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"Cooper Roller Bearings" becomes "SKF Cooper split bearings"

Now an established brand within the SKF Group, Cooper Roller Bearings product ranges will henceforth be marketed as ‘SKF Cooper split bearings’. SKF acquired the King’s Lynn based Cooper Roller Bearings Co Ltd in 2013 as part of the US based Kaydon Corporation, Cooper’s parent company at the time. Following a period of consolidation within SKF, it has now been decided that all Cooper Split Bearing ranges will be marketed under the name of SKF Cooper going forward.

31st January 2018
Wago joins forces with

Wago joins forces with "strategic outsourcing specialist"

Wago has agreed a deal to supply components to PP Control & Automation for use in their electrical assemblies. The agreement is the latest in a series of new supplier partnerships struck by Wago.

31st January 2018
Igus bearings help guide drilling machine in bone fracture repairs

Igus bearings help guide drilling machine in bone fracture repairs

Iglidur plain bearings from Igus have helped a team of students meet the demanding requirements of a smart drill measuring system used to fix bone fractures. The combination of rotary drive and axial vibration required the use of high-quality plain bearings not only to implement freedom of movement in the axial direction, but also to achieve the most accurate signals possible at high vibration frequencies.

31st January 2018
ACM2n servo motors

ACM2n servo motors

Motor Technology has been appointed by ICPE to provide sales, service and support for its popular ACM2n range of servo motors following news that some suppliers have either discontinued it or are phasing it out. Motor Technology will now provide the full catalogue range of products, with exactly the same electrical and mechanical specifications, dimensions and options that were previously available from other suppliers.

31st January 2018
Collaborative automation - a guide to common applications

Collaborative automation - a guide to common applications

In its latest white paper, ‘An Introduction to Common Collaborative Robot (cobot) Applications’, Universal Robots provides an overview of how the technology can be easily integrated into common industrial applications to improve manufacturing processes.

30th January 2018
Universal Robots draw the crowds in Regent Street

Universal Robots draw the crowds in Regent Street

Two Universal Robots UR10 articulated arms are capturing the attention of those passing the display window of a prestigious new store in London’s West End. Global sportswear giant ASICS has recently opened its flagship European retail premises on Regent Street, where front-of-house UR10 robots – supplied and commissioned by RARUK Automation – are engaging shoppers with eye-catching routines that include producing drawings of trainers on the store’s impressive front glazing.

29th January 2018
Abssac signs distribution agreement with Helix Linear Technologies

Abssac signs distribution agreement with Helix Linear Technologies

Abssac has secured the agreement to distribute the innovative products from Helix Linear Technologies of the USA. Helix Linear focuses on engineering and manufacturing lead screws and linear actuators into the global linear motion technologies market.

26th January 2018
SSRs versus EMRs for motor protection

SSRs versus EMRs for motor protection

Rogelio Castaneda and Oscar Rivera of Sensata Technologies look at how integrated thermal protection technology can prevent solid state relay failure in industrial systems.

23rd January 2018
Standard machine elements from Elesa at Southern Manufacturing

Standard machine elements from Elesa at Southern Manufacturing

The extensive Elesa range of standard machine elements on display at Southern Manufacturing is designed around the needs of manufacturing in all industry sectors. Products on show include the IP65-7 direct dial digital position indicators with electronic mechanism for easy set up and readout.

21st January 2018
Custom made gears at Southern Manufacturing

Custom made gears at Southern Manufacturing

Davall Gears is highlighting its position as an established leader in the field of custom made gearing. This position has been attained by successfully combining extensive knowledge of industry with the use of modern technology. The company is able to provide design and manufacturing solutions to the many and varied power transmission and rotary motion problems posed by their clients.

21st January 2018
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