Industrial Technology

IE5 motors help paint shop realise annual energy saving

The Mini manufacturing plant in Oxford has upgraded existing IE1/IE2 motors to IE5 synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) and drive packages from ABB, increasing plant efficiency, reducing costs and lowering the carbon footprint of its operations.

3rd December 2021

Danfoss accelerates innovation within industrial and mobile hydraulics industries

Danfoss Power Solutions has launched a new Incubation division. Comprising seven business units, the new Incubation division will foster and develop innovative technologies for on- and off-highway vehicles and industrial machinery.

3rd December 2021

Robot-assisted system enables safe handling of nuclear waste

Automation is increasingly required to handle nuclear waste, but the nuclear industry is reluctant of fully autonomous robotic control methods for safety reasons, and remote-controlled industrial robots are preferred in hazardous environments. However, such complex tasks as remote-controlled gripping or cutting of unknown objects with the help of joysticks and video surveillance cameras are difficult to control and sometimes even impossible.

2nd December 2021

Igus e-skin flat energy chain with three layers receives cleanroom Class 1 approval

In clean room environments such as laboratories, energy chains required to manage cables and hoses safely must be particle-free. Igus has developed the e-skin flat, an economical alternative to ribbon cables due to its modular design. Proof that the energy supply is particle-free according to ISO Class 1, not only as a single layer but also as a triple-layer ready-to-connect energy chain, was provided by the Fraunhofer cleanroom test.

1st December 2021

Schaeffler Group celebrates 75th anniversary

Schaeffler is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and has established the Schaeffler Foundation to mark the occasion, emphasising the social responsibility of the Schaeffler Group and its family shareholders.

1st December 2021

Top quality corrosion resistant chains ensure it is always sunny

A manufacturer of rotating solar panels that track the sun as it travels across the sky has switched from an underperforming drive chain to a long life, corrosion resistant chain made by Tsubaki. This has reduced the need for expensive in-field maintenance and frequent replacement, thus shortening the payback time of every installation.

1st December 2021

Designing a switchboard for a fishing trawler

When NU-Design, a marine electrical services business based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland needed help in the designing of a very specific control centre specification, the company’s engineers contacted Rittal UK to design a marine switchboard for a distribution and motor control centre (MCC) to be installed in a new Scottish trawler, the Endeavour V.

1st December 2021

Siemens expands collaboration with AWS for cloud-based digital transformation

Siemens Digital Industries Software and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced an expansion of their collaboration, which combines Siemens’ deep industry expertise with cloud services from AWS to help industrial companies accelerate digital transformation in the cloud.

1st December 2021

One of world"s largest machine tool manufacturers awards Stober best supplier

Motion control and power transmission manufacturer, Stober, has been named as the best supplier from more than 800 strategic vendors of the Trumpf Group. As well as its product quality, and all-round ability to meet Trumpf’s delivery needs, Stober was commended for its highly professional and reliable consultancy service, with round-the-clock employee flexibility.

30th November 2021

Delta participates in official side event of COP26 Glasgow

Delta is participating in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) Glasgow, sharing its experience in deploying solutions that foster e-mobility, echoing its ‘Sustainable Conservation, Nurturing Life’ concept. The environmental documentaries ‘The Birth’ and ‘Life in the Coral Reefs’ are also being displayed at the Blue Zone of COP26 to highlight to global stakeholders the importance of preserving marine ecosystems and the dangers they are facing by pollution and ocean warming.

30th November 2021