider for onsite high-pressure nitrogen generation, they turned to Atlas Copco for help.

28th June 2022

Timber plant reduces downtime with NSK linear guides

Thanks to the adoption of NSK’s linear guides with K1 lubrication units, a timber manufacturer managed to reduce conveyor downtime by a factor of more than 12, prompting annual cost savings of more than €77,000.

28th June 2022

Axis Harvesting and Igus automate mushroom harvesting

Automating production is becoming the focus of many companies and Axis Harvesting is no exception. From weighing to packaging the punnets, automation helps alongside humans to process over 90 tonnes of mushrooms per week.

27th June 2022