New software with smart features for easier and faster engineering
1 day agoThe new Eplan Platform 2025 is now available worldwide. The software offers numerous new features for even more ease of use and speed for electrical engineering - with a new macro preview, device-specific properties displays and an expanded Comments Navigator.
Enhance your drive systems with electromagnetic brakes and clutches
1 day agoAs industries continue to evolve, the demand for precise and efficient control in mechanical systems has never been greater. Electromagnetic brakes and clutches have become widely used components in various applications, from packaging to industrial machinery, from conveying to testing equipment and medical devices, providing superior control, reliability, and performance.
Trio adds safety functionality to flexible servo drive and increases voltage to 480V
2 days agoTrio Motion Technology has updated its DX3 EtherCAT servo drive with functional safety Safe Torque Off (STO), meeting safety levels SIL3 and PLe. The motion specialist has also increased voltage to 480V for both the DX3 EtherCAT model as well as the additional DX3 Conventional model that supports pulse-and-direction, analogue, as well as CANopen control.
Powering the future of farming
3 days agoWith challenges to traditional agricultural approaches continuing, including a reduced workforce, the sector will increasingly rely on robotics and automation. This shift is raising the dependence on motion systems, based around DC motor technology, to power these new agricultural systems. maxon's Martin Leahy explains.
Compact, powerful slotless motors ideal for portable devices
4 days agoMOONS' Industries says its new ECU19058 19mm slotless motor is ideal for applications in smaller portable, hand-held devices. This new motor bridges the gap between Moons' 16mm and 22mm diameter models, delivering a robust performance in a compact form.
HepcoMotion announces key updates to HLG range
2 days agoHepcoMotion has announced key updates to its HLG range of recirculating ball guides. Offering HLG's renowned precision and quality at a competitive price with quick delivery, the new A series range of HLG blocks is designed to enhance performance and reliability.
High-precision proportional valve terminal opens new applications
2 days agoControlled Pneumatics is the rapidly evolving compressed air technology from Festo that is opening new applications for pneumatics. The technology delivers more precision and control than ever, while having the potential to dramatically reduce energy use. This is clearly demonstrated in the VTEP: the first proportional valve terminal on the market, offering high precision, fast response times, and dynamic control.
3-way Rod Latches from FDB Panel Fittings
16 days agoFDB Panel Fittings and sales partner Weston Body Hardware offers 3-way rod latches which are said to feature an exceptional amount of 'throw' in a 'deadbolt' configuration. They are suited to applications on specialist vehicles such as caravans, trailers, horse boxes, motor homes and van doors, as well as for cupboards, cabinets, machine covers/doors/access panels.
Spanner Locks from FDB Panel Fittings
30 days agoFDB Panel Fittings reports that its Online store now offers many spanner locks ex-stock for industrial applications. These locks feature internationally recognised operating keys based on a tool, spanner or coin and so are widely referred to as 'spanner locks'.
Overcoming the challenges of contact mixing
15 days agoMany industrial applications require the fast, homogenous mixing of materials, including adhesives, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and battery slurry. There are multiple ways of mixing materials, and manufacturers may look to change their mixing process if they identify productivity gains or quality challenges. Kevin Brownsill, Head of Technical: Learning and Development at a Intertronics, discusses common issues with industrial mixing and explains how to overcome them.
We’d like to welcome you to the second
MachineBuilding.Live, building on last year’s highly
successful inaugural event to bring you an even
bigger and more comprehensive overview of our
industry. 2024 will see some 150 exhibitors come
together to provide a unique forum where visitors
can discover and discuss the latest products,
processes and innovations to have emerged over
the last 12 months.
A key element of the event is the workshops
programme, which has this year been extended
to 10, providing a world-class programme that
addresses real-world engineering challenges
and explores today’s most pressing automation
concerns. Half of the workshops will be focused
exclusively on the subject of machinery safety,
with each hosted by a leading expert in machinery
safety. So, if you are a machine builder, systems
integrator or manufacturing professional keen to
automate, this will be an unequalled opportunity
to get right up to date with all the latest UK
Legislation, how to ensure compliance and what
forthcoming changes are likely to appear in the
future.
New at MachineBuilding.Live for 2024 is an Action
Arena. It features some of the latest developments
from leading suppliers and they are being
demonstrated by the experts behind them. Seeing
is believing when it comes to the speed, precision
and repeatability you will witness. Head for the
Compton Suite when you arrive to see some of the
most fascinating and potentially game-changing
innovations to have emerged onto the machine
building scene recently.
When we say “all the answers in one day”, we really
do mean that this is an event where you can get the
maximum return on your time investment. It’s going
to be a fantastic day again, and we very much look
forward to seeing you.
