Gloucester-based Positek Limited – the leading sensor manufacturer has recently been acquired by The Variohm Group. The world-wide supplier of linear, rotary, tilt and intrinsically safe position sensors becomes the fifth member of the expanding Variohm Group; joining Variohm EuroSensor – sensor and transducer supplier and manufacturer along with Herga Technology for switching and sensing […]
Emerson introduces the combined AVENTICS™ and ASCO™ product offering at SPS IPC Drives Italia 2019. Emerson uses the SPS IPC Drives trade show in Italy to show how its advanced automation solutions enables manufacturers to improve plant reliability, safety and availability. Their Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications and technology place the right information in […]
Increasingly, leading automakers are finding that intelligent suspensions are a smart choice for enhancing vehicle dynamics and giving consumers the ability to customize their vehicle’s ride performance. DRiVTM, a Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) business and leading global aftermarket and OE ride performance supplier, announced today that the Adaptive M Suspension available in 2019 BMW 3 […]
The 6h Delta Advanced Automation Design Contest (Delta Cup) was held at Delta’s Wujiang Plant in Jiangsu, China, from July 24-28. This year, the contest adopted the concept of advanced industrial automation development from Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing.
The UK’s largest annual engineering show, Advanced Engineering has announced some of the guest speakers that will be presenting at the show on October 30 and 31, 2019 at the NEC in Birmingham. As part of the extensive open forum programme, speakers include representatives from Siemens Digital Industries, BAE Systems, McLaren Automotive and IBM Academy […]
The SAE230VSx and SAE500VSx epitaxial avalanche photodiodes are general purpose detectors with high responsivity and extremely fast rise/fall times. The peak responsivity at 650nm is ideally suited to range fi nding applications using low cost visible diode lasers. From our research and production facility in Tempe, LASER COMPONENTS supplies customers all over the world with […]
Rohde & Schwarz working together with Vector, Savari and Quectel presented a test solution for C V2X at the MWC Shanghai 2019. The integrated setup is based on the R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester and the R&S SMBV100A/B GNSS simulator by Rohde & Schwarz, together with the comprehensive simulation tool CANoe .Car2x by Vector. […]
With the announcement by the UK government that EU freedom of movement rules will end immediately if there is a no-deal Brexit on 31 October, the Association of Translation Companies (ATC) is letting the public know how to obtain certified translations of official documents if they need to obtain passports from their EU country of […]
Delta demonstrates how the IoT is changing data centers and which solutions are best suited for enabling the transformation. The Internet of Things (IoT) is continuing to grow and change the way enterprises operate. With 5G technology also on the horizon, IT specialists must build reliable and robust data centers. Which technologies will help them […]
A new generation of swarming robots which can independently learn and evolve new behaviours in the wild is one step closer, thanks to research from the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England (UWE).
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related pumping equipment on both the domestic and international stage, reports continued growth in its membership numbers, with another three companies recently joining the organisation.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) today announced that Martin Kern has been appointed as EIT Director by the EIT Governing Board. This decision will help the EIT deliver on its mission to increase Europe’s ability to innovate in 2020 and beyond.
In recent years, renewable energy options have become much more efficient and feasible. This has led to a large adoption of these applications, an especially poignant point in the face of current environmental issues. However, just like all other power generation methods these applications require resistors. Here Simone Bruckner, managing director at power resistor manufacturer, […]
NUM has launched an innovative accelerometer-based active vibration control system for CNC machine tools. Primarily designed to improve machining by virtually eliminating tool head vibration, the system further helps increase productivity by maximising material removal rate (MRR) and can also provide valuable real-time feedback for predictive maintenance purposes.
What can food manufacturers do to help reduce food waste? The UK contributes to seven million tonnes of safe to eat food waste, with the average household in the UK spending £700 a year on wasted food. The leading cause of this is confusion to what date labels on products actually mean. Each supermarket and […]
Mandelli Sistemi’s new Spark 1300 TITANIUM machining centre has been designed, developed and manufactured in cooperation with Redex for milling operations on structural parts in response to an order from an aircraft manufacturer. Redex’s highly dynamic and robust spindle drives give the Spark 1300 TI excellent performance in both roughing and finishing operations for workpieces […]
Elmo Motion Control, represented in the UK by Heason Technology, is a highly regarded manufacturer of advanced motion solutions. Elmo produce servo drives and control technologies that feature industry-leading power densities and intelligence in a wide range of product variants that lead the field for compactness, weight and durability. Exemplifying its capability for specialised and […]
Opening its doors for the first time at Olympia London, International Invention & Trade Expo, is set to welcome inventors for a unique opportunity on 29 and 30 August.
