Industrial Technology

Summer sale on SKF"s industry-leading training courses

Ongoing training is vital to company performance and can be the difference between success and failure. With this in mind, SKF has launched a summer sale on its highly respected training courses, to encourage engineers to develop their skills and knowledge further.

1st August 2017

Sensors UK launches new website

Off the back of a product range which has expanded considerably in recent years, Sensors UK has launched a new and improved website. Not only is it quick and easy to use, but it contains downloadable specifications for all of the products that Sensors UK sells.

27th July 2017

Infrastructure challenge for an all-battery future

The government’s announcement that all sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans would be banned from 2040 wasn’t entirely unexpected, but buried within the detail was the implication that hybrid vehicles would also be off the menu. That leaves us with only electric vehicles to get us from A to B. The announcement brings the UK in line with European colleagues who’ve made similar commitments, but I wonder if it’s been properly thought through. My beef is not with the vehicles themselves; there are some fine cars out there already, and I have no doubt that over the next 23 years the technology will continue to evolve and improve. No, the real issue is going to be one of infrastructure.

27th July 2017

SKF launches innovative maintenance service packages

SKF has taken another leading position within its sector by creating two new and innovative service packages that address the rapidly changing needs of customers facing skills shortages, the challenges of global competition and market volatility, and the need to implement new manufacturing paradigms such as Industry 4.0.

26th July 2017

2017 Product Line Card available from JPR Electronics website

JPR Electronics has made its 2017 Line Card available for customers to download from their website. With nearly 70 manufacturers of cables, connectors, semiconductors, sensors, keyboards, switches, relays, wound components, power supplies, enclosures, cases, motors, fans and tools JPR can supply any quantity from a single item, to productions quantities, fulfil the requirements of a complete bill of materials or provide a just-in-time kitting service to OEMs

25th July 2017

Harwin makes better connections using Festo automation

Family owned British manufacturer Harwin makes high quality connectors for electronics applications. When investing in a new production line for its premium Gecko range, the company chose Festo technology to deliver the high levels of automation and flexibility it needed.

25th July 2017

Innovation Day B&R UK & Ireland

As the world becomes more and more connected, machine and factory automation solutions from B&R are empowering manufacturers to new levels of productivity. Join B&R for a day to experience these solutions and technologies first hand and discover how you can apply them to your machine or factory as we journey through the fourth Industrial Revolution.

24th July 2017

Copa-Data wins the 2017 Microsoft Internet of Things (IoT) Award

Microsoft has crowned Copa-Data as its global Microsoft Partner of the Year in the Internet of Things (IoT) category. The award was presented at this year's Microsoft Inspire, the company's worldwide partner conference. This award is a recognition by Microsoft of COPA-DATA's innovations and software solutions based on Microsoft technology.

21st July 2017

£10k CheckMate Print Head verifies tricky CIJ printed codes

With heightened safety standards for manufacturers and the need for effective batch control, at PPMA 2017 on stand G44 ClearView Imaging will be launching the new CheckMate Print Head, a more accurate and affordable on-line batch verification print and vision system. The high-performance vision system promises to revolutionise the verification of continuous ink-jet-product and batch information on a huge variety of packaging formats, designs, colours and substrates allowing for controlled batch recalls.

20th July 2017

Universal Robots receives "Best Design" award

In a world where millions of products and designs are launched each year, the prestigious, international A’Design Award sets out to focus attention on the best. The scheme calls on designers, innovators and manufacturers to submit their work in a wide range of categories that extend from consumer products, fashion and building design to breakthroughs in medical devices and robotics. And it is in the category Engineering & Technical Design, that Universal Robots has been confirmed as the winner.

20th July 2017