Siemens appoints Black-Smith to run Motion Controls
23 June 2022 Siemens has appointed Sarah Black-Smith as general manager of its Motion Control business in the UK. She was previously as head of factory operations at… Read More
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UK manufacturers predict rapid recovery after vaccine rolls out
4 December 2020 The vast majority of UK manufacturers (95%) expect their businesses to recover fully from the effects of the Coviod-19 pandemic within a year of a… Read More
Mistry succeeds Montag as Gambica’s automation head
21 November 2019 Nikesh Mistry has been appointed to succeed Victoria Montag as head of industrial automation activities at Gambica, the trade organisation that represents the sector in… Read More
Servo-based vibration control dampens machine tool shakes
17 September 2019 The numerical conrols specialist NUM has announced an accelerometer-based vibration control system for CNC machine tools that, it claims, will deliver “unprecedented” dynamic damping. Designed… Read More
Wear-free linear encoder offers 5µm resolution
19 August 2014 Baumer has announced a bearingless linear encoder for measuring distances with a resolution down to 5µm. The MIL10 encoder uses a non-contact, wear-free magnetic sensing… Read More
Linear axes have integrated inductive measuring system
16 April 2014 The German bearing manufacturer Schaeffler has developed an integrated system for measuring the travel of linear axes in machine tools and other precision machinery. The… Read More
‘Revolutionary’ encoder adapts to any shaft size
9 December 2013 The German sensor manufacturer Baumer has developed a “revolutionary” magnetic encoder technology that provides precise angular and speed measurements from large shafts of almost any… Read More
