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Registration opens for the Machine Vision Conference 2022

Registration opens for the Machine Vision Conference 2022

You can register now for the 2022 Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition, to be held on 28 April at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Now in its 6th year, this one day event continues to provide the latest vision technology and services from world-leading companies in industrial vision and imaging.

25th January 2022
Parker powers up portfolio for expanding electric vehicle market

Parker powers up portfolio for expanding electric vehicle market

Parker Lord, a division of Parker Hannifin, has expanded its portfolio of products for electric vehicle manufacturers to include new thermally conductive (TC) adhesives and one-component (1K) low-density gap fillers to support their leading product offering of thermal management encapsulants, adhesives, and gap fillers.

24th January 2022

Read how to be smart with Contrinex

Read how to be smart with Contrinex"s smart inductive sensors

Contrinex’s range of high-performance inductive sensors with many benefits has been further enhanced by its smart sensors, which combine a microcontroller with the sensor’s ASIC to add on-board processing to “measure, monitor, configure and predict”. They offer machine builders the ability to program a customised sensor for their application, without the cost and time delay associated with ordering low-volume custom parts.

21st January 2022
Swivel pad indexing levers enable flexible and mark-free clamping

Swivel pad indexing levers enable flexible and mark-free clamping

A new range of indexing levers designed to clamp in restricted spaces without marking the workpiece or equipment is now available. Leeds-based standard parts and components supplier, WDS Components, has released a range of T and L shaped levers with a choice of ball ends or soft pads, giving flexibility and ease of clamping. The indexing levers are a useful clamping mechanism when a complete 360° locking rotation cannot be achieved.

21st January 2022
Pickering Interfaces joins OpenTAP test automation software partner program

Pickering Interfaces joins OpenTAP test automation software partner program

Pickering Interfaces is now an OpenTAP partner. Pickering joins other notable test companies in the open source, shared software workshop that enables users to contribute, collaborate and create automated test solutions.

21st January 2022
Sulzer celebrates opening of new laser metal deposition facility

Sulzer celebrates opening of new laser metal deposition facility

Sulzer has commemorated the opening of its state-of-the-art laser metal deposition (LMD) facility at the Houston Service Center in La Porte, Texas, by holding an exclusive customer event. Attendees were treated to private tours of this advanced additive manufacturing process with Sulzer experts on hand to explain the multiple benefits for turbomachinery repair and upgrade projects.

21st January 2022
Bowman announces EPTDA manufacturer status

Bowman announces EPTDA manufacturer status

Global innovator of bearings, additive manufacture and sintered components, Bowman International has announced its new EPTDA manufacturer status ahead of the organisation’s next annual meeting in March 2022.

21st January 2022
Reeco and Omron team up to develop mobile robot solutions for the UK

Reeco and Omron team up to develop mobile robot solutions for the UK

Reeco Automation, specialist in collaborative robot (Cobot) applications, has been appointed Omron’s autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solution partner. The partnership enables the duo to offer time-saving operational efficiencies that address the logistical, warehousing and end-of-line challenges faced by UK manufacturers, distributors and large retailers.

21st January 2022

A rising star of theatre land

A rising star of theatre land

Leading UK manufacturer of automated equipment for theatre productions, Absolute Motion Control, has specified Stober gearboxes for the delivery and retraction of stage props in west end show ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’. The National Theatre show running at the Duke of York’s theatre In London’s West End needed automated lifts which incorporate servo motors, gearboxes and drives to elevate door frames, a bath and benches from below the floor to the stage.

20th January 2022
Upgrading automation devices with TSN connectivity

Upgrading automation devices with TSN connectivity

Businesses driving their digital transformation journeys are demanding access to all data in their manufacturing systems. This requires the combination of IT and OT networks, selecting Ethernet as a backbone, and enabling automation devices with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) communications. Product vendors who address this can leverage their existing solutions to quickly provide next-level capabilities. Knowing how to start, how to support TSN based industrial Ethernet protocols and how to leverage a corresponding development ecosystem, is key to ensuring success.

20th January 2022
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