Industrial Technology

Electrocomponents announces extension of Project nautilUS

Electrocomponents has announced that Project nautilUS has entered the validation phase of its highly innovative inspection robotic platform developed for non-destructive testing (NDT) on storage tanks used in the petrochemical industry.

5th July 2021

Water utility cuts energy bills by 25%with ABB"s motors, drives and digital solutions

Saneago, a major water and wastewater company in Brazil, has adopted ABB smart drives, motors and sensors to improve energy efficiency while boosting reliability at four key pumping stations.

2nd July 2021

Interroll receives large orders in the US

Interroll reports two large orders received from a leading e-commerce platform in North America as well as a large fashion company. The orders include the supply of horizontal and vertical crossbelt sorter solutions for a combined total of five locations and accounts for a lower double-digit million in Swiss Francs (CHF).

29th June 2021

Correct bearing mounting tools and training bring savings to glass recycling plant

A short training session and the use of professional tools from NSK were two simple measures that enabled a company in the glass recycling industry to reduce the manpower costs required for bearing replacement by a factor of four and increase the service life of mounted bearings.

28th June 2021

Schaeffler and Siemens to cooperate on intelligent diagnostics for drive systems

Electric motors drive our core industrial processes, and the rolling bearing is their central mechanical component. The bearings experience all of the loads and stresses that occur in the electric motor. Therefore, bearing diagnostics provide a crucial indicator of the overall condition and reliability of a motor. In addition to developing a portfolio of condition monitoring solutions for operators, the automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is also working with OEM customers such as Siemens on joint offerings to increase the availability of machinery and equipment.

21st June 2021

Interroll establishes new service business

Interroll is expanding its range of services to continuously improve convenience for system integrators and end users. To this end, Interroll is placing its services for new and existing customers, marketed under the name ‘Interroll Lifetime Service’, on a new organisational footing. The company has therefore created a central service unit in Sinsheim, Germany, which is responsible for European spare parts and repair management, maintenance, installation services and training measures.

21st June 2021

Electric versus pneumatic actuation

Industrial automation specialist Festo claims that machine builders can resolve the age-old dilemma of whether to deploy electric or pneumatic technology for linear motion tasks by adopting a more application-led approach and deploying hybrid solutions.

21st June 2021

Download issue 42 of Industrial Technology EXTRA

Issue 42 of Industrial Technology EXTRA - our interactive electronic supplement to the printed edition of Industrial Technology - is out today. You can view the PDF here, the flip-page magazine, or download the tablet version on the Industrial Technology app. Contents include:

21st June 2021

The circular economy and Igus give plastics a second life

Environmental protection is gaining more momentum today and plastic is a big part of this. Social transformation, responsibility for sustainability and the changes in our use of plastics are not going unnoticed by industry. Examples from Igus, the motion plastics specialist, show how companies can use engineering and ecological innovations to tackle these issues.

14th June 2021

Fanuc to supply Ford plant in Cologne with 500 robots

Fanuc has received another major order in the field of e-mobility. Scheduled for delivery in 2022, the company will supply the Cologne plant of Ford with around 500 robots to assist in the construction of electric car bodies.

11th June 2021