Raman spectroscopy is a molecular identifi cation technique. Usually a monochromatic light source such as a laser is used to interact with the molecular vibrations in the system.
Recently launched by the German electronic components manufacturer Würth Elektronik, the TI-PMLK BUCK Würth Elektronik Edition learning kit is aimed at students as well as designers and developers of power supplies to help investigate and evaluate the impact of magnetic components in a buck regulator, namely inductors and transformers. For the engineer the influence of […]
The pumping station at West Stockwith in South Yorkshire provides a lifeline for the farmers and residents along the River Idle, pumping excess water into the River Trent. The station contains four impressive pumps each requiring 3,300 volts to drain the local watercourse. In times of need the reliability of the site is a key […]
RS boosts interconnection portfolio with new small-size Han 1A connector and VarioBoot RJ45 routing solutions RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, has extended its industrial connector portfolio with two new solutions from HARTING, one of the world’s leading providers […]
SICK has launched the smallest industrial UHF RFID read/write device of its kind, the RFU610, creating new opportunities to integrate RFID track and trace capability in automated machines and mobile vehicles across production, materials handling, and logistics environments.
Gardner Denver distributor Team Air Power has delivered a bespoke compressed air solution that is predicted to generate approximately 30 per cent in annual savings for the Kinnegar wastewater treatment plant operated by Charles Brand, a leading provider of tailored water and wastewater solutions.
New servo pump features ensure significantly reduced service requirements High efficiency, better process performance and low heat development. These are just a few of the advantages of a servo pump. This is why the Baumüller servo pump solution has been in use for years in a number of applications such as presses and injection molding […]
For a growing number of companies, digital manufacturing is an essential part of efficient product development and prototyping. The ability to quickly build a prototype, test piece, or even a functional component from a design file not only reduces time to market, but allows manufacturers to stay competitive in a constantly changing market. The terms […]
FANUC UK has shown its support to European dressage competitor, Maddie Frewin, for the fourth consecutive year.
In mid-May 2019, Michael Nestle (61) was appointed senior sales consultant for all register applications at BST eltromat International, a leading provider of quality assurance systems for the web-processing industry. Before the merger, Nestle was global sales director at eltromat for 25 years. As a result of this experience, he is very familiar with all […]
New Virtex UltraScale+ Device Enables the Creation of Tomorrow’s Most Complex Technologies SAN JOSE, Calif., August 21, 2019 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the leader in adaptive and intelligent computing, today announced the expansion of its 16 nanometer (nm) Virtex® UltraScale+™ family to now include the world’s largest FPGA — the Virtex UltraScale+ VU19P. With […]
Europa-Levage is a family business whose specialty is the study, manufacture, installation and routine maintenance of box-type overhead cranes, gantry cranes and other lifting machines. Located at Verlaine, near Liege in Belgium, Europa-Levage was founded in 1966 par Jacques Rousseau.
At the EMO exhibition in Hannover, the world leader in bar feeding, air filtration, coolant management and chip management systems for machine tools, the LNS Group will be introducing its new Chipblaster product line. The LNS Group acquired Chipblaster Inc. in October 2018 and the integration of the Chipblaster business will provide the industry leading […]
Wherever chains are exposed to the effects of seawater, or subject to stringent cleaning requirements, materials with conventional coatings soon reach their technical limits: roller chains used in harbours, or applications in the food or building services industry, rapidly lose their wear- and corrosion-resistant properties. The new b.triton series from Munich-based chain manufacturer iwis – […]
Manufacturing wing ribs – just the right way For the high-precision manufacture of aircraft structural components, MSB GmbH & Co. KG has designed an XXL-size workpiece carrier system and swivel table. The system feeds aluminium blocks up to ten meters in length to a high-performance machining centre. The four synchronous drives of the swivel table […]