Industrial Technology

Lenze"s smart servo axis for motion control comes with IIoT functions

An innovative motion control concept that reduces complexity and provides modern, intelligent functions for IIoT creates benefits for OEMs and machine operators. Lenze’s smart servo axis achieves up to 20 percent faster cycle times. The solution also shows its advantages in engineering.

30th September 2020

HQW Precision"s bearings chosen for world"s largest mid-infrared telescope

Construction is underway in Chile to build the largest optical/mid-infrared telescope in the world. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is scheduled to begin operation in 2025 and will be able to gather more information than ever before, vastly expanding our knowledge of the Universe. Bearing specialist, HQW Precision GmbH, is supplying super precision ZKLN bearings to the project, which will be used to accurately adjust the 800 mirrors positioned within the telescope.

30th September 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

Lockheed Martin extends F-35 supply agreement with Solvay

Solvay has been awarded a new five-year material supply contract for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 aircraft. The new contract extends Solvay’s long-standing partnership on the F-35 program and underlines the company’s leadership in composite and adhesive technologies for military platforms.

30th September 2020

Micro-Epsilon makes multi million Euro investment in new production centre

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon is investing more than 10 million Euros in a production centre for micro-mechatronics at its headquarters in Germany. In the future, sensors developed for semiconductor and aerospace industry will be manufactured at the production centre, enabling a significant increase in its production volumes for the semiconductor industry over the coming years. Completion of the new centre is planned for spring 2021.

30th September 2020

Are you ready for the changes to EU Authorised Representatives?

If you supply CE marked products, including machinery, into the EU you need to be ready for the new Regulation 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of products. This Regulation comes into force on 16th July 2021 and aims to strengthen the requirements for market surveillance by Member States; however, there are also important implications for manufacturers and suppliers.

29th September 2020

Balluff delivers AutomationML format as a central product information source

Balluff has set itself the goal of providing its customers with all relevant product information in digital form. In a first step, the digital product data for Balluff sensors in the Electronic Product Catalogue powered by Cadenas have been enriched with IO device descriptions (IODD), CAE data in EPLAN format and rendering information, as well as the operating manuals in English and German. In addition, the information in Automation Markup Language (AML) files is available for free download, thus taking the company an important step towards the digital twin.

29th September 2020

Weg publishes guides in four-part series to explain gear technology choices

Mechanical equipment manufacturer Weg has published its first gearbox guidebook, providing a concise introduction to gear technology. The guide titled, What mechanical engineers and plant operators need to know about gears, can be downloaded for free at www.weg-wg20.com.

29th September 2020

Mouser Electronics signs global distribution agreement with motion control expert Trinamic

Mouser Electronics has announced a global distribution agreement with Trinamic, now part of Maxim Integrated, empowering intelligent motion. Trinamic’s motion control expertise and Maxim Integrated’s efficient power analogue process technology enable a new class of intelligent actuators that extend engineers’ ability to deliver intelligence at the edge and achieve the promise of Industry 4.0.

29th September 2020