Industrial Technology

RS Components wins 'Customer and User Experience' award at The Digitals 2014

RS Components has won the 'Customer and User Experience' award at The Digitals 2014, defeating finalists that included Primark, Asda, Transport for London, LV=, and The Royal Navy. The award was presented for the company's successful work to transform the product search, purchase and tracking facilities on its website to improve customer satisfaction and increase traffic conversion.

1st December 2014

Connect and go with the new readychain speed from Igus

Continuing the readychain concept, energy chain specialist Igus launches 'readychain speed' - a pre-harnessed energy chain system that is ready to fit directly onto a machine without the need for specialist tools.

28th November 2014

Service robot scales negative slopes

The Technical University of Liberec has introduced the second generation of its special service robot, the ROBOTUL Vertical Climber 02, which uses a unique stepping movement to traverse both smooth and structured surfaces such as the glass walls of buildings. Its safe and highly precise operation is guaranteed by an advanced B&R control system with compact ACOPOSmicro servo drives.

26th November 2014

Magnomatics announce exclusive partnership with Zilift

Magnomatics, the magnetic transmissions and ultra-compact motor company, has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Zilift, a leading developer of permanent magnet technologies for innovative artificial lift applications in the oil and gas industry.

25th November 2014

William Hughes opens Â£3 million new factory to meet growing demand

William Hughes opens £3 million new factory to meet growing demand William Hughes, the specialist manufacturer of wire based products and springs, formally opens its new offices and manufacturing facility in Stalbridge, Dorset on 6th December 2014. The opening will be officiated by Bob Walter, Conservative MP for North Dorset together with the Directors of William Hughes and local dignitaries.

24th November 2014

Crowd funding the UK's space industry...

Probably like many, I vaguely remember the launch of the Rosetta mission some ten years ago with its goal to land a probe on a comet. Certainly I was interested at the time, but I must admit that in the intervening decade I've really not thought about it very much at all. But suddenly the eyes of the world were back on Rosetta as it neared the time to launch its little lander.

23rd November 2014

Reliance supports next generation treatment for prostate cancer

Reliance Precision is continuing its collaboration with French company EDAP TMS in providing mechatronic components and design support to help launch Focal One, the latest generation of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) systems designed to treat localised prostate cancer. Focal One brings together all requirements for accurate and MR-fused imaging; incorporating a precise and efficient, non invasive, therapeutic procedure and end-of-treatment validation imaging.

21st November 2014

Spirol announces the availability of 2D/3D drawings

Spirol International is now pleased to offer 2D/3D drawings of its products. Drawings are available for both standard and common special items. In all, there are well over 100 different series of products in both metric and inch dimensions.

19th November 2014

Rittal offers advice on HCFC ban

From 1st January 2015 it will be illegal to use any recycled or reclaimed ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) R22 refrigerant gas to service cooling units.

18th November 2014

Schaeffler receives award for carbon-based coating system

Schaeffler has received the 2014 Materialica Design and Technology Award in the 'Surface & Technology' category for its new Triondur CH carbon-based coating system, an extremely hard surface coating that significantly reduces friction and wear of mechanical tappets used in internal combustion engine valve trains.

17th November 2014

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