Organised by Kent-based The Engineering Network (TEN), MachineBuilding.Live has been expanded to accommodate almost 160 exhibitors this year when the event opens on 2nd October. There has been a near 50% jump in the number of exhibitors compared to the inaugural event last year.

Fast and effective treatment of blood clots is essential for positive patient outcomes. This is especially true when they occur in the brain, where they can have fatal consequences. Mechanical thrombectomy devices powered by miniature motors are essential for clearing blood vessels and preventing further cell damage. A leading manufacturer recently approached Portescap to help deliver an optimal DC motor solution with an efficient, lightweight design for their new device.

Mouser Electronics is now shipping the R130C discrete IO-Link hub from Banner Engineering. The R130C IO-Link hub is a compact, top-exit IO-Link hub that allows connections for up to 16 non-IO-Link devices into an IO-Link system for industrial automation, sensor networks, supervisory control, data acquisition and IoT applications.

Euchner will attend Drives and Controls 2024 at the NEC, Birmingham, from June 5-6, demonstrating how the company's products can improve safety in various industrial machinery applications and showing visitors the benefits of bringing safety devices into their fieldbus network.

The new Push-X technology from Phoenix Contact speeds up wiring processes and increases efficiency. The system is suitable for all types of conductors, whether rigid or flexible, with or without ferrules.

With the new E.Fox S 10 automatic stripping device from Phoenix Contact, wires are stripped easily and efficiently with consistently high-quality results. Its special V-shaped blades cover a cross-section range from 0.08 to 10 mm2. With the optional flat blade, it processes flat-ribbon cables up to a width of 7.6 mm.

Adhesives and sealants specialist Intertronics has supplied Process Instruments (Pi), a water analyser instrument manufacturer, with high performance flexible epoxy IRS 2125. The versatile adhesive offered performance benefits as a thread locker on flow cells and an IP68 rated sealant on sensors.

Process speed and control are two of the many benefits that UV curing adhesives can bring to manufacturers bonding medical plastics. To build an accurate and repeatable new process, all process variables need to be understood, so they can be eliminated or kept within acceptable tolerances. Here Peter Swanson, Managing Director of Intertronics, explains how medical device manufacturers can achieve a reliable and repeatable UV curing adhesive process.