Machine controllers combine NC and PLC functions
3 October 2017 Omron has announced a pair of integrated machine controllers that combine NC (numerical control) and PLC functions, and can synchronise NC processes with others at… Read More
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3 October 2017 
Digitalisation of motor plant boosts throughput by 40%
16 June 2017 Siemens is using one of its German factories that produces electric motors as a testbed and showcase and for the “digitalisation” of manufacturing and has… Read More
Hydraulic clamp and brake has a failsafe action
23 July 2015 The German couplings specialist KTR has developed a passive clamping system that can clamp both axial forces and torque. In emergencies, it is even able… Read More
Long-range inductive sensors ‘will revolutionise sector’
2 July 2015 The German sensor-maker wenglor sensoric has announced a range of inductive sensors which, it claims, will revolutionise the sector. The sensors, which have switching distances… Read More
Crowd-funded project hopes to create $700 3D printer
31 March 2014 UPDATED: A group of German open-source motion engineering enthusiasts has raised more than €20,000 via the crowd-funding site Indiegogo to produce a motion control board… Read More
Tiny current sensors could lead to smaller, more efficient VSDs
15 July 2013 Japanese developers have produced a tiny, precision current sensor that, they predict, could lead to lighter, smaller, more efficient inverters. The GCBC sensor uses a… Read More
3D simulations avoid the need for CNC trial cutting
12 February 2013 Mitsubishi Electric has developed an ultra