AI app identifies machines and suggests parts
22 November 2023 Plastics specialist igus has developed an app that uses AI to identify machinery and to suggest lubrication-free components that could be used in it. The… Read More
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First motor-driven energy-chain can travel more than 1km
13 July 2022 Igus claims to have produced the world’s first driven energy chain, almost eliminating limits on travel distances, which can stretch to well over 1km. The… Read More
UK manufacturers call for task force to tackle supply chains
17 May 2022 Britain’s manufacturers are calling for a cross-industry and Government taskforce to assess the UK’s current and future supply chain resilience and capabilities, and to establish… Read More
£53m of funding aims to drive digital manufacturing in UK
29 July 2021 The UK Government has announced £53m of new funding to drive the development of digital manufacturing technologies, including the establishment of five new research centres,… Read More
Rochdale advanced machinery institute wins £50k funding
13 August 2020 Plans to create an Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, have been brought a step closer after securing £50,000 early-stage funding… Read More
Competitions offer up to £1.5m of funding for supply-chain ideas
6 July 2020 The UK government has launched two funding competitions to help British businesses develop world-leading digital technologies to improve manufacturing supply chain productivity and resilience, thus… Read More
Trough-free e-chain replaces busbars and slashes build times
7 May 2020 The German engineering plastics giant igus has come up with a new design of energy chain that does not need a guide trough, and is… Read More
Timken buys Diamond Chain to expand portfolio
2 April 2019 The bearings and power transmission manufacturer Timken has acquired The Diamond Chain Company from Amsted Industries for an undisclosed amount. US-headquartered Diamond Chain supplies high-performance… Read More
‘First’ four-layer cable can replace up to five e-chain cables
19 June 2017 A German cable-maker has developed what it claims is the world’s first 500V drag-chain cable with four layers. Hradil Spezialkabel says that its 18.8mm-diameter, 61-conductor… Read More
Easy-access separator ‘revolutionises’ energy chains
15 June 2017 The German plastics engineering specialist igus claims that a new separator system that it has developed for energy chains will cut installation times by up… Read More
