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Issue No: 184
13 April 2022
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Clear link between automation investment and manufacturing output
A clear link has been identified between investment in automation technologies and manufacturing output. Pointing to the Gambica industrial automation index, which looks at UK investment in automation products, Gambica chief executive notes that this correlates strongly with the graph of UK manufacturing output. For machine builders, this lends stronger weight to the argument that customers can benefit from a greater use of automation products. And the stories below provide some great examples of what modern technologies can offer.
With best regards
Mark Simms, Editor
editor@machinebuilding.net
EDITORS CHOICE
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Registration is open for a free drive technology event hosted by Maxon and Harmonic drive. At the Drive Technology Insight Day on 11 May at the Williams F1 Conference Centre, you can learn how DC drives and precision gears work in practice, pick up hints and tips and hear real application stories.
You can choose the Insight sessions that are of value to you, with all sessions run by experienced engineers. There is also a breakout area where attendees can meet engineers to address any specific application issues or discuss any future projects.
Click here to register
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The latest edition (January 2021) of our Guide to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC has been published and contains updated information for machine builders.
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Now published is the MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design. You can download a free copy here.
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CASE STUDIES, NEW PRODUCTS & NEWS
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Innovative liquid cooling for HPC, data centres and electric vehicle charging
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World trade fair is back live from 3 to 6 May 2022
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Why variation is the key partnership goal for Lenze and machine builder TechNikkels
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At Design Engineering Expo 2022, (8 – 9 June) MiniTec UK will invite visitors to its stand to see its wide range of aluminium profiles as well as a conveyor system, rotating tables, workstations and iCAD Assembler station.
MiniTec UK will be exhibiting on Stand J33 where visitors will be able to see the MiniTec Aluminium Profile System with hundreds of components used as the basis for bespoke industrial solutions with minimum assembly time. In addition to examples of the profile system, visitors can request samples and ask members of the team about MiniTec UK’s design and manufacturing services to increase efficiency.
MiniTec is a modular system, comprisingf standard profiles and thousands of components offering maximum design flexibility. There are minimal engineering requirements due to the range of standard elements, CAD software and the patented Powerlock fastener for set up and dismantling of the assembly. Standard elements can be reused to maximise cost-efficiency.
Visitors to...
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Brainware Solutions needed a safety system for machines that test automotive door trims, which could guarantee a fast-running test routine while giving operators unobstructed, safe access to both test systems, so that they can be loaded and unloaded in time. For a solution, it turned to Pilz, which supplied a PSENscan safety laser scanner, combined with the PNOZmulti 2 configurable small controller, offering effective but not obstructive protection, so enabling minimum test times.
Based in Chemnitz, Germany, Brainware Solutions specialises in the manufacture of automated test systems. At the automotive supplier, Brainware Solutions’ test system is part of the production line, and the shortest possible test time is the top priority: only 23 seconds are envisaged for alternately loading and unloading the untested and tested door trims, plus the test itself.
The challenge is that the rear access areas also have to be protected. On their own, however, the pair of safety light curtains p...
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The new IO-Link function modules from Leuze make the integration of IO-Link device data into PLC programs significantly easier. Users can simply and quickly transfer the function modules to the control program. Common control systems from manufacturers such as Siemens, Beckhoff, and Rockwell Automation are supported. The innovative modular approach makes reading and writing device parameters significantly easier. The function modules can be downloaded free of charge for all IO-Link products from Leuze.
Each function module is tailored to an IO-Link sensor from Leuze. The software-based modules save the users time. It is no longer necessary to waste time looking for data types, parameter indexes, and process data structures. It also prevents possible errors in the integration of IO-Link device data. Users can even obtain diagnostic data while the process is running and use them for optimizing the set up. Individual components of the process data are easily accessible thanks to the pr...
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Swing handles and hinges from Telford-based access hardware manufacturer Industrilas have been specified as part of a new, automated smart wastebin that is delivering significant cost savings to municipal authorities – as well as helping to keep towns and cities tidier.
MR Fill is a unique waste bin which harnesses solar power to drive a compactor that compresses the litter which people feed into it. By reducing down the volume of the rubbish in this way, a typical MR Fill bin can hold up to five times as much as an ordinary standard bin of the same size – which results in far fewer visits being needed to empty it. Some of the numbers involved in the collection of this type of waste are surprising – in Amsterdam the council empties normal bins up to seven times a day, a number that is now massively reduced thanks to the MR Fill solar powered compactor bins.
So the advantages seen from this clever design include reduced vehicle emissions by cutting down council truck journeys, less ...
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EVENTS AND COURSES
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Machine Vision boasts another impressive line-up for this year’s event
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Pilz is hosting a free webinar, covering the essentials of safety with interlocking devices.
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