As wind turbines become larger and more powerful, the main shaft bearing system is of elementary importance, as this is where all the forces and torques exerted by the wind on the turbine add up. Schaeffler is rising to the challenge and will contribute actively to the development of multi-megawatt wind turbines.

Operators of offshore platforms are very focused on the reliability of their equipment. For one platform in Malaysia, a change in output was shortly followed by an increased rate of seal failures on the condensate pumps – an issue that was effectively resolved with a Sulzer retrofit, through its OEM-X line service.

After working closely together for several years, LEM and Semikron Danfoss have designed a new concept, called Nano, that merges the capabilities of LEM’s range of current sensors with Semikron Danfoss’s DCM half-bridge power module platform for high-power automotive applications.

Matara UK, specialist in automation, pneumatics and linear motion products, has dramatically increased the size of its aluminium extrusion frame department by nearly tenfold, following an extension to its premises in Tewkesbury, which it will be sharing with parent company Rubix.

Anglia Components has announced Bulgin as the recipient of its prestigious Supplier of the Year award. Bulgin specialises in the design and manufacture of environmentally sealed waterproof connectors and electronic components.

SMS group, a specialist in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the metals industry, has selected ABB’s latest generation of drives to provide process technology for H2 Green Steel plant in Boden, Sweden.

Mouser Electronics added 64 new manufacturers to its industry-leading line card during 2023, significantly expanding product choices for design engineers and purchasing professionals around the world.

The Machine Vision Conference returns to the Coventry Building Society Arena, with the co-located BARA exhibition Automation UK, on 18-19 June 2024.

To encourage more girls to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects, Renishaw recently hosted students from Denmark Road High School in Gloucester.

SCHURTER's Touchless Hidden Switch (THS) was among the winners of Products of the Year 2023. The THS with ToF optical sensor technology can be concealed behind any surface and requires only a small viewing window in the user interface to actuate the sensor with a wave of the hand.