Machine Building

Bakery bosses use their loaf with new bearings

A leading UK bakery was experiencing regular, unexpected stoppages due to the premature failure of pillow-block ball-bearing mounted units. The units are fitted to the recirculation fan of a high-temperature oven. After switching to NSK plummer blocks with high-capacity spherical roller bearings and labyrinth seals, the bakery is said to have obtained an annual cost saving of €34,907

7th December 2020

Canny robot decision brings cost savings

A new Kawasaki robot has been installed to help Ball Beverage Packaging improve its efficiency and save money. The machine replaced a near 20-year-old Kawasaki ZD130S robot at the Wakefield plant, bringing greater speed, precision and durability to the customer

2nd December 2020

Danfoss drives chosen for Channel Islands update

For a recent upgrade to its La Rosière desalination plant, Jersey Water chose VLT® AQUA Drives from Danfoss

30th November 2020

UK machine builder responds to face mask demand

When a UK specialist in automation and machine building was asked to manufacture face mask machinery to help cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, it turned to NSK linear guides for some swift movement

30th November 2020

Drive controllers upgrade high-bay warehouse

KEB Automation has helped a customer in Germany convert its high-bay warehouse storage and retrieval machine from an older generation of frequency inverters to its new COMBIVERT F6 drive controller

23rd November 2020

Precision magnetic encoders for harsher environments

Wachendorff’s customised WDGA encoders, available in the UK from Variohm Eurosensor, are enduring harsh working conditions on AT-Boretec’s horizontal boring machinery

19th November 2020

Power panels impress on renewable energy project

Rittal was approached by Powerfish, a Scottish-based panel builder and electrical engineering business, with a brief to design and deliver flexible, easy to install panels for a renewable energy customer

19th November 2020

An open and shut case for automated fabrication

Experts at STOBER have made light work of an installation for a manufacturer of roller shutters, venetian blinds and textile screens

18th November 2020

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