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AMRC gets a kick out of luxury footwear carrier project

AMRC gets a kick out of luxury footwear carrier project

Engineers from the AMRC put their best foot forward to help develop a luxury sports shoe carrier for injection moulding manufacture by reducing the number of components by half.

29th January 2019
SKF helps reduce maintenance costs on the railway

SKF helps reduce maintenance costs on the railway

The drive in the rail sector is towards extending maintenance intervals. This is an area where digitalization is making a huge difference. With this in mind, SKF has launched n entirely rail-focused version of its highly successful Multilog IMx platform, combining rolling stock and track condition monitoring in a single, easily customised solution.

29th January 2019
Kawasaki robot wins university challenge

Kawasaki robot wins university challenge

The University of Chester’s popular Innovation to Commercialisation project (I2C) has installed a Kawasaki robot as part of its industry-leading project to introduce Cheshire or Warrington based SMEs to the advantages offered by the latest advances and practices in automation and manufacturing. Located at Thornton Science Park near Chester (formerly the site of the Shell Technology, Exploration and Research Centre), the University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering features purpose-built laboratories and industrial facilities designed to deliver hands-on, practical guidance and advice covering a wide range of technologies. Part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, the project boasts a number of unique features, one of which is that masterclasses are run by practising manufacturing professionals and suppliers with significant experience in their chosen specialist subjects.

29th January 2019
Lightweight victory for plastic bearings in racing

Lightweight victory for plastic bearings in racing

Two-wheel motorsport has a whole range of different vehicle classes - down to single-cylinder machines. The limited engine power of these bikes is not a disadvantage, if the weight - namely, the mass to be accelerated - is also reduced considerably. Here, plastic bearings make an important contribution.

29th January 2019
Schunk expert days - towards open robotics

Schunk expert days - towards open robotics

From February 27 – 28, the leading symposium for applied service robotics from Schunk will take place for the first time in Odense, Denmark. The third-largest city in Denmark has developed into a hot spot of European service robotics in the recent years.

29th January 2019
Higher pressure, deeper vacuum

Higher pressure, deeper vacuum

The success story of the KNF NMP830 series continuous. The new NMP 830 high performance series offers more flow, higher pressure and deeper vacuum with the same foot print and only 5mm additional height. All these features compact combined in one pump at high power efficiency.

29th January 2019
Cleanroom – the final cleanliness

Cleanroom – the final cleanliness

Working under cleanroom conditions has largely become the industry standard in the fields of electrical and medical technology as well as in the pharmaceutical, food and semiconductor industries. Due to the increased use of microelectronics in the automotive sector and the resulting rise in demands for technical cleanliness, cleanrooms are also set to become more common throughout the automobile industry and its suppliers in the future. A cleanroom facilitates the manufacturing and packaging of highly technical or particularly sensitive products, while at the same time offering suitable environmental conditions for a wide range of research and development work.

29th January 2019
Robot arms are getting everywhere

Robot arms are getting everywhere

Recent developments are opening new opportunities and catapulting the industrial robot arm into a journey around the production environment.

29th January 2019
Hammond

Hammond"s Rack Mount Unit family extended with extra sizes

Hammond Electronics has introduced 4U high versions and added extended 559mm depths to all heights of its RM family of 1U - 4U 19 inch rack mounting and desktop enclosures. 1U to 3U half-width versions are also available. The all-aluminium construction consists of a heavy-duty extruded frame with removable vented or plain top and bottom covers. 19 inch units are supplied with rack mounting angles; both 19 inch and half width variants come complete with self-adhesive rubber feet for when the enclosure is to be used as a desktop unit. 

29th January 2019
Gas spring and application solutions

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
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