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Custom enclosures meet dairy farming hygiene requirements

Custom enclosures meet dairy farming hygiene requirements

Ambic Equipment is using customised enclosures from Spelsberg UK to house its latest dosing and dilutions system, the EasiDoser. The enclosures, which are certified for installation in ammonia rich agricultural applications, have been provided with CNC machined entry points and custom mounting plates to speed up the manufacturing process.

21st April 2017
Cobots driving efficiency improvements

Cobots driving efficiency improvements

Highly adaptable, affordable and with plug-and-play solutions, collaborative robots are helping manufacturers around the world automate processes and improve efficiency. In order to meet the growing demand for their product, linear motion expert HepcoMotion decided to automate the loading and unloading of a CNC milling machine. Installing the UR10, collaborative robot supplied by X-STK has increased efficiency by 47%. 

21st April 2017
Bowman acquires John Handley Bearings

Bowman acquires John Handley Bearings

Bearing specialist, Bowman International, has announced the acquisition of Midlands-based John Handley Bearings. Committed to growing the John Handley name under the umbrella of its own brand, Bowman will work closely with the highly-experienced John Handley team to improve stock availability for its three key technical partners; Thomson Industries, Cooper Bearings and NSK Linear.

21st April 2017
New plastic hinges and mounting adjustment devices

New plastic hinges and mounting adjustment devices

Industrial component and standard machine element manufacturer Elesa recently launched their new CFAX plastic hinge in high resilience polyamide technopolymer designed for enclosures, cabinets and machine access panels. The CFAX range offers wide angle opening (215°) and secure rear mounted fixing in a range of sizes (40mm, 50mm, 65mm).

19th April 2017
Rittal

Rittal"s DX enclosure-based cooling solutions support growing IT needs

In today’s data-driven business models, even small companies have to contend with growing IT needs. When they expand their computing environments and install the latest class of servers, the issue of cooling the equipment becomes acute. Legacy air-cooling systems are no longer sufficient.

18th April 2017
PLC is smart, compact and communicative

PLC is smart, compact and communicative

The new XC300 modular PLC from Eaton enables machine and system builders to bring streamlined, modern automation concepts to life – especially when combined with the XN300 I/O system and XV300 touch panel. With high performance and excellent communication features, the modular controller’s fast cycle times enables higher productivity rates for the machine.

17th April 2017
V guides deliver reliability in harsh environments

V guides deliver reliability in harsh environments

Linear guides encompass a wide range of different technologies, all designed to provide a backwards and forwards movement. One of these technologies is Hepco’s V guide technology. Its principle functions on the basis of tight geometrical control over matching slide and bearing Vs.

10th April 2017
Drive component efficiency and their impact on the system

Drive component efficiency and their impact on the system

When considering motor driven applications with limited power supply – such as a battery driven tool or a solar panel powered satellite – it is natural to try to source the motor with the highest efficiency. But it is worth expanding the consideration to the complete drive system, looking not just at the motor but also at the controller, gearhead and other mechanical components. 

30th March 2017
More power for pumps

More power for pumps

The Faulhaber 1935…BRC brushless DC-motor from EMS achieves a continuous torque of 3.5mNm while still retaining the compact design of the successful 1935…BRE, making it more powerful than the predecessor model. 

30th March 2017
Harnessed dress-packs provide maximum cable protection for welding robots

Harnessed dress-packs provide maximum cable protection for welding robots

Igus now offers fully assembled dress-packs for rapid replacement of energy chain systems on welding robots. A custom designed, drop-in replacement, these complete solutions can be connected quickly and easily to the robot, thereby minimising production downtime. 

30th March 2017
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