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Introducing the "digital toolbox" approach to digitalisation

The rate at which manufacturers move forward with their digitalisation strategies will depend on many factors, principally the investment involved and the predisposition of staff to change their working practices. Victoria Van Camp of SKF suggests that a more selective approach, as opposed to embracing an all-encompassing digital enterprise model, is a tactic worth considering.

22nd February 2019
Inverters look after themselves, and your plant equipment

Inverters look after themselves, and your plant equipment

Today’s inverter drives are smarter than ever, able to look after themselves and a range of connected plant equipment such as fans, pumps, motors and conveyors. How then is this achieved? Wayne Turtill of Mitsubishi Electric provides some insight into how preventative and actual maintenance is done with smart VSDs.

22nd February 2019
Design and material innovation leads to new plastic bearings

Design and material innovation leads to new plastic bearings

Material handling is fundamental to a business’s success in manufacturing, processing and shipping products to market. Efficient systems maintain performance over time, keeping production moving and to ensure this, conveyor components need to be high quality. BNL’s integrated plastic bearing solutions feature in highly engineered products, from top of the range cars to innovative domestic appliances. As technology progresses, specifications become more complex and BNL continually innovates to meet customers’ changing needs.

22nd February 2019
Interlinking for canister transport with a bridge

Interlinking for canister transport with a bridge

When a customer came to mk saying that they needed to achieve continuous transport without complicated stopping and turning for their production line, mk said no problem.

22nd February 2019
Drum motors make butter conveyor more compact and energy efficient

Drum motors make butter conveyor more compact and energy efficient

Italian company Vezzadini, based in Reggio Emilia, is the market leader for butter packaging machinery. Its machines are used in creameries around the world, as well as by food processing companies producing cheese spread and margarine. Vezzadini products are distinguished by their premium quality and artisan manufacturing.

22nd February 2019
Is 100Mbit Industrial Ethernet sufficient for Industry 4.0?

Is 100Mbit Industrial Ethernet sufficient for Industry 4.0?

As we embark on the journey to Industry 4.0, it is becoming apparent that industry’s reluctance to move beyond 100Mbit Ethernet technology is a very real limiting factor. John Browett of CLPA argues that the transition to gigabit Ethernet networking technologies has to start now.

22nd February 2019
Smart controller for Industry 4.0

Smart controller for Industry 4.0

Brainboxes has launched a smarter way to know what’s happening on your production line. Sense, sort and send your machine data to minimise downtime, speed up response time and maximise profits.

22nd February 2019
Galvo scanner suits additive manufacturing and laser micromachining

Galvo scanner suits additive manufacturing and laser micromachining

Aerotech, provider of high-performance motion control and positioning systems, introduces the AGV-SPO, a new high performance Galvo Scanner. It offers a larger field of view than conventional 2D scanners, reduces laser spot distortion, and is flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of laser wavelengths thanks to a large variety of mirror surfaces. As a result, the laser scanner is suitable for a wide range of applications, from additive manufacturing to medical devices.

22nd February 2019
Space and cost issues resolved with Festo flat rodless cylinder

Space and cost issues resolved with Festo flat rodless cylinder

Festo is broadening customer choice of rodless cylinders with the introduction of an outstanding new, clean line variant. Called DLGF, the new rodless cylinder is designed to significantly reduce design time and cost in applications where space is at a premium.

22nd February 2019
Maximising efficiency and flexibility in optical testing of airbag diffusers

Maximising efficiency and flexibility in optical testing of airbag diffusers

Automation system developer Gefasoft was commissioned to design an optical testing machine for airbag diffusers. In the event of an accident, diffusers determine the direction of airflow in the airbag. This critical component has to be examined and tested reliably for potential faults. The customer’s goal was to achieve an average cycle time of less than two seconds, despite there being 15 processes of varying durations. 

22nd February 2019
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