Industrial Technology

Cooling technology delivers energy savings for bakery ovens

Karl Lycett, product manager for climate control at Rittal UK, explains how the company’s new cooling technology is delivering energy savings at Allied Bakeries.

16th November 2020

How to improve accuracy and repeatability when dispensing

Simon Gibbs, product specialist at Intertronics, explains how increasing the precision in an adhesives process can improve manufacturing productivity.

16th November 2020

Soft starter reduces single phase compressor start current by over 50%

Carlo Gavazzi has introduced a new robust generation of RSBS Soft Starts. The RSBS range was the first soft starter on the market to perform a self-learning algorithm for smooth soft starting and stopping of pumps. This ensures optimal starts and stops even under different load conditions and minimises any vibrations.

14th November 2020

Sick SPEETEC speed and length sensor looks but doesn"t touch

With the SPEETEC non-contact sensor for speed and length measurement, Sick has added a compact, affordable, eye-safe laser surface motion sensor to its portfolio, able to measure a wide range of continuous, web-fed or cut-to-length materials down to a resolution of 4 µm.

14th November 2020

How to effectively add machine controllers to your factory floor

Machine controllers are at the heart of Industry 4.0 applications. They allow factories to run automated processes while ensuring product quality, consistency, efficiency and high throughput. Hence, choosing the right solution and implementing it correctly can make a significant difference to the success of an industrial automation project.

29th October 2020

Time to futureproof your factory

As some global manufacturing sectors face unprecedented pressure, there has never been a more opportune time to implement game-changing automation technologies. Those businesses that have been adopting technologies able to provide greater transparency, higher productivity and better process management will be better placed to move forward and adapt to the new manufacturing landscape.

29th October 2020

Using software and sensors to determine the future of machines

If predictions are correct, by 2021 25 billion devices will be connected to the internet of things (IoT). Here, Marek Lukaszczyk, European marketing manager at gearbox manufacturer, Weg explains where geared motor maintenance fits into this paradigm.

29th October 2020

Bearings from Rodriguez prove first choice at atlas converting

RA Rodriguez is supplying large turntable bearings and steel spur gears for use in a new generation of slitter-rewinder machines being built by Atlas Converting Equipment. Machines of this type are used for the processing of products such as flexible packaging materials, film and laminates. The quality and lead-time of the turntable bearings and spur gears, alongside selection advice provided by RA Rodriguez, led to the initial purchase decision.

29th October 2020

Automatic lubricators and Arcanol grease ensure conveyor motor bearings run reliably at opencast mine

By installing automatic lubricators for bearings on its conveyor drive motors and belt pulleys, an opencast mine in Hungary has seen a range of benefits, including prevention of unplanned downtime, longer bearing life and reduced repair work.

29th October 2020

New Pinet aluminium hinges from FDB Panel Fittings

The new aluminium profile spring hinges from the panel fittings team at FDB/Pinet offer a range of features which enable specialist panel builders to achieve high quality solutions to regular enclosure problems of door closure by means of integral spring operation.

29th October 2020