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Omron brings real manufacturing evolution to factory floors

Omron brings real manufacturing evolution to factory floors

At Hannover Messe 2022, Omron will demonstrate the future shape of “i-Automation” – the company’s manufacturing innovation concept – as the direction of manufacturing evolution for the next decade. With a stand design that reflects a real factory floor, Omron will highlight intelligent, integrated, and interactive automation.

23rd March 2022
Motion system delivers precise speed control for dip coating process

Motion system delivers precise speed control for dip coating process

Heason’s motion expertise has played a significant role in a manufacturing project involved the design and supply of a single-axis servo motor driven actuator and control system for a novel thin-film dip coating process. The positioning system required ultra-precise speed control for the withdrawal cycle of a large, heavy and irregular shaped component to ensure a highly uniform and precise coating thickness.

22nd March 2022
NSK Silver-Lube bearings withstand wash-down fluids on bottling line conveyor

NSK Silver-Lube bearings withstand wash-down fluids on bottling line conveyor

A market-leading milk processing and bottling plant has turned to the beneficial attributes of NSK’s Silver-Lube bearing units, which provide optimal protection against the ingress of wash-down water and detergent while simultaneously ensuring corrosion resistance.

22nd March 2022
Relec Electronics expands its display design service

Relec Electronics expands its display design service

Imaging in medical equipment and CCTV surveillance systems are two examples of video output being used to enhance system operation, but video output is also used in the automotive, defence, marine and broadcast industries. To support developers, Relec Electronics has expanded its comprehensive design support to optimise the choice of displays to meet individual requirements.

22nd March 2022
Festo helps increase production of sustainable wine bottles

Festo helps increase production of sustainable wine bottles

A collaboration between Festo and PCE Automation has helped recyclable packaging expert Frugalpac achieve the high throughputs and precision assembly necessary to meet increased demand for its innovative paperboard Frugal Bottle.

22nd March 2022
SKF plain bearings used in world’s longest suspension bridge

SKF plain bearings used in world’s longest suspension bridge

Bearings from SKF are playing a key role in a record-breaking engineering project – the world’s longest suspension bridge, which recently opened in Turkey. The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge spans a distance of more than 4 km across the Dardanelles strait in the north-west of the country. It forms part of a larger road construction project worth more than €3 billion.

22nd March 2022
Maxon and Harmonic Drive team up for Drive Technology Insight Day

Maxon and Harmonic Drive team up for Drive Technology Insight Day

Maxon is teaming up with Harmonic Drive UK to deliver a Drive Technology Insight Day for engineers at the Williams F1 Conference Centre on 11 May. Bringing the engineering community together, the event will provide an opportunity for delegates to network, meet specialist engineers from both Maxon and Harmonic Drive, and learn more about selecting and applying DC drive and precision gear systems.

21st March 2022
Fibre-optic array keeps handbrake cable production running

Fibre-optic array keeps handbrake cable production running

When a manufacturer of steel cable used in automotive parking-brake systems needed a reliable system to detect cable breakages during the manufacturing process, it turned to Contrinex.

21st March 2022
Enclosures meet the latest DIN 41494, IEC 60297-3 standard

Enclosures meet the latest DIN 41494, IEC 60297-3 standard

All Metcase 19” standard and customised enclosures now conform to the latest DIN 41494, IEC 60297-3 standard for the mechanical structure of electronics equipment. Level 1 of the standard covers the dimensions of Eurocard modules. Level 2 sets out the width in HP (1 HP = 5.08 mm) and height in U (1U = 44.45 mm, 1.75”) of 19” rack cases and subracks. These will be mounted in a Level 3 19” rack/cabinet or mini-rack (such as Metcase’s TECHNOMET 19”).

18th March 2022
Zebra Technologies to broaden vision portfolio with Matrox Imaging acquisition

Zebra Technologies to broaden vision portfolio with Matrox Imaging acquisition

Zebra Technologies has announced it intends to acquire Matrox Imaging, a proven developer of advanced machine vision components and systems. This acquisition further expands Zebra’s offerings in the fast-growing automation and vision technology solution space. Last year, Zebra introduced its fixed industrial scanning and machine vision portfolio and acquired Adaptive Vision and Fetch Robotics.

18th March 2022
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