Nearly two kilometres of metric pitch conveyor chain is made in record time

Renold’s UK chain centre has manufactured one of the largest lengths of a customer specified conveyor chain that it has produced so far this year, and has done so in record time.

Igus expands 3D printing service by injection moulding with printed tools

Many designers in the industrial sector rely on wear-resistant, high-performance plastic parts for use wherever there is friction between two surfaces. To ensure they get their special plastic part, Igus has integrated its Print2Mould process in its online 3D printing service. With a printed tool, the component is manufactured by injection moulding. To do this, the user simply uploads the STEP file of the part into the 3D printing service, selects the material and requests a quotation. Specifications on the material properties as well as the precision, flexural strength and the price help with the choice.

A tale of squires, stew and electric vehicles

My daughter came home from school with a maths joke. Three mighty armies gathered ready to do battle; one from the south and two from the north. On the night before the upcoming battle, the soldiers of each army drank themselves into a slumber. Each army had a squire carrying its banner. In the south, the sober squire got ready for the aftermath of the battle. He prepared a big pot of stew, and then hoisted it high into a tree with ropes to keep it safe. He also threw up a hangman’s noose, should it be needed after the battle.

Festo invests to meet growing demand from electronics sector

A joker in the pack, but still a losing hand

Just when we’d all breathed a collective sigh of relief that Brexit was finally behind us and we could get on with the day jobs, the posturing has started up again. First battleground for the trade negotiations, it seems, will be fishing, with Europe insisting that it must have access to British waters for fishing, and Number 10 adamant that the interests of British fishermen will not be sacrificed in any negotiations.

Rockwell Automation strengthens control and visualisation portfolio with acquisition of ASEM

Rockwell Automation announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Italy-based ASEM, a leading provider of digital automation technologies. ASEM provides a complete range of Industrial PCs (IPCs), Human-Machine Interface (HMI) hardware and software, remote access capabilities, and secure Industrial IoT gateway solutions.

SICK"s Industry 4.0 training gets you started with IO-Link on the PLC

SICK is holding a series of hands-on training days to help machine builders and end-users progress on their Industry 4.0 journey by unlocking valuable data from IO-Link sensors via a PLC.  During the one-day course, delegates will learn, step-by-step, how to set up an IO-Link Master to enable sensors to communicate data with a PLC.

RARUK opens dedicated Universal Robots training centre

RARUK Automation has opened the UK’s first Universal Robots Authorised Training Centre at its headquarters in Shefford.  This development will allow the company’s certified UR trainers to provide tuition in collaborative robot programming, empowering UK customers to get the very best return from their UR investment.

BNL: 50 Years of Bearing Innovation

2020 is BNL's 50th anniversary. In 1970 we introduced the BNL moulded plastic bearing to the market. Over five decades, our products have developed from simple bearings, into innovative, integrated bearing solutions that offer so much more than just smooth rotation and excellent wear rates.

ATC Semitec signs distribution agreement with Heraeus Nexensos

ATC Semitec, the UK’s leading distributor of temperature sensors, has announced that the Heraeus Nexensos’ range of platinum sensors has joined its line-up of precision thermal components. Heraeus is the worldwide market and technology leader in platinum thin film technology.