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Robotic assembly line developed for new motor

Robotic assembly line developed for new motor

Demonstrating the capabilities of its automation portfolio, Stober Drives has used products from its own range to design and build a robotic mounting system to manufacture the new LeanMotor.

25th June 2018
Inverter helps malt maker improve its productivity

Inverter helps malt maker improve its productivity

Bairds Malt’s production facility in Witham, Essex turns barley into malt for use in beer and whisky production. Recently the facility has increased productivity and safety by installing a new germination machine controlled by a variable speed drive. The industrial drive controls four gearmotors located on the corners of a fifteen-tonne trolley that is used to agitate the barley during the germination process.

25th June 2018
Chain drives make steel looper tower accumulator ultra reliable

Chain drives make steel looper tower accumulator ultra reliable

A steel mill in the Netherlands has improved the long term operational productivity of its annealing line by replacing lifting chains that failed frequently with ones that have proven to have a working life of 10-15 years or longer.

25th June 2018
Conveyor solutions for chilled and deep-freeze environments

Conveyor solutions for chilled and deep-freeze environments

The need for perfect logistics processes is key in any market, but has traditionally presented challenges in chilled and deep-freeze environments. New conveyor technology offers a solution.

25th June 2018
Flexible transport system can future-proof industry

Flexible transport system can future-proof industry

A new transport system, designed with the electronics industry in mind, meets today’s requirements while ensuring a solution that is future-proofed to become part of an Industry 4.0 installation.

25th June 2018
Top tips for calculating total cost of ownership

Top tips for calculating total cost of ownership

With asset optimisation key, Mark Maher of Eriks offers his top tips on whether to repair or replace.

25th June 2018
Highly bright signal tower offers seven colours and seven positions

Highly bright signal tower offers seven colours and seven positions

New from OEM Automatic is the Modul-Perfect PC7 signal tower. Manufactured by Auer Signal, it has been designed from the ground up to address today’s demanding machinery requirements. The PC7 offers a host of benefits including brighter signalling, flexible construction and positioning, increased functionality, and the possibility to combine up to seven modules in a single device.

25th June 2018
Material facts

Material facts

The physical characteristics of product packaging can have a powerful impact on its environmental performance and nowhere is this more evident than in the use of plastics. So, how is the packaging machinery sector responding to the clamour for greater eco-friendliness? Neil Beaumont of Lenze reports.

25th June 2018
Cables from igus make solar-powered off-road vehicle fit for the world record

Cables from igus make solar-powered off-road vehicle fit for the world record

Since the beginning of 2016, 16 students from the University of Bochum in Germany have been developing and constructing a solar-powered off-road vehicle. The team wants its SolarBuggy, called Froggee, to be completely self-sufficient while ensuring that it can cope with the toughest conditions without problems.

25th June 2018
Ball bearings have new performance seal option

Ball bearings have new performance seal option

SKF is making its high performance RSH seal design available on a larger range of SKF Explorer deep groove ball bearings. The tried and tested RSH seal uses a highly optimised dual-lip configuration to provide additional protec-tion in demanding envi-ronments. For users, the result is bearings that last longer, especially in wet, contaminated or dusty operating condit-ions, and that need to be replaced less fre-quently.

25th June 2018
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