Bread remains one of the UK’s favourite foods bought by 99% of households. Not surprisingly, the UK bakery market is one of the largest in the food industry, and there is a high need for modern technology to rise up to market demands. To keep up, the food processing industry needs to be (more...)

With the global market launch of the new MX 025H crossbelt sorter, Interroll has extended its portfolio of automatic sorting solutions to include a new high-performance system capable of handling up to 20,000 conveyed goods per hour. This new solution also allows much heavier and larger goods to be (more...)

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is the fourth industrial revolution, pushing industry towards a more automated, and sophisticated manufacturing process. As devices, systems and processes become increasingly digitised and interconnected, the Internet of Things (IoT) opens a wealth of opportunities for (more...)

The global manufacturing industry spends a great deal of time and effort discussing digitalisation and how it will affect production in the future. However, many of the ideas and principles remain abstract, and it is often difficult to portray the many facets of digitalisation in manufacturing in (more...)

After only two years of development time, DMG Mori ushers in a new era of automatic turning machines with multiple spindles. The current MULTISPRINT series represents a technological revolution in automatic turning. The efficient turning machine itself and the fast, precise and diverse production (more...)

MK Profile Systems recently received a request for an application in the production of non-woven strips which required cut sections of non-woven fabric to be transported from one machining station to the next. The material was very thin and light with the system needing to run at a high speed of (more...)

The new compact signal tower in the PSD-S 50 series extends the range of signalling solutions offered by Phoenix Contact. The cost-optimised LED signal tower features an attractive industrial design and is particularly suitable for compact machines due to its small diameter of 50 millimetres. It is (more...)

RS Components is now offering game-changing T1 single pair Ethernet (SPE) connectors from Harting. Compliant with the newly established IEC 63171-6 industry standard, the Tw1ster connector series fully addresses the needs within modern industrial settings for more compact, lightweight cabling. (more...)

Design and controls engineers can now more easily access, configure and manage HART devices using the new Allen-Bradley FLEX 5000 highly integrated HART I/O modules. The simplified programming experience, available with the Studio 5000 Logix Designer application, can help simplify design, (more...)

The e-loop energy supply series which increases safety and reduces procurement and installation time has been expanded to suit static applications, including shore power supplies. Shore power offers the provision of electrical power to a ship at berth so that its main and auxiliary engines can be (more...)