Industrial Technology

The future of the data-driven industrial revolution

Heiko Luckhaupt from RS Components looks at the short-, medium- and long-term outlook for data-capable industrial applications and what these new capabilities might deliver in terms of performance gains and transparency

6th September 2017

RS teams up with Crowdcube to help bring DesignSpark ideas to fruition

RS Components has announced that it is collaborating with Crowdcube, the leading UK-based online equity crowdfunding platform, to help members of its DesignSpark engineering community realise their product and business ideas.

3rd August 2017

The many uses of wire forms

Springs are widely used in applications across the many engineering and manufacturing sectors. So we might think we know all there is to know about them. But, as the experts at European Springs point out, wire forms are too often forgotten or overlooked.

28th July 2017

Control panel design for the future

Panel builders constantly struggle against price pressures and the need to meet tight delivery schedules, but the possibilities are expanding thanks to new CAE software that streamlines the design and construction of control cabinets, switchboards and flexible power distribution systems. Ken Christie of Eplan explains how panel builders can significantly reduce their design and production costs.

27th July 2017

The many uses of wire forms

Springs are widely used in applications across the many engineering and manufacturing sectors. So we might think we know all there is to know about them. But, as the experts at European Springs point out, wire forms are too often forgotten or overlooked.

27th July 2017

Spring formed components

The fourslide process from Lee Spring delivers stamped and formed flat springs to custom designs and for extended runs of manufacturer standards. Fourslide manufactured parts find application throughout manufacturing across industries such as electronics, aerospace, automation, white goods, specialist vehicles, rail, building/construction – wherever a custom strip or wire fixing or fitting is required in high volume and to low cost. This includes flat springs, brackets, clips, flat terminals, or any stamped and formed metal components otherwise requiring custom tooling to produce intricate metal parts from flat strip material or from drawn or rolled wire.

27th July 2017

The smallest wave springs on the market

Smalley’s production team has greatly enhanced the ability to produce smaller and smaller springs, and this has culminated in the recent expansion of the popular YC & YCM series down to 5mm in diameter, with special designs being available down to 4mm in diameter.

27th July 2017

Hybrid adhesive technology is the latest breakthrough from Loctite

Henkel is known for continually pushing the performance and application boundaries of engineering adhesives and its latest innovation certainly upholds this tradition. Under its LOCTITE brand, the company has developed a new range of Universal Structural Bonders whose many attributes have been achieved through new, patented hybrid technology.

20th July 2017

Greater application scope for higher performance retaining compounds

Higher temperature and oil tolerance as well as improved performance on passive materials are the benefits of the latest generation of LOCTITE retaining compounds from Henkel. These anaerobic adhesives are formulated to secure bearings, bushes and cylindrical parts into housings and onto shafts. They are high-strength products that form 100% contact between mating metal surfaces so they can carry high loads and are particularly effective in combination with shrink- or press fits.

20th July 2017

SKF launches innovative maintenance service packages

SKF has taken another leading position within its sector by creating two new and innovative service packages that address the rapidly changing needs of customers facing skills shortages, the challenges of global competition and market volatility, and the need to implement new manufacturing paradigms such as Industry 4.0.

19th July 2017