Industrial Technology

UKIVA announces new machine vision conference

The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) has developed a brand new event for the imaging industry in the UK. The first ever UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition (www.ukiva.org/mvc) will take place at ArenaMK in Milton Keynes on 27 April 2017. With 50 technical vision seminars and 30 live demonstration stands, this new one-day event will highlight the latest developments, technologies and applications within the Machine Vision and Imaging industry.

22nd November 2016

Pump reliability improved with variable-speed drive and motor upgrade

Scottish Water has cut the risk of pump set failure at its Mannofield water treatment works in Aberdeen with the installation of an ABB motor and low harmonic variable-speed drive (VSD). The 560kW matched AC motor and drive replace a soft start and 30-year-old motor on a pump set at the treatment works, solving recurring failures caused by overheating bearings and thus reducing maintenance costs.

18th November 2016

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2017

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics is the UK's largest annual manufacturing technology, electronics and subcontracting exhibition. Southern Manufacturing 2017 opens at FIVE, Farnborough from MARCH 21st to MARCH 23rd 2017

16th November 2016

UCB life scientists use robots to test cells by the billion

An automated primary antibody screening workcell for early stage development of potential new treatments for central nervous system and immunology disorders has been designed and built for UCB by Farnborough-based Peak Analysis and Automation (PAA) Ltd. Built around a Mitsubishi Electric robot, the workcell speeds up the process of antibody discovery by allowing the screening of billions of antibody producing B cells.

16th November 2016

Harvesting robots could make green asparagus cheaper

Why is asparagus one of the most expensive vegetables in Europe? Because harvesters have to painstakingly pierce each stalk individually. A robot could change this, and engineers at the Bremen Centre for Mechatronics (BCM) are developing one. It works with harvesting tools, which run on precision rails from HepcoMotion – a specialist in linear guidance systems.

16th November 2016

Igus humanoid open platform robot

The Igus humanoid open platform robot, developed in conjunction with the University of Bonn, is powered by motor-driven, slewing rings.

16th November 2016

MiniTec"s aluminium profile system used as innovative camera rig

When a leading digital photography company needed a structure on which to mount camera’s to shoot subject matter whereby multiples images are captured and scanned by multiple camera shots/angles, it turned to Minitec. It had proved to be very impractical and cumbersome to construct a jig out of scaffolding. Minitec, with the help of the client came up with a solution which is far more than just a customised multiple camera tripod.

16th November 2016

REO UK launches train power magnetics website

To celebrate the launch of its new train power magnetics website, power quality specialist, REO, is offering Twitter users the chance to win a Hornby model train set worth £200. The new site is the home of REO’s services in the maintenance, replacement and repair of rail components. Twitter users that retweet REO's competition tweet and follow @REO_UK will be entered into a price draw to win the quality model train set.

16th November 2016

Machined in Birmingham, headed for Mars

High-precision components machined by Birmingham-based GB Precision, will be making the journey into space on the mission that is planned to be heading to Mars in 2016.

15th November 2016

X-STK confirmed as Preferred Partner for Universal Robots

X-STK | Applied Automation is delighted to announce it has been confirmed as Universal Robots’ Preferred Partner after only ten months. The elevation in status from distributor to Preferred Partner is recognition of X-STK’s superior performance selling the collaborative robots in the UK. UR has seen a 120% increase in robots sold in the UK market since X-STK signed up in January.

15th November 2016