As Power Jacks continues to develop advanced mechanical systems, the need for robust, precisely specified braking solutions has become increasingly important across multiple projects, and this saw the company turn to Mayr.

Thanks to Pilz, Marelli Mako Elektrik Sanayi ve Ticare has achieved a full safety upgrade on an overhead crane with no production downtime, with the retrofit delivered in parallel with ongoing operations. And with no need to lower the crane, less time was required for the modernisation. The crane now benefits from modern fault diagnostics to reduce downtime.

In a large laminating unit by SAUERESSIG Engineering for laminating steel strip on both sides, rubber rollers press a protective PET film onto hot steel strip. Despite cooling, these rubber rollers do wear down and need to be replaced regularly. Four profiled rail brakes from mayr power transmission ensure that the laminating process, which takes place 24 hours a day, only has to be interrupted briefly to replace the rollers.

What's the best way to cut expensive downtime and maintenance for repairs on machine comms cables? Get rid of the cables! Go wireless, with help and advice from SMC.

How could SMC help a UK-based OEM to cut manufacturing costs for an overseas customer? The answer is SMC's global network and its Air Management System - helping manufacturers worldwide adopt its Four Bar Factory principles.

The CuMaster from BOSCHERT is a highly dynamic, high-precision copper punching machine that processes long copper, aluminium and steel bars. The machine manufacturer relies on right-angle planetary gearboxes and right-angle servo gearboxes from STOBER, as well as on the drive specialist's new rack and pinion drives.

Hanover Displays, a UK-based manufacturer of passenger information systems for the public transport sector, has reached a major manufacturing milestone: the completion of its 1,000,000th automated quality test of printed circuit boards (PCBs) using Techman collaborative robots from LG Motion.