Industrial Technology

BCL Enclosures launches new e-commerce website

BCL Enclosures announces the launch of its new e-commerce website at bclenclosures.com which will enable customers to order from its vast range of products quickly, easily and securely. BCL Enclosures manufactures almost its entire range in the UK, which overcomes the supply issues often found when ordering from non-UK manufactured sources and provides the reassurance of dealing with a well-known and established company.

5th February 2021

Farnell adds Festo to expand automation technology range

Farnell is now stocking a wide range of pneumatic automation products from Festo. Festo is the performance leader in a range of industries including electronic equipment manufacturing, light assembly, automotive, life sciences, pharmaceutical and food processing and packaging.

4th February 2021

Ballet dancer Merritt Moore chooses a cobot as her new dance partner

Universal Robots (UR) is pleased to announce a new partnership with award-winning quantum physicist and ballet dancer, Dr Merritt Moore. In her examination of how the arts can take technology beyond the laboratory, Dr Moore has developed ground-breaking dance performances alongside a UR collaborative robot (cobot). The cobot has been named “Baryshnibot” by her Instagram followers.

3rd February 2021

Simmatic named Vacuum and Pneumatic Products Innovator of the Year 2020

Simmatic Automation Specialists, a leading provider of complete pneumatic solutions, has been named Vacuum and Pneumatic Products Innovators of the Year 2020 for the Midlands Enterprise Awards.

3rd February 2021

Large gear units now available in five days

SEW Eurodrive’s new ATO5 service, providing delivery of industrial gear units within just five working days, has now been extended to include large R, F and K units from its 7 Series range. These units are suitable for heavy engineering applications such as wood, food, concrete and water treatment etc.

2nd February 2021

Enclosure assembly service reduces lead times for turnkey solutions

The demand for turnkey electrical solutions from OEM and electrical installers looking to reduce their assembly times is increasing. This gives manufactures of enclosures the opportunity to offer a value added service by carrying out customisation and assembly in-house.

1st February 2021

Download issue 29 of Industrial Technology EXTRA

Issue 29 of Industrial Technology EXTRA - our interactive electronic supplement to the printed edition of Industrial Technology - is out today. You can view the PDF here, the flip-page magazine, or download the tablet version on the Industrial Technology app. Contents include:

1st February 2021

Manus Awards open and new sustainability category launched

A category to reward sustainability has been added to this year’s Manus Awards – an event organised by Igus to celebrate manufacturers using engineering plastics and bearing systems in their designs. 2021 is the tenth anniversary of its prestigious Manus Awards and to mark the occasion Igus has added a Green category to its usual Gold, Silver and Bronze awards – with companies worldwide encouraged to enter. The deadline is 12 February 2021.

28th January 2021

Schaeffler starts mass production of electric motors

Schaeffler is now reaping the rewards of its decision to create a specific business division for electric mobility three years ago, at the beginning of 2018. The start of mass production for multiple products across all electrification levels is testimony to Schaeffler’s successful engagement in the electric mobility arena and to its status as the technology partner for advancing how the world moves.

27th January 2021

OEM Automatic supports local college by donating laptops

Gareth Ford, business area manager at OEM Automatic, saw a local news bulletin about a charity called Business2School which was raising awareness of the shortage of laptops and computers available for children and students as they work from home.

26th January 2021

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