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Schaeffler buys Dutch bearing tools maker to boost service arm
Schaeffler has acquired Bega International, the Dutch manufacturer of tools for mounting and dismounting rolling ...
►ABB sells Dodge to RBC for $2.9bn, doubling its size
►Google robot software firm emerges from 5 years of stealth r&d
►ABB expands into mobile robotics by buying Asti
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£53m of funding aims to drive digital manufacturing in UK
The UK Government has announced £53m of new funding to drive the development of digital manufacturing technologies ...
►UK backs robots and smart machines in £22bn r&d plan
►Mercedes buys UK motor-maker Yasa to power new AMG EVs
►Covid isolation stops production at 13% of UK manufacturers
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EnDat 3 interface is designed for digital manufacturing
The German sensor-maker Heidenhain has released the third generation of its EnDat serial communications interface, ...
►Programming robots inside Siemens controls will cut costs
►Robot dog carries acoustic imager to inspect plants safely
►‘Unique’ vibration analysis sensor integrates software
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Emulation software tests controls before they are deployed
Rockwell Automation has released emulation software for its ControlLogix 5580 family of controllers which allows ...
►Battery-free vibration sensors can check all machines in a plant
►Live machine safety dashboard promises improved uptime
►Device adds safety functions to tablet-based HMIs
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SPS 2019 Show Exclusive Report
Last November’s SPS automation show in Nuremberg, Germany, was the 30th in the series and the firs ...
►Hannover Fair 2019 Exclusive Show Report
►SPS IPC Drives 2018 Exclusive Report
►Hannover Fair 2018 exclusive show report
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Safety upgrade safeguards wet-wipe production
The soaring demand for hygienic products for use in the fight against Covid-19 means that machine utilisation ...
►India's largest car-maker makes the connection
►Automated tester puts the squeeze on tennis balls
►Robots help to give whisky barrels a new lease of life
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Scaling up to flatten the curve
Before and after Christmas, I was in discussions with DFA Media about joining its experienced editorial team ...
►EU: should we stay or should we go? A VSD repairer's view
►Keeping up with the changing face of EN safety standards
►Evolution v technology: influencing natural selection
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Four opportunities for machine-builders to increase revenues
Leading machine builders estimate that 20% of their revenue will come from digital services in 5 years. What’ ...
►Servodrives can simplify functional safety
►Putting Industry 4.0 into Practice
►Preparing machinery for Industry 4.0 applications
