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Stromag brakes fitted to powerful shipyard shiplifts

Stromag brakes fitted to powerful shipyard shiplifts

An Italian winch and gearbox manufacturer providing assemblies for a shiplift system approached Stromag to provide 4BZFM brakes that could deliver reliable stopping power for the system’s hoists.

28th August 2020
2020/2021 Enclosure Hardware catalogue and supplement from EMKA

2020/2021 Enclosure Hardware catalogue and supplement from EMKA

Of note to machine builders is that EMKA has just unveiled its all-new Main Catalogue for 2020/2021, covering a comprehensive range of locking technology options for cabinets and enclosures. It has earned the description of "everything but the enclosur" for the way in which specialist panel builders have come to rely on it for high quality, easy-to-assemble locks, handles, hinges, swinghandles and gaskets.

27th August 2020
Winners announced in global innovation competition

Winners announced in global innovation competition

Electrocomponents is a key sponsor of ‘Invent for the Planet 2020’, and recently participated on the judging panel to select the winners of this global engineering innovation competition, which challenges university students from all over the world to devise solutions to tackle some of our planet’s toughest issues. This sponsorship is another example of the company’s commitment to engage with students and support initiatives that develop their skills in a real-world environment.

27th August 2020
PPMA provides a new meeting hub for your business

PPMA provides a new meeting hub for your business

Are you a start-up or an established manufacturer? Are you looking at new ways to improve your business efficiency and packaging solutions? If yes, now’s the time to get online. Following the unforeseen postponement of this year’s PPMA Show, the PPMA Group of Associations has initiated a new Meeting Hug to connect a range of buyers with industry suppliers from 7 September 2020.

27th August 2020
Recycling plant saves over €50,000 per year with NSK mounted bearings

Recycling plant saves over €50,000 per year with NSK mounted bearings

A recycling plant that was experiencing regular failures of mounted bearings on the conveyor of an optical sorting machine is enjoying major gains following the switch to NSK SNN series plummer blocks fitted with NSKHPS spherical roller bearings. Thanks to the reduction in replacement bearing costs, breakdowns and maintenance, the facility is saving €51,174 per annum.

26th August 2020
WEG acquires AI and machine vision start-up

WEG acquires AI and machine vision start-up

As part of its increasing investment in digital technologies, global motor and industrial equipment manufacturer, WEG has acquired control of a new artificial intelligence (AI) business. Mvisia is a Brazil-based machine vision start-up that specialises in applying AI tools in industry. WEG’S acquisition of the start-up is part of the company’s strategy to grow its digital offering and meet Industry 4.0 demands.

25th August 2020
Igus opens new cleanroom laboratory

Igus opens new cleanroom laboratory

To develop new particle-free motion plastic products suitable for use in cleanrooms, Fraunhofer IPA has designed and built a tailor-made ISO Class 1 cleanroom laboratory for Igus, which is based in the 3,800 square-metre Igus test laboratory in Cologne, Germany.

24th August 2020
This week's Industrial Technology EXTRA is now available for download

This week's Industrial Technology EXTRA is now available for download

Issue 21 of Industrial Technology EXTRA - our interactive electronic supplement to the printed edition of Industrial Technology - is out today. You can view the PDF here, the flip-page magazine, or download the tablet version on the Industrial Technology app. Contents include:

24th August 2020

Transicon joins Danfoss Drives

Transicon joins Danfoss Drives" Integrator Expert Program

Telford-based Transicon has signed an Advanced Partner Agreement in the Integrator Expert Program with Danfoss Drives. The purpose of the Partner Program is to enable both companies to provide the best possible service to new and existing customers, thereby increasing their project turnover in key markets across the UK.

21st August 2020
International digital conference announced on Single Pair Ethernet

International digital conference announced on Single Pair Ethernet

On September 22 and 23, the SPE System Alliance hosts an international, digital exchange of knowledge between experts of different industries and technology sectors on the topic of Single Pair Ethernet. The Technology Days, taking place for the first time this year, provide participants with the opportunity to talk to specialists and to inform themselves about the added value of this communication technology.

20th August 2020
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