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Easing customers along the innovation journeyMy recent house move has left me waiting on the installation of a phone line and broadband, which has meant all of my online work over the last couple of weeks has been via a very patchy 3G connection using my phone tethered as a personal hotspot. The lack of the fibre speeds that I’d taken for granted over the past few years has been enormously frustrating, but it has illustrated to me just how poor many websites are in terms of their performance over a low speed connection. And that got me thinking, in our own designs, about how much we might be taking for granted in the capabilities of our customers. I’m certainly not advocating designing simply for the lowest common denominator, but we have to ensure that we’re doing enough to bring customers along with us on the innovation journey, and not risk narrowing our markets by leaving key customers behind. With best regards Mark Simms, Editor
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Free Guide to the Machinery DirectiveThe 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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Free Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine DesignNow published is the MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design. You can download a free copy here. |
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Digital tools to support engineering designNowadays in engineering, digital tools are an essential part of a design engineer’s daily life and any tools that are available freely are naturally an added bonus. |
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Discover the huge potential of instant component bondingDesigners and manufacturers can now tap-in to Henkel’s wealth of expertise on component bonding with instant adhesives in a new dedicated webinar. Scheduled for Wednesday 12 October, the event will be hosted by Henkel’s Dr Julie Joseph and Håkan Jacobson, both technology specialists in this burgeoning field. |
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CASE STUDIES, NEW PRODUCTS & NEWS
ELC 100 safety light curtains from LeuzeThe ELC 100 safety light curtains from Leuze focus on the essentials when safeguarding points of operation. For applications with an operating range of up to six metres, the robust devices are perfect for cost-effective machine designs. |
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Palintest doubles throughput with automated jet dispensing systemTo improve accuracy, repeatability, and manufacturing speed, adhesives and dispensing equipment specialist Intertronics has supported water testing equipment manufacturer Palintest. |
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QuickDesigner, the conveyor technology configuratorConveyor systems from Maschinenbau Kitz have a nearly endless number of variants. To help you configure a custom belt conveyor easily and conveniently, MK offers the QuickDesigner online conveyor technology configurator at www.quickdesigner.com |
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Abssac introduces long travel, high speed ball screwTo meet increasing demand of suitable high speed ball screws, KSS of Japan has developed a 13mm diameter by 30mm lead rolled ball screw, which is available through dedicated sole UK distributor Abssac. |
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Maxon supports young engineers and start-upsDrive specialist Maxon created the Young Engineers Program (YEP) to work more closely with universities and start-up companies. |
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Get switched on to safetyElesa now offers an electrical safety switch with an LED indicator, and here the company explains how this can help to create a safer workplace for engineers. |
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TÜV-SÜD-certified solution for safe monitoring of cardboard feedWith optical detection on the carton magazine or cardboard feed on carton erectors, a new TÜV SÜD-certified solution from Pilz prevents operator from reaching into the machine through the empty material infeed opening and injuring themselves. |
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New modular flow sorting system is fast, flexible and energy efficientFath Components has announced the arrival of its Flowsort automated diverting units, said to herald a new era of affordable, flexible sorting in conveying, handling and logistics. |
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Mechan introduces O-Type range of safety switchesThe O-Type range from Mechan combines over 50 years of experience designing and manufacturing machine guard safety products with the latest in safety technology. The O-Type switches can be connected in series maintaining PL-e status. |
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Tom Parker publishes 50th Anniversary fluid power products catalogueCelebrating 50 years in the fluid power business, the 2022/23 catalogue from Tom Parker contains 36,000 products which may be of value to machine builders. |
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EVENTS AND COURSES
PPMA Total Show 2022 provides a platform for innovationPPMA Total Show 2022, the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision event, is returning to the NEC Birmingham this autumn, and will take place from 27th to 29th September. |
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