Universal Robots is launching a new financial leasing scheme with the aim of reducing the costs of introducing automation into the UK and Ireland’s SME manufacturing markets, as part of SME Automation Month in October. The new scheme ensures businesses can deploy collaborative robots now and (more...)

Analog Device has announced that Lotus Cars is planning to incorporate ADI’s wireless battery management system (wBMS) in its next-generation electric vehicle (EV) architecture. ADI’s wBMS was selected for its increased design flexibility, battery repairability and lighter weight. The (more...)

Moons, the Shanghai stock exchange listed designer and manufacturer of high-performance motion control components has production, research and sales facilities that extend internationally. For Mclennan, a long-established distribution partnership with Applied Motion Products (AMP) – a Moons (more...)

One year on from the product’s launch, Beckhoff UK is offering automation engineers and managers a free demo of its TwinCAT Vision software. The add-on software, which builds on Beckhoff’s TwinCAT 3 open automation platform, allows configuration and programming of machine vision (MV) (more...)

FDB Panel Fittings has made its ex-stock selection of multi-point cabinet closure hardware is available from its online store. These swinghandles and rod systems enable enclosures and cabinets to be equipped with high-quality closure systems which support appropriate IP protection and security (more...)

So that users can get their wear-resistant knife edge roller even faster, Igus has expanded its online shop to include the range of iglidur rollers made from high-performance polymers. Included in the new range are knife edge rollers made of the blue material iglidur A250. The new tribo-polymer is (more...)

Thomson Industries has launched an online ball screw sizing and selection tool to give motion designers fast, intuitive, and precisely calculated ball screw solutions for its linear motion designs. The Linear Motioneering tool not only simplifies and streamlines the sizing and selection process, it (more...)

Fortress Technology together with Sparc Systems is celebrating being honoured with the distinguished Lean Manufacturing Award for its new Raptor combination metal detector and checkweigher food inspection machine. The company received nominations from all over the globe in the Food Processing Awards (more...)

The Wenglor group has expanded its product portfolio in the field of illumination technology with the takeover of the Scottish-French company TPL Vision. With this acquisition, Wenglor says it is reinforcing its position in the machine vision sector – specifically with innovative LED (more...)

When a leading global cement producer experienced repeated breakdowns on a bucket conveyor at one of its plants in Colombia, with costs of lost production running into millions of dollars, it turned to Altra Industrial Motion for reliable drives and backstops. As a key constituent of both mortar (more...)