Climate change, its effect on CO2, on the world's weather and the future of our planet, is a subject of great discussion; but how do you measure the atmosphere from thousands of years ago? Using maxon motors British Antarctic Survey plans to look further than ever before.Scientists at British (more...)

SICK UK will be presenting at two newly announced seminars organised by the Lean Workshop Group, where delegates can learn all about the theory of lean manufacturing techniques and examine the operation of a lean manufacturing cell. With these practical workshops backed up by live demonstrations, (more...)

Autocraft Drivetrain Solutions, operating from a 56,000sqm site near Grantham, Lincolnshire, is the largest independent engine remanufacturer in Europe, supplying such well-known OE manufacturers as Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo, Aston Martin, JCB and Chrysler. And engines are not the only (more...)

When Kranbau Köthen, a major European manufacturer of overhead cranes, was commissioned to develop a new series of cranes for use in the scrap yard of a global steel producer's mill in Luxembourg, it turned to gear motor specialist, Bauer, part of Altra Industrial Motion.Scrap yard cranes (more...)

Mostafa Paper Complex Ltd (MPCL), an established paper mill based in the Chittagong district of Bangladesh, has begun using the new Unidrive M variable speed drive plus encoders and systems solutions by Control Techniques on its latest paper machine. Aside from high performance products, Control (more...)

By changing from DC to three-phase AC technology, the world's largest provider of corrugated board plant BHS has considerably improved the energy efficiency of its machines and thus underlined its international leadership in board technology. Located in Weiherhammer in Bavaria, the company today (more...)

Maidstone-based Medway Marble, a specialist in granite worktops and a long-time user of HepcoMotion linear motion products, says it has recently sold a stone cutting table-type machine featuring HepcoMotion parts for nearly the same value as it was built some 12 years ago. In the years between, the (more...)

Progea launches Pro.Lean, a new Lean Manufacturing solution that gathers production data and downtime information in real time, preventing any inefficiency or malfunction issues.Pro.Lean is an innovative, simple and affordable Movicon module that makes it possible to gather and record production (more...)

In adhesive technology terms, the medical device sector is like no other. Seldom is it simply a case of specifying an off-the-shelf adhesive to do the job. A total solution from the adhesive manufacturer is considered essential, one that takes the customer stage by stage through process design, (more...)

Push-pull actuation of heavy loads using the Linear Chain Actuator from RA Rodriguez is gaining wide application appeal across all walks of engineering. Indeed one of its main selling points is the compact nature of the drive which means it is often selected for tasks where technical performance and (more...)