Machine Building

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

Dynamic safeguarding of AGV/robot transfer stations

Leuze is highlighting safety solutions around robot transfer stations and conveyors

19th October 2020

Machine enclosures are rarely a one-size-fits-all solution

They are as distinctive as the equipment they protect. In this article, Rittal's Product Manager Emma Ryde makes the case for Smart enclosures

15th October 2020

Extended linear guide service life highlighted by NSK

Company says that its NH/NS series of linear guides is being used by an increasing number of machine builders thanks to a long service life

14th October 2020

Linear actuators for agricultural OEMs

In the past, agricultural OEMs had two primary choices when it came to selection of actuators for applications such as folding sprayer booms: hydraulic or pneumatic. However, Thomson Industries reckons that its latest generation of linear actuators could be about to change that

7th October 2020

Bearings at the cutting edge of slitter/rewinder machines

R.A. Rodriguez (UK) Ltd is supplying large turntable bearings and steel spur gears for use in a new generation of slitter-rewinder machines being built by Kempston-based Atlas Converting Equipment

30th September 2020

Enclosure customisation is key for fire safety control unit

The manufacturer of a new fire safety control unit identified in-house precision customisation as a key factor in the selection of a protective enclosure

25th September 2020