Using newly developed and recently patented technology, Cognex says it has eliminated the speckle effect of laser lines, optimising triangulation-based 3D imaging. The In-Sight 3D-L4000 embedded vision system is the first product to bring the benefits of speckle-free laser lines to users. The (more...)

The replacement A40 Neuenkamp Duisburg Bridge, currently under construction in Germany, will support the future prosperity of the industrial Ruhr region by widening this crucial highway over the Rhine. The landmark project is being supported in part by Stromag, which supplied retractable rail clamps (more...)

Yokogawa has invested in CyberneX, a Japan-based startup that has developed a compact, lightweight, and high-performance earphone-type device capable of measuring brainwaves in real time. CyberneX and Yokogawa will collaborate in the conduct of empirical research with the aim of constructing a (more...)

ABB is to provide electromagnetic brake systems (EMBR) for two compact strip production (CSP) casters at Tata Steel’s flagship plant in Jamshedpur, India, working under contract from engineering and construction organization SMS Group. Jamshedpur, located in the eastern state of Jharkhand, (more...)

One of North America’s leading bottled water companies – dedicated to both providing customers with healthy hydration options and to keeping their employees safe – needed a solution to help optimise its asset life cycles. The primary goal was defining cost-effective, consistent (more...)

Electrical connector specialist PEI-Genesis is celebrating 75 years in business. From storing inventory in rented garages in Philadelphia, today the company is a global leader in the design and assembly of custom interconnect solutions, supplying into harsh environment sectors such as military, (more...)

It doesn’t take long to find videos of springs being manufactured. The process is almost hypnotic as a series of carefully choreographed motions bend, twist, and form wire into tension, torsion, and compression springs. The equipment used to form these essential metal parts, which are (more...)

The RARUK Automation linear axis system chosen by Somerset-based dairy company, Yeo Valley, to carry inkjet print heads across a conveyor-width of yoghurt pots has brought notable operational benefits. It has resulted in consistently high-quality printing of date codes, a factor that is (more...)

The bearings used in continuous casting machines have to endure arduous operating conditions that include high temperatures, heavy loads, ultra-low speeds, water/water vapour and scale. As a result, bearing failures such as wear, flaking and fracture are commonplace, which NSK claims is prompting (more...)

The use of Loctite and Teroson adhesives, sealants and retaining compounds helped the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) to win the Dynamic Event at Formula Student 2021, triumphing ahead of 35 other race teams from across the country. The university deployed Loctite products – supplied (more...)