Industrial Technology

Igus celebrates 25 years of chainflex

Igus is celebrating 25 years since the launch of its chainflex range of cables developed specifically for moving applications in energy chains. With 1,040 cables available from stock, the chainflex range includes motor, control and data cables. As market leader for e-chains, Igus tests and offers both energy chains and chainflex cables as a system solution with a 36-month guarantee upon request.

12th January 2016

Second tea packing system ordered

To boost production in order to meet increased demand Clipper Teas invested in a specially designed system for packing the tea bags from the point where they exit the tea bag making machine. Frontline Packaging was chosen to design, manufacture or source all of the elements and it recommended the inclusion of a Universal Robot from RA Rodriguez to load the rectangular tea cartons.

21st December 2015

COMAU and B&R assimilate robotics into machine control

With the introduction of openROBOTICS, partners COMAU and B&R are opening up new dimensions of robotics integration for machinery and production lines. The solution is based on a full line-up of COMAU robots that handle payloads ranging from 3 to 650 kilograms.

18th December 2015

RS Components refreshes offering of pneumatic components

RS Components has announced a significant extension to its range of pneumatic components from SMC. Targeting machine builders developing new pneumatics-based applications as well as maintenance engineers, the additions to the SMC pneumatic components range comprise more than 600 products including cylinders, actuators, valves, fittings, assemblies, filters, lubricators, regulators, hoses and air-preparation devices.

17th December 2015

New subject added to Loctite webinar programme

The Loctite ‘Success Secured’ free webinar series has proved a very popular customer service during 2015 and Henkel is now extending its appeal with the introduction of new topics in 2016. The first is Structural Bonding which explores how this joining method outperforms mechanical fasteners, often at lower cost, while providing the freedom to create smarter and more energy-efficient designs.

16th December 2015

Routeco announce distribution partnership with SMC Pneumatics (UK)

Routeco is very proud to announce that on the 10th November 2015 we have signed a UK distribution agreement with SMC Pneumatics (UK), which will further enhance our product portfolio offering to our OEM Machine Builder customers, as we continuously strive to enhance our position as our customers’ Technical ‘Partner of Choice’ for Control and Automation products.

15th December 2015

Electric handling unit ensures precision in DNA extraction

Festo has developed a high level handling system for use in the new oKtopure DNA extraction robot from LGC. The fully-automatic robot has been developed for plant and animal breeders, and molecular biologists who often face technical challenges when analysing DNA.

11th December 2015

RS Components makes 3D printing even more affordable

RS Components is offering a special bundle that combines advanced 3D modelling software and 3D printing hardware, and which provides advanced and highly affordable 3D design and prototyping capabilities.

9th December 2015

Centa launches CENTAWAVE for testing slow speed/high torque applications

Mechanical power transmissions experts, Centa Transmissions, have launched a brand new flexible coupling specifically designed for testing within systems before they are installed or constructed.

3rd December 2015

"Shapeability" for custom position sensors requirements

What happens when you are making a piece of kit, or even worse have designed, built and launched the machine, and the position sensor becomes unreliable? As frustrating as this issue is for engineers, when using traditional position sensing methods it does happen, particularly for applications in harsh environments.