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Custom enclosures meet dairy farming hygiene requirements

Custom enclosures meet dairy farming hygiene requirements

Ambic Equipment is using customised enclosures from Spelsberg UK to house its latest dosing and dilutions system, the EasiDoser. The enclosures, which are certified for installation in ammonia rich agricultural applications, have been provided with CNC machined entry points and custom mounting plates to speed up the manufacturing process.

21st April 2017
Cobots driving efficiency improvements

Cobots driving efficiency improvements

Highly adaptable, affordable and with plug-and-play solutions, collaborative robots are helping manufacturers around the world automate processes and improve efficiency. In order to meet the growing demand for their product, linear motion expert HepcoMotion decided to automate the loading and unloading of a CNC milling machine. Installing the UR10, collaborative robot supplied by X-STK has increased efficiency by 47%. 

21st April 2017
LG Motion announces new distribution deal

LG Motion announces new distribution deal

LG Motion has announced that it will represent Baumeister & Schack in the UK. Founded in 1980, the company which is located to the south of Stuttgart, designs, develops and manufactures DC motor drive systems and actuation products for diverse applications in the automotive, medical, machine tool and furniture industries. 

21st April 2017
Bowman acquires John Handley Bearings

Bowman acquires John Handley Bearings

Bearing specialist, Bowman International, has announced the acquisition of Midlands-based John Handley Bearings. Committed to growing the John Handley name under the umbrella of its own brand, Bowman will work closely with the highly-experienced John Handley team to improve stock availability for its three key technical partners; Thomson Industries, Cooper Bearings and NSK Linear.

21st April 2017
New plastic hinges and mounting adjustment devices

New plastic hinges and mounting adjustment devices

Industrial component and standard machine element manufacturer Elesa recently launched their new CFAX plastic hinge in high resilience polyamide technopolymer designed for enclosures, cabinets and machine access panels. The CFAX range offers wide angle opening (215°) and secure rear mounted fixing in a range of sizes (40mm, 50mm, 65mm).

19th April 2017
Rittal

Rittal"s DX enclosure-based cooling solutions support growing IT needs

In today’s data-driven business models, even small companies have to contend with growing IT needs. When they expand their computing environments and install the latest class of servers, the issue of cooling the equipment becomes acute. Legacy air-cooling systems are no longer sufficient.

18th April 2017
PLC is smart, compact and communicative

PLC is smart, compact and communicative

The new XC300 modular PLC from Eaton enables machine and system builders to bring streamlined, modern automation concepts to life – especially when combined with the XN300 I/O system and XV300 touch panel. With high performance and excellent communication features, the modular controller’s fast cycle times enables higher productivity rates for the machine.

17th April 2017
Maximising the opportunities

Maximising the opportunities

Andrew MacPherson of Festo looks at trends and solutions for delivering better plant, productivity and people in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector.

17th April 2017
Maximising the opportunities

Maximising the opportunities

Andrew MacPherson of Festo looks at trends and solutions for delivering better plant, productivity and people in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector.

17th April 2017
Maximising the opportunities

Maximising the opportunities

Andrew MacPherson of Festo looks at trends and solutions for delivering better plant, productivity and people in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector.

17th April 2017
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