Machine Building

Bin-picking robot is guided by laser profile sensor

Leuze electronic's LPS 36 Line Profile Sensor helps to guide Faude's six-axis bin-picking robot, offering advantages in terms of simplicity and cost compared with conventional camera-based vision systems.

6th March 2011

Lead screw and nut assemblies for high-vacuum applications

Abssac has supplied lead screw and nut assemblies for use in a high-vacuum environment; this project entailed using a specialist grade of polymer for the nut, which was degassed and certified with a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer prior to shipping.

27th February 2011

Molded Oil bearings boost reliability of vegetable washer

NSK has supplied stainless steel Molded Oil bearings to a company that was losing production through the premature failure of conventional bearings.

26th February 2011

Process monitoring equipment used in automotive assembly

HBM has supplied various items of process monitoring equipment to DURA Automotive Systems Reiche GmbH for use when assembling steering components for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG sports car.

25th February 2011

Machine builder uses touch probes to boost productivity

Renishaw touch probes are helping machine builders Sewtec Automation to increase the productivity of its in-house machine shop.

25th February 2011

Siemens ASI F-Link monitors 30 emergency stop buttons

Nexdorf Electrical has upgraded an aerospace test rig for Airbus so that 30 emergency stop pushbuttons and other safety devices are monitored by an ASiSafe-based Siemens ASI F-Link Safety PLC.

25th February 2011

Frequency inverters provide smooth starts and motion control

Lenze has supplied two SMV frequency inverters for use on a ski simulator, delivering smooth starts and motion control without the need for a separate PLC or motion controller.

24th February 2011

Stainless steel components help to refine warship design

HepcoMotion has supplied stainless steel PRT Precision Ring Track, HD Heavy-Duty linear slide and beam, and a Lo-Pro low-profile linear slide, together with aluminium framework profiles, for use in a Government-funded test rig at the University of Liverpool.

24th February 2011

Sercos III used for integrated robot-fed flow-wrapping machine

Bosch Rexroth has supplied a PLC/motion controller with an on-board Sercos III master, together with servo drives and synchronous servomotors, for use in an innovative robot-fed flow-wrapping machine.

23rd February 2011

Modular perimeter guarding for automated high-bay warehouse

Procter Machine Guarding has supplied and installed approximately 600m of perimeter guarding in Quinn Radiators' automated high-bay warehouse in South Wales.

22nd February 2011