Industrial Technology

Compact ABB drive is the perfect fit for UK contract packing company

An ABB drive installed to get a customer out of a tight spot is bringing a host of additional benefits, including more consistent end-product quality and enhanced fault finding.

25th June 2020

Farnell adds Festo to expand automation technology range

Farnell is now stocking a wide range of pneumatic and electrical automation products from Festo. Festo is the performance leader in a range of industries including automotive, electronic equipment manufacturing, life sciences-, pharmaceutical and food processing and packaging.

24th June 2020

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 21 confirms return with new dates

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics has confirmed that it will be returning to Farnborough International next year on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of April 2021. The show has been rescheduled from its regular dates in February to avoid conflicting with other events postponed from 2020, and to provide the greatest benefit to visitors and exhibitors as they bounce back from the effects of lockdown.

23rd June 2020

Analog Devices wins Transatlantic Growth Award

Analog Devices has won a 2020 Transatlantic Growth Award from BritishAmerican Business, the trade body which promotes trade between the two countries, in the category of ‘US launch or expansion in the UK’.

22nd June 2020

Industrial Technology EXTRA - 22 June

Issue 12 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:

22nd June 2020

Are you over-paying for essential components?

As businesses begin to reopen after the extended lockdown period, cashflow will be key to survival for many. PVL managing director Steve Moorey is concerned that companies could be massively over-paying for key components, putting themselves at a disadvantage against their competitors as well as putting their very future at risk.

19th June 2020

HQW Precision and The Barden Corporation celebrate first anniversary as Partners in Precision

Super precision bearing specialist, The Barden Corporation is celebrating the first year anniversary of the company’s acquisition by precision bearing manufacturer, HQW Precision GmbH. The past year has seen both companies brought together in partnership, with customers benefitting from the combined strengths and expertise. As a true partnership, the companies are best placed to deliver world-class high precision bearing products and compete on a global stage.

19th June 2020

TÃœV SÃœD launches UK Business Assurance service

TÜV SÜD has launched its Business Assurance service in the UK. The new service provides management system auditing and certification services for more than 40 management standards, including ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 45001 (occupational health & safety).

18th June 2020

Extended warranty for enhanced geared motors

SEW Eurodrive has launched an optional Premium Protection Package for its range of gearedmotors that includes an additional 12 months warranty on top of the statutory two year period the company already provides as standard.

17th June 2020

Intertronics supplies innovative Born2Bond cyanoacrylate adhesives

Adhesives specialist Intertronics has been appointed as distributor of Born2Bond, a new range of cyanoacrylate (CA) adhesives suitable for bonding applications in high technology industries such as medical devices, electronics assembly, and automotive manufacturing and aftermarket. The new, patented products can overcome the speed issues of a traditional methoxyethyl cyanoacrylate (MECA) product, but still offer the stability and strength of an ethyl cyanoacrylate (ECA), meaning manufacturers can use CA adhesives with fewer compromises.

16th June 2020