A clever collaboration between the system integrator and the safety specialist ReeR has resulted in a highly efficient automated production line. Key to this is that any issues within the 14-metre-long production line are localised and don't cause the entire production process to halt.

A recent automation project employing Contrinex inductive sensors has successfully streamlined the tool-changing process for hydraulic presses involved in the moulding of automobile body parts. This application highlights how the strategic implementation of a single, robust sensor can yield significant improvements in operational efficiency and prevent costly damage to machinery.

Machine vision combined with artificial intelligence makes it possible to automatically inspect welded connections in body shells and identify anomalies. Spanish automation specialist DGH has developed such an application for the automotive industry, using MVTec's HALCON software and Deep Learning Tool.

When Manchester Bloodbikes' essential motorcycle tyre changing machine needed a repair, ABSSAC not only supplied the necessary parts, but also enhanced the original design by using trapezoidal threads instead of standard threaded bar.

In today’s fast-moving machine building sector, flexibility is key. Lenze champions openness in automation - systems built on open standards that integrate seamlessly across hardware and software. This approach reduces vendor lock-in, simplifies third-party integration, and ensures long-term adaptability.

Fortress Safety has worked with AIC - a provider of automation systems and mechatronic solutions for the steel industry - to help protect operators when access to the machines is required during the tagging of semi-finished or finished metal products.

In Modena, Italy, a software-enabled, highly efficient capping machine has been dubbed the "magic machine." The name was chosen by Tetra Pak's pilot customer, impressed by the reliability, performance and flexibility of the Tetra Pak Cap Applicator 40 Speed Hyper. But what is the source of this sorcery? Here, Mark Richards, UK sales manager at Beckhoff pulls back the curtains to reveal the clever technology that keeps the magic alive.

When a plastic moulding company was looking to provide efficient guarding for operators during the heat staking process, replacing inefficient mechanical guarding, it turned to Contrinex for a solution built around light curtains.

jbj Techniques has developed a bespoke solution for a customer replacing a diesel engine with a 250kW, D355 frame electric motor on heavy equipment. Critical to this retrofit was the ability to interface the new motor with the existing SAE1/SAE14over-centre clutch, preserving the option to revert to diesel if required.

A manufacturer of industrial workpiece-carrier systems trusts Contrinex's robust RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology to identify component baskets and initiate automated in-process washing.