Machine Building

Packaging machine design success - it's a wrap

Based in Switzerland, Fromm Packaging Automation specialises in strapping and film-forming production machinery designed for a wide range of end users. Camozzi worked with them recently and helped solve a design challenge on a new automatic strapping machine for high-performance aluminium rims

17th November 2020

Machine safety is in the bag for snack manufacturer

To increase output, efficiency and safety, the snack food manufacturer Poco Loco decided to improve its production lines and invited Pilz to become a partner in the project

13th November 2020

Just what the doctor ordered – precision linear motion systems

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography) and PET (positron emission tomography) scanners must clearly be accurate in order to deliver the images required of them, and linear guides play an important role in delivering this accuracy

4th November 2020

Beware of the gap when locking threaded fasteners

When designing a new machine it’s handy to be confident that the threaded fasteners used will remain in place. A secure fastener can mean a secure reputation, so preventing the early failure of a threaded fastener is a good thing to achieve

3rd November 2020

Cool - Rittal installs new chillers for Irish manufacturing facility

Appropriate cooling of production line electrical equipment can be vital to ensure continued operation, especially if the electrical components are vulnerable to temperature fluctuations

3rd November 2020

Thin section bearings are an aid to compact medical machine design

When a major manufacturer of medical machinery needed to maximise the accuracy and minimise the size of its equipment it turned to Oxford-based Carter Bearings for the solution

29th October 2020