Reliance invests in leading-edge surface analysis system

Reliance is the first UK company to purchase the SmartProof 5 system from German manufacturer Zeiss. This latest leading-edge system was purchased to strengthen Reliance’s surface analysis and measurement capabilities in its Metrology department. 

£100,000 for research into automation and machine intelligence

The Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has up to £100,000 available to fund research into how automation and machine intelligence can analyse data to enhance decision making in the defence and security sectors. 

Altra completes acquisition of Stromag

Altra Industrial Motion, a global manufacturer and marketer of electromechanical power transmission and motion control products, has closed on the acquisition of the Stromag business from GKN. Stromag generated approximately 131 million euros in revenue in 2015, and the acquisition is anticipated to be accretive to Altra’s earnings in 2017, excluding any one-time or acquisition-related costs.

Minitec develops and supplies 9 metre conveyor system

Minitec has supplied a custom-designed 9m conveyor belt system for an unusually long and seamless assembly line, meeting the needs of the customer to sort zinc sawn parts from an existing manufacturing process.

Invertek sells one millionth variable frequency drive

Invertek Drives is celebrating reaching the historic milestone of selling in excess of one million variable frequency drives worldwide. The current production rate is in excess of 160,000 units per year showing an annual growth rate in production of over 20%.

NAMUR and ODVA collaborate on the optimization of Industrial Ethernet for the process Industry

John Jackson reports on an EtherNet/IP proof-of-concept system planned for process automation lab at Industriepark Höchst.

LG Motion develops customised positioning system for Diamond Light Source

Basingstoke based LG Motion has designed and manufactured a customised beamline detector positioning system for Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. The system illuminates miniscule crystal samples with an X-ray beam and the detectors are positioned to a precision of just a few tens of microns to capture scattered light that reveals the complexities of protein structure and their functions.

Industrial Technology November issue incorporates Vision in Action

Igus introduces new polymer material optimised for railway applications

Igus has introduced a new variant of its iglidur tribopolymer material, RW370, that complies with EU fire protection standard EN 45545 for railway vehicles. Resistant to harsh media and extremely durable, the new material is well-suited to a wide range of bearing applications within rail transportation systems, including door guides and hinges, as well as in rotating joints and adjusting mechanisms for seats and tables. 

Bespoke cabling systems company grows with Spelsberg enclosures

An ISO assured manufacturer of quality wiring harnesses and cable assemblies attributes at least part of its on-going success to its relationship with electrical enclosure company Spelsberg UK.