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Strategic partnership between Siko and STW

Strategic partnership between Siko and STW

Siko and Sensor-Technik Wiedemann (STW) have agreed on a strategic partnership with the aim of further opening up the market for mobile machinery with joint solutions that are based on individual strengths. Customers benefit from the cooperation by having access to complete systems ranging from measurement technology through to automation and cloud-based concepts.

21st July 2020
RS Components sponsors University of Strathclyde team in European initiative

RS Components sponsors University of Strathclyde team in European initiative

RS Components is sponsoring the PowerHab team from the University of Strathclyde as part of IGLUNA 2020, a pan-European initiative bringing together multidisciplinary students from across the globe in a collaboration to build solutions for a theoretical space habitat.

20th July 2020
Spirol expands online shop platform to include disc springs

Spirol expands online shop platform to include disc springs

Spirol is pleased to announce that disc springs have recently been added to its eCommerce platform, shop.spirol.com. While all of Spirol’s engineered components will eventually be available for purchase through shop.spirol.com, disc springs are the second product to launch on the site.

20th July 2020

A new issue of Industrial Technology EXTRA is available now

A new issue of Industrial Technology EXTRA is available now

Issue 16 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:

20th July 2020

New Holroyd gear grinding centre offers greater levels of efficiency

New Holroyd gear grinding centre offers greater levels of efficiency

A brand new gear grinding centre from Holroyd Precision promises to bring even higher levels of intelligence and efficiency to the production of specialised gears and tooth forms. Called GT350, the latest machine from the Precision Technologies Group (PTG) company has been developed for one-off and batch grinding of precision spur and helical gears, worms and screws of up to 350mm in diameter. It can also be used to precision grind compressor rotors.

17th July 2020
Virtual showcase for state-of-the-art positioning and motion control

Virtual showcase for state-of-the-art positioning and motion control

With conferences and industry exhibitions currently on hold, Physik Instrumente (PI) has set up a virtual trade show that will inspire and inform anyone with precision positioning and motion control challenges, wherever they are in the world. Each application-focused stand – covering everything from 3D printing or photonic alignment to industrial automation or in vitro diagnostics – demonstrates powerful PI solutions for higher throughput and accuracy, less downtime, scalable production, integration with existing systems and more. Whatever information researchers and technology leaders need, this is where they’ll find the answers.

16th July 2020
Bonomi investment embraces the principles of Industry 4.0

Bonomi investment embraces the principles of Industry 4.0

The flagship Italian production plant of leading valve and actuator supplier Bonomi (UK) Ltd, is employing the principles of Industry 4.0 across many areas of its manufacturing operations, to great effect.

16th July 2020
Local manufacture of high-performance Sulzer pumps provides cost, time and service benefits

Local manufacture of high-performance Sulzer pumps provides cost, time and service benefits

Close collaboration between Sulzer specialists in Asia, Europe and the US was key to a complex project that allowed twelve sophisticated pumps from three individual designs to be manufactured at Sulzer’s China plant for the first time. Sulzer’s ability to bring the new models into production quickly allowed its customer to meet tight project timelines, as well as demanding technical and commercial goals.

16th July 2020
Software development kit for CC-Link IE TSN reduces development effort

Software development kit for CC-Link IE TSN reduces development effort

The fieldbus stack from engineering services provider SILA for Modbus is currently actively used by a broad user base. However in view of growing industrial communication requirements, this older protocol which does not yet have real-time capability is becoming unsustainable. By developing a new solution for the development of CC-Link TSN-enabled components, SILA wants to pave the way forward for its customers.

15th July 2020
Fanuc UK to host dedicated automation event for injection moulders

Fanuc UK to host dedicated automation event for injection moulders

Fanuc UK is set to open its doors to the British moulding market with a dedicated automation open house at the end of September. The event will be held at its UK headquarters in Antsy Park, Coventry, on 29 September to 1 October, with visitors encouraged to sign-up to specific days to accommodate social distancing measures while on site. More Covid-19 regulations may be in effect at the event in government guidelines and restrictions develop.

15th July 2020
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