Retaining ring and wave spring manufacturer Rotor Clip has introduced a new feature to streamline the design and ordering of its wide range of single and multi-turn wave springs.The new Custom Wave Spring Calculator allows the input of basic spring/application parameters and returns either a (more...)

ABB has signed an agreement with leading automation specialist and system integrator, RTS Flexible Systems to become one of ABB's System Integrator partners. The Manchester-based company will add ABB drives to its automation offering.ABB was keen to partner with RTS Flexible Systems because it (more...)

Fluid sealing product specialist M Barnwell Services has relocated its Aylesbury Service Centre to the prestigious Crossways Business Park in Dartford. This strategic move is designed to improve further its service levels to customers in the London area and the south east of England. The new, larger (more...)

Yorkshire power transmissions firm, Centa Transmissions, this month celebrates 30 years in business. Founded in Bradford by Jeremy Tucker in 1979, Centa started life as a component supplier and sales agency for the Germany-based flexible couplings manufacturer Centa Antriebe Kirschey GmbH, a group (more...)

Bosch Rexroth has announced the opening of its new Irish headquarters in Portlaoise. The new facility embodies Rexroth's commitment to Ireland and the appreciation that people prefer to deal with people who, like them, are committed to developing relationships over the long term._ The expansion in (more...)

In the absence of a viable automated alternative, Danish engineering company Linatex had, for more than a decade, continued to use manual labour to feed parts into a CNC turning centre. The company avoided robots because they were not only too expensive for its needs but also inflexible as the (more...)

Schaeffler UK's Llanelli plant has received a significant order from Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat for the supply of 11 million mechanical tappets per year. This is the first time that Schaeffler's UK plant has worked with Fiat. Established in 1955, the Llanelli plant manufactures high (more...)

Murrelektronik recognises the trend to remove the confusing clusters of input and output connectors from control cabinets by providing the right solution for basic machine installations.The Impact67 fieldbus module is the product for this economic decentralisation providing basic functionality (more...)

Autodesk has announced that Wild West Motor Company, a manufacturer of some of the most exotic high-performance motorcycles in the world, is replacing its existing CAD platform in favour of Autodesk Inventor software. With the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, Wild West engineers can now (more...)

In a landmark development between two world leaders in their respective fields, mechanical sealing solutions provider John Crane has announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement with the Hughes Christensen product line of Baker Hughes. The deal covers the development of new sealing (more...)