Industrial Technology

Improved cycle times for bike part manufacturer

Having manufactured push bike parts for over a decade, Works Components was well positioned to take advantage of the recent UK cycling boom. With an expanding product and customer portfolio to address, it required new machinery to keep pace with the growing demand. And it found a solution in the Fanuc Robodrill.

22nd February 2022

The countdown is almost over for Drives & Controls Exhibition 2022

The biennial co-located events – Drives & Controls, Smart Industry Expo, Plant & Asset Management, Fluid Power & Systems, and Air-Tech Exhibitions – are once again set to return to Birmingham’s NEC between the 5-7 April 2022, alongside MACH.

22nd February 2022

AI-powered failure analysis system finds issues faster

Founded by former Apple engineers, Instrumental is a manufacturing optimisation platform that proactively identifies issues in real-time as they appear on the assembly line. The platform provides engineers and manufacturing teams with the complete data record they need to quickly discover new issues, complete failure analysis, communicate concisely with the factory team, and make process improvements in production.

22nd February 2022

UK sales and service partner for injection moulding machines

TM Robotics, the distribution partner for Shibaura Machine — formerly Toshiba Machine —has taken on the exclusive supply of Shibaura Machine injection moulding machines in the UK and Ireland. TM Robotics will form the British and Irish arm of Shibaura Machine Europe, headquartered in Italy, hiring two specialist engineers and ensuring the continuation of service and maintenance for existing injection moulding machine users in the region.

21st February 2022

Productivity gains and climate neutrality through digitalisation

There is potential to further increase productivity even in automated production. Digitalisation is the key word; smart data analysis provides the tool – and the environment benefits as well. At Automatica, which will be held at Messe München exhibition centre from June 21 to 24, 2022, visitors will get to see a number of use cases.

21st February 2022

IMI Thompson valves shoot into space with James Webb telescope

IMI Thompson Valves, a division of IMI Critical Engineering, has supplied valves for the Ariane 5 that launched the James Webb Space Telescope into space. It is the most powerful telescope that has ever been built and will allow astronomers to study the beginning of the universe shortly after the Big Bang.

18th February 2022

ABB secures $30 million order for satellite imaging technology

ABB has been awarded a contract worth around $30 million by the Canadian data and analytics company EarthDaily Analytics (EDA) to develop and manufacture next-generation multispectral imaging systems to be placed on 10 satellites (including an in-orbit spare) that will circle the Earth.

17th February 2022

Teledyne Flir doubles standard warranty to two-years on camera modules

Teledyne Flir has doubled its standard warranty to two years for Neutrino SWaP and Neutrino IS series camera modules designed for commercial, industrial, and defence OEMs and system integrators. Neutrino provides a cooled mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) solution for imaging systems with size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP+C) constraints.

17th February 2022

Delta honoured by CDP for supply chain sustainability

Delta Electronics has been awarded the highest ‘A’ grade as a ‘Supplier Engagement Leader’ in the 2021 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) conducted by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), with the highest rating in key criteria such as "’upplier Engagement’ and ‘Scope 3 Emissions’. Delta has been selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader for the second consecutive year following its recognition as a global leader on ‘Climate Change’ and ‘Water Security’ by CDP last year. Its effort and action on climate change is once again recognised by indicative assessment.

17th February 2022

Ultima upgrade leads to £58,000 energy saving for Accord Healthcare

Accord Healthcare, an international leader in the development, manufacture, and distribution of pharmaceutical products, has upgraded the compressed air systems for its Fawdon site in the UK to two oil-free Ultima compressors from Compair, with a £58,000 energy saving achieved in the first year.

17th February 2022