Tea company brews up a packing machinery business
16 September 2019 A UK company that sells tea on a subscription basis has entered the packaging equipment market after it had to develop its own machinery because… Read More
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Non-contact vibration sensors will open up new uses
18 March 2019 An Israeli company has developed a non-contact, laser-based sensing technology that measures the vibrations emitted by industrial machinery to predict and prevent mechanical failures before… Read More
‘First’ radar-based safety barrier is unaffected by dust
29 January 2019 An Italian company claims to have developed the world’s first radar-based safety barrier system which, unlike optical systems, is not affected by smoke, dust, machining… Read More
Free safety tool helps machine-builders to assess risks
14 November 2017 RS Components has launched a free safety engineering tool as the latest addition to its DesignSpark portfolio of engineering tools. DesignSpark Safety is a risk-assessment… Read More
‘Rotation for life’ plan guarantees that machinery will turn
7 August 2017 SKF has launched a novel maintenance service package under which, in return for a fixed monthly fee, it will guarantee the reliability and availability of… Read More
Motion control sales rebound, with robotics in the lead
30 June 2017 Following a significant decline in 2015, the global market for motion control products returned to solid growth in 2016, with more than $10.8bn of revenues… Read More
Brexit could hit the UK’s $30bn machinery market
28 July 2016 The impact of the UK’s exit from the European Union on the country’s $30bn machinery production market will depend largely on whether it makes a… Read More
Vibration sensor targets low-speed applications
29 January 2016 The British vibration monitoring specialist, Sensonics, has developed a sensor specifically designed to monitor vibrations on slow-speed machinery – typically rotating at less than 300… Read More
Safety-certified encoder will protect machine operators
19 October 2015 The German sensor-maker Sick has launched a PLd / SIL2-certified incremental encoder that can be used to ensure safety in machinery requiring frequent operator involvement. Read More
UK engineering alliance announces supply chain initiative
1 May 2015 The Engineering and Machinery Alliance (Eama) – the umbrella group for 13 UK trade associations including Gambica, the MTA, Bara, the BFPA, BCAS, the PPMA… Read More
