Industrial Technology

2200 attractively priced "˜blue star' core products from Festo

Festo now offers more than 2200 pneumatic actuators and drives, valves, sensors and accessories for factory and process automation as part of its "˜blue star' core product range. Attractively priced and readily available, the blue star range also delivers optimised functionality that can fulfil 80 per cent of automation technology requirements. On stock at 13 service centres worldwide and clearly marked with a blue star in the product catalogue, customers can order these products online with just a few clicks and they will be ready for dispatch within 24 hours.

15th September 2016

Northern Manufacturing & Electronics â€“ the North"s key industrial technology showcase

Northern Manufacturing has grown rapidly over the last four years to become arguably the most important show in the North for industrial technology. Visitors to Northern Manufacturing 2016 can once again expect to meet an incredible range of suppliers, from local specialist firms to major international companies. Thanks to its unique exhibitor mix of machinery and production equipment, components, electronics and sub-contract services, Northern Manufacturing has proven immensely popular with visitors from across the entire spectrum of manufacturing enterprise.

14th September 2016

ODVA Industrial Ethernet for IOT course to launch in Spain in October

ODVA, the organisation that manages the EtherNet/IP technology, is bringing its popular training course “EtherNet/IP: Industrial Ethernet for the Internet of Things” to Spain this year. Held concurrently with the IOT Solutions World Congress, the course will be held on Tuesday 25 October at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona.

1st September 2016

Going with the flow

Magnomatics, a world leader in magnetic gear technologies is pleased to announce it is currently working to develop a marine current turbine using the company’s Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD) generator.

19th August 2016

New applications engineer at ACE Fabreeka UK

ACE and Fabreeka came together in December 2015 to offer customers their well-established, market leading ranges of motion and vibration control products. Both brands are available from one highly experienced sales team, assisted by brand specific applications support.

18th August 2016

RS Components and ebm-papst sign new agreement

RS Components has renewed its agreement with ebm-papst to supply high efficiency fans and motor products from the leading global manufacturer throughout the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.

18th August 2016

Festo appoints Eliza Rawlings as UK Managing Director

Festo, the leading supplier of automation equipment, has appointed Eliza Rawlings as its UK Managing Director. Festo is committed to helping customers maximise productivity and competitiveness through its industrial factory and process automation solutions. In her new role, Eliza will lead these efforts in the UK, heading up the organisation and driving initiatives to engage staff and customers.

17th August 2016

Develop application software significantly faster

At K 2016, from October 19-26, B&R will be demonstrating how to greatly simplify the development of applications for injection presses, extruders and blow molding machines (Hall 12, Booth B16). Modular software blocks can reduce development times by an average of two-thirds.

16th August 2016

TT Electronics announces 12 new distribution partners

TT Electronics has announced the appointment of 12 new international distribution partners for the complete range of fully configurable temperature, pressure, level, and flow sensing products, offered under its Roxspur Measurement and Control brand. The new distribution line up adds coverage in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Sweden.

15th August 2016

Emerson sells Control Techniques and Leroy Somer to Nidec

Emerson has announced that it is selling its motors, drives and electric power generation business to Nidec, in deal worth $1.2bn. The all-cash deal includes Leroy Somer, Control Techniques and other businesses based in the US, China and India, and is the largest acquisition that Japan-based Nidec has ever made.

3rd August 2016

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