Industrial Technology

Rockwell Automation strengthens control and visualisation portfolio with acquisition of ASEM

Rockwell Automation announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM, a leading provider of digital automation technologies. ASEM provides a complete range of Industrial PCs (IPCs), Human-Machine Interface (HMI) hardware and software, remote access capabilities, and secure Industrial IoT gateway solutions.

5th March 2020

SICK"s Industry 4.0 training gets you started with IO-Link on the PLC

SICK is holding a series of hands-on training days to help machine builders and end-users progress on their Industry 4.0 journey by unlocking valuable data from IO-Link sensors via a PLC. During the one-day course, delegates will learn, step-by-step, how to set up an IO-Link Master to enable sensors to communicate data with a PLC.

27th February 2020

RARUK opens dedicated Universal Robots training centre

RARUK Automation has opened the UK’s first Universal Robots Authorised Training Centre at its headquarters in Shefford. This development will allow the company’s certified UR trainers to provide tuition in collaborative robot programming, empowering UK customers to get the very best return from their UR investment.

27th February 2020

BNL: 50 Years of Bearing Innovation

2020 is BNL's 50th anniversary. In 1970 we introduced the BNL moulded plastic bearing to the market. Over five decades, our products have developed from simple bearings, into innovative, integrated bearing solutions that offer so much more than just smooth rotation and excellent wear rates.

26th February 2020

ATC Semitec signs distribution agreement with Heraeus Nexensos

ATC Semitec, the UK’s leading distributor of temperature sensors, has announced that the Heraeus Nexensos’ range of platinum sensors has joined its line-up of precision thermal components. Heraeus is the worldwide market and technology leader in platinum thin film technology.

20th February 2020

Generational Change at High-Tech Company PI

Physik Instrumente (PI) in Karlsruhe has now implemented a quiet and long-planned generational change in its management. After 42 years as managing director, Dr. Karl Spanner has handed over the management of the company to his son, Markus Spanner.

3rd February 2020

RS strengthens commitment to STEM promotion with support for global challenge

RS Components (RS) has strengthened its commitment to inspiring tomorrow’s engineers by becoming the headline sponsor of the FIRST LEGO League competition in the UK and Ireland, and hosting an East Midlands regional tournament, held in Corby. The RS innovation truck, Titan II, was in attendance at the recent regional tournament, to welcome on board budding engineers of the future.

31st January 2020

KlÃ¼ber Lubrication acquires TRAXIT International

Klüber Lubrication has acquired the TRAXIT International. The purchase agreement includes all assets of the company including the international subsidiaries. With this acquisition TRAXIT Group becomes a further division of the Klüber Lubrication Group.

31st January 2020

Analog Devices collaborates with Hyundai to launch all-digital road noise cancellation system

Analog Devices has announced a strategic collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company where Hyundai plans to launch the automotive industry’s first all-digital road noise cancellation system leveraging ADI’s Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology. Hyundai also intends to more broadly adopt ADI’s A2B technology for its fundamental audio connectivity and infotainment applications across its automotive fleet.

31st January 2020

Raising the bar in partner excellence

As part of Mitsubishi Electric's commitment to providing customers with the highest level of expertise and support, it has developed an elite 'Innovation Partner' status.

31st January 2020