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Meeting the challenges of lean manufacturing

Meeting the challenges of lean manufacturing

Lean manufacturing techniques can hold the key to increasing productivity and reducing costs, but implementing the solution itself can often mount up to a considerable overally costs. Modular aluminium profiles can help to reduce those costs, as Gary Livingstone of Minitec UK explains.

23rd April 2018
New thinking is breaking the gearbox repair cycle

New thinking is breaking the gearbox repair cycle

Because unscheduled downtime costs are almost always high, getting key products such as gearboxes repaired and back into service as quickly as possible means the fix is often little more than a sticking plaster rather than addressing the root cause of the failure. But new thinking is coming to the fore to change that.

23rd April 2018
Energy chains and cables breathe life into lift bridge

Energy chains and cables breathe life into lift bridge

The new Memorial Bridge opened to traffic in August 2013. A key element of the design brief was to minimise costs of maintenance and repair, with a new cable management system playing a key role in achieving this goal.

23rd April 2018
Quality checking at high speed with high performance cameras

Quality checking at high speed with high performance cameras

The packaging machine experts from SN Maschinenbau have rethought the entire concept of a bag-filling system used at notable companies in the food industry, tackled this subject innovatively and have opted for the smart camera technology for verifying codes and expiration dates.

23rd April 2018
What are the benefits Industry 4.0 really brings?

What are the benefits Industry 4.0 really brings?

Industry 4.0 means different things to different people. Is it sensor networks, big data or artificial intelligence? Lucian Dold of Omron argues that although all these technologies are part of Industry 4.0, it is the results that are more important – the benefits that Industry 4.0 can bring, and what this all means for machine builders.

23rd April 2018
Magnetic bearings are not just for niche applications

Magnetic bearings are not just for niche applications

Magnetic bearings were once restricted to niche, expensive applications. However, they are now finding increasing use in general industrial applications as technical advances make them more affordable, as Phil Burge of SKF explains.

23rd April 2018
Extreme bearings for extreme conditions with Bowman International

Extreme bearings for extreme conditions with Bowman International

Demand for bearings that can cope with increasingly severe operating conditions is on the rise. Bearing companies are increasingly being asked to develop bearings for applications that require a solution that can handle higher loads, speeds and higher temperatures with increased standards of reliability and lower levels of maintenance. One company that is at the forefront of bearing innovation for such extreme applications is Bowman International.

23rd April 2018
The top five challenges of relubricating bearings

The top five challenges of relubricating bearings

A car owner's worst nightmare is accidently filling their tank with diesel when their car runs on petrol. A fuel mix up can be very damaging and costly, not to mention embarrassing. The same can be applied to being selective when designing machinery, particularly when choosing your bearings. Chris Johnson of SMB Bearings explains the top five challenges of relubricating bearings.

23rd April 2018
Counterfeit bearings put end users and distributors at risk

Counterfeit bearings put end users and distributors at risk

The best way for buyers to protect themselves and their customers from counterfeit bearings is by buying from a reliable source – from the manufacturer or a certified distributor, says Martin Ryan of Schaeffler.

23rd April 2018
Should robots pay taxes?

Should robots pay taxes?

As Britain’s political parties discuss a potential tax on automation and robotics, Nigel Smith of TM Robotics explains why slowing down the machine economy would be a disaster.

23rd April 2018
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