Industrial Technology

Gas spring and application solutions

The New Year heralds a fresh look for the Camloc website, as the company continues its mission to be more than just a manufacturer of gas springs and dampers. Putting user experience and quality content first, the website redesign makes it easier to find the information you need, when you need it.

29th January 2019

TDK-Lambda acquires Nextys

TDK-Lambda acquired Nextys, which designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of DIN rail power supplies and accessories, which complement TDK-Lambda’s product portfolio. Through the acquisition TDK-Lambda will strengthen its market position in the fast growing DIN rail power supply business.

25th January 2019

A sorry tale of Brexit and instant mashed potato

With Mrs Simms being away for a few days, I’ve been left to fend for myself. For the most part this has been okay, thanks to some forward planning – which essentially meant politely asking the gastronomically adept Mrs Simms to prepare a few meals in advance, which I could then reheat at my leisure. This was all working out marvellously well until the last day, when I realised that I had misjudged some portion sizes earlier in the week and now had no mashed potato left to go with my last two sausages. With no other option, having ruled out microwave rice (bangers and rice; I think not) I discovered a tub of instant mashed potato buried right at the back of the pantry. Simply add boiling water and an optional knob of butter for fluffy mashed potato in seconds.

25th January 2019

Goodfellow helps international companies with global innovation

Goodfellow, has collaborated with a number of major international companies to provide research materials in several industry sectors. Case studies have now been launched on the Goodfellow website showcasing real world examples of applications where Goodfellow has provided an array of materials either from their catalogue or as a bespoke item to aid R&D projects and prototypes.

24th January 2019

Rockwell joins initiative to bring OPC UA to field devices

Rockwell Automation is joining an OPC Foundation initiative to extend the OPC UA protocol to field-level industrial communications. Under the initiative, a series of working groups are being formed to bring the OPC UA protocol’s vendor-independent, end-to-end interoperability to field-level devices. The initiative plans to address use cases not currently in scope for EtherNet/IP. It could also simplify other use cases, especially in multi-vendor, controller-to-controller environments and for the vertical integration of field devices.

23rd January 2019

KTR UK welcomes new national distribution manager

KTR UK has appointed Mark Humphrey as its new business development manager in charge of distribution. The 28-year-old will be tasked with working on a national level with KTR’s existing distribution network, as well as identifying and developing opportunities with new business.

20th January 2019

CLPA releases CC-Link IE TSN specification

The CLPA has announced the completion of the specification for “CC-Link IE TSN” –a next generation network based on the current CC-Link IE. CC-Link IE TSN was developed to meet future market demands and has added Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology, which are additional standards related to IEEE Ethernet, to integrate Operational Technology (OT) and IT while further strengthening performance and functionality.

20th January 2019

Renold is the official chain supplier for the Great Britain Cycling Team

Way back in 1880 when the few cyclists on the roads were more than likely riding high on a Penny Farthing, young engineer Hans Renold achieved a significant technical breakthrough when he invented the bush roller chain. This innovative chain technology solved many problems encountered at the time and brought a new level of performance, efficiency and flexibility to the transmission of mechanical power. The basis of this technology is still used across the globe today.

27th November 2018

In search of spectacular plastic plain bearing applications

What do an exoskeleton, an articulated robotic arm and a research project on space debris have in common? Plastic plain bearings are used in all these applications and they were chosen as the three winning applications at the last manus award - which is initiated every two years by motion plastics specialist Igus. Now the starting whistle has been blown – manus award 2019 is now open for entries. The winners can look forward to prize money of up to 5,000 euros.

25th November 2018

Dancing Robots are a reality at Rittal"s Manufacturing Plant in Germany

High-tech production plants that “think for themselves”, that plan things automatically and that optimise maintenance work through artificial intelligence, might sound like a futuristic sci-fi film, but it is fast becoming a reality at Rittal’s manufacturing plant in Rittershausen, Germany.

25th November 2018