Industrial Technology

New date for 2021 UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition

The 2021 UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition (MVC 2021) is now scheduled to take place at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, UK on 15 July 2021.

9th March 2021

Southco expands India operations and doubles manufacturing footprint

Southco has announced the official opening of its expanded facility in Ranjangoan, Pune, India. The 20,000 square foot expansion, which commenced in 2019, has tripled available office space and doubled the manufacturing space and distribution footprint, positioning Southco for future growth in the fastest growing market in the world.

9th March 2021

Atlas Copco expands into industrial process cooling applications

Atlas Copco has extended its industrial portfolio to include process cooling equipment. The newly launched TCX 4-90A is Atlas Copco’s first process cooling chiller range, with plans to introduce more new products to the market in 2021 and extend the range to include higher cooling capacities.

8th March 2021

Download issue 34 of Industrial Technology EXTRA

Issue 34 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:

8th March 2021

NSK completes acquisition of BrÃ¼el & KjÃ¦r Vibro

NSK has completed the acquisition of Brüel & Kjær Vibro (‘B&K Vibro’), a global condition monitoring system (CMS) specialist. Following the initial announcement on 10 December 2020, finalising the purchase of B&K Vibro from Spectris will further strengthen NSK’s ability to meet customer demand for automation, labour savings, smart technology and environmentally sustainable solutions.

4th March 2021

Trio Motion Technology welcomes new President as co-founders step down

Trio Motion Technology, the motion-first machine solution provider, has appointed Tom Alexander as new company President. Concluding a transitional hand over period, Chris Backhouse, Trio’s co-founder and previous Managing Director, has now stepped down from the role. Fellow Trio co-founder, Roy Bamforth, has also moved from his position of Sales Director to become a Non-Executive Director.

3rd March 2021

Mini motor provides accurate and reliable control for automated medication dispenser

An automated medication dispenser manufacturer has selected Portescap’s mini-stepper motors for reliable, accurate control. The mini motors provide a cost-effective, maintenance-free solution for the medication dispenser, which can be installed in systems designed for home use.

2nd March 2021

Download issue 33 of Industrial Technology EXTRA

Issue 33 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:

1st March 2021

Eriks announces its flagshipâ€¯fulfilmentâ€¯centre of the future

Specialised industrial services provider Eriks has announced a multi-million-pound investment programme in a major new UK headquarters and fulfilment centre in Oldbury in the West Midlands.â€¯

26th February 2021

ABB launches next generation cobots to unlock automation for new sectors and first-time users

ABB is expanding its collaborative robot (cobot) portfolio with the new GoFa and SWIFTI cobot families, offering higher payloads and speeds, to complement YuMi and Single Arm YuMi in ABB’s cobot line-up. These stronger, faster and more capable cobots will accelerate the company’s expansion in high-growth segments including electronics, healthcare, consumer goods, logistics and food and beverage, amongst others, meeting the growing demand for automation across multiple industries.

24th February 2021