Industrial Technology

Appliance manufacturer turns to mk for accumulating pallet recirculation system

An mk accumulating pallet recirculation system is proving the perfect solution for transporting the housings of dishwashers for a leading German white goods manufacturer. the mk SPU 2040 enables cost-effective and dynamic feeding, buffering, positioning and separating of workpiece pallets (WT).

20th February 2017

Hammond enhances modification capability

Hammond Electronics has made substantial investments in equipment, people and systems at its Basingstoke European HQ to expand its in-house modification capacity, improve service levels and reduce lead times.

20th February 2017

Aluminium profiles enable improved logistics and handling

Minitec says its robust and sturdy modular profile system lends itself perfectly to custom built designs where the structure you are looking for has to fit within the physical environment of your operation – you can usually more easily adjust the design requirement of the product you are wanting than become embroiled in costly factory lay-out changes to accommodate new fixtures and fittings.

20th February 2017

Pneumax highlights capabilities at Southern Manufacturing

Pneumatic control equipment specialist Pneumax will be showing a comprehensive range of air preparation equipment, pneumatic, mechanical and electrically operated control valves as well as manifold assemblies which can operate using serial system protocols such as CANopen, PROFIBUS, DeviceNET AND EtherCAT.

17th February 2017

Autodesk highlights 2017 FeatureCAM and PowerMill CAM at Southern Manufacturing

Autodesk is showing its new 2017 CAM products for a multitude of advanced manufacturing applications ranging from CNC mill and lathe programming to complex mould and die manufacturing. These new products combine the heritage of industry leadership in CAM software from Delcam with Autodesk’s 3D design and manufacturing prowess, presenting Autodesk CAM customers with a powerful and unique user experience.

17th February 2017

Sizing software applies to whole drive train

Precision gearheads, couplings, rack and pinion systems and linear or rotary actuators for any level of application, will be highlighted by Wittenstein at Southern Manufacturing 2017. The company’s stand will feature its extensive product range including both long- established products and new additions, including the latest value line range.

17th February 2017

CNC systems, probes, encoders and motors from Heidenhain

Heidenhain will demonstrate the ease with which digital data can be transferred to and from its most recent CNC system, the high-performance TNC 640, which is capable of controlling all 3-, 4-, and 5-axis machining centres including those with turning tables.

17th February 2017

New springs from Lee Spring at Southern Manufacturing

With over 1,800 new standard parts anticipated for the Lee Spring catalogue in 2017, we are looking forward to a taster of new ranges at the Southern Manufacturing Exhibition. These will include a new DIN-Plus series which match up in size with standard DIN2098 Part 2 and Part 1 series springs, but with added corrosion resistance (passivation for stainless EN 10270-3-1.4310-NS range and plating for spring steel EN 10270-1-SH range).

17th February 2017

Drone monitoring equipment from Relec Electronics at Southern Manufacturing

The growth in use of drones for both commercial and personal use has been phenomenal in recent years. Increasing use of drones is leading to stringent efforts being made to make their use safe with monitoring devices playing an important part in the process.

17th February 2017