Industrial Technology

RS DesignSpark documentary showcases 10km journey for autonomous model boat

RS Components has released a 10-episode documentary series – titled SeaQuest – featuring members of its DesignSpark engineering community who embarked on a first-of-its-kind challenge to design, test and build a self-guided, 3D-printed model boat and send it on an ocean adventure. The challenge, which was initiated back in the spring of 2018, set the goal of fulfilling RS’ ambition to achieve a world record for the greatest distance travelled by a 3D printed autonomous model boat.

20th October 2020

RS clocks up one million members on DesignSpark platform

RS Components is marking a significant milestone this week as the company recorded more than one million members on its DesignSpark engineering platform. This impressive number of registrations has been achieved in the same year that the company celebrates 10 years of DesignSpark and signals the platform’s importance and popularity amongst the global engineering community.

12th October 2020

Industrial enterprises to achieve step change operational improvements

Schneider Electric has accelerated its drive to help customers unlock the full potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Promising to unleash a new wave of innovation by championing the widespread adoption of open automation standards, Schneider Electric unveiled its vision for universal automation and the first of its kind, EcoStruxure Automation Expert, a new category of software-centric industrial automation system.

9th October 2020

Spirol launches new series of moulded-in aluminium threaded inserts for plastics

Spirol has introduced a new, high-performance series of moulded-in inserts for plastics assemblies. The rugged design of the Series 63 through hole inserts and Series 65 blind end inserts consists of multiple bands of helical knurls to maximise torque resistance, balanced with radial undercuts to achieve high pull-out (tensile) force. These moulded -in inserts are designed to be placed in the mould cavity prior to plastic injection, and offer exceptional performance due to unrestricted plastic flow into the retention features on the outside diameter of the Inserts.

8th October 2020

Customers can now shop for Lee Spring parts online with new easy to navigate layout

Lee Spring now provides its customers with the opportunity to buy online with full account management and basket purchasing facilities on their new easy to navigate website at www.leespring.co.uk – a fast ecommerce experience with highly efficient product search and CAD downloads.

6th October 2020

TR launches new security fastener to prevent businesses becoming victims of crime

A new range of security fasteners has been launched to help businesses to cut the cost of being a victim of crime from their overheads. The innovative 5-Lobe pin from TR Fastenings is the first complete range of security fasteners made from corrosion-resistant A4-70 stainless steel - the perfect product for outdoor use, in particular in marine, health and medical sectors because of its non-reactive qualities. The fastener’s five-sectioned screw head means that it can only be undone by someone with specialist tools, preventing its removal by an opportunist criminal.

6th October 2020

Repairing optical projector wheels with Opti-tec 5001 epoxy

Event lighting company LucyNation Lighting is now using Opti-tec 5001 Optical Epoxy Adhesive, supplied by Intertronics, to repair surface fractures and cracks in oil wheels. The material has helped seal in the oil wheels’ coloured oils, so LucyNation Lighting can use them past their normal lifespan.

30th September 2020

RS Components now supplies Siemens intelligent IIoT Gateways

RS Components has added new industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) gateways from Siemens to its expansive inventory. Maximising operational efficiency, these UL-approved units have been designed to deal with the capture and pre-processing of data, before subsequently forwarding it on (either back to the cloud for detailed analysis, or to the relevant edge-based nodes).

30th September 2020

Vendor managed inventory for manufacturing excellence

Brian Vince, group quality manager at TFC, outlines how inventory quality can be assured by vendor managed inventory (VMI) suppliers.

28th September 2020

Making digitalisation and Industry 4.0 a physical reality

The global manufacturing industry spends a great deal of time and effort discussing digitalisation and how it will affect production in the future. However, many of the ideas and principles remain abstract, and it is often difficult to portray the many facets of digitalisation in manufacturing in one place.

23rd September 2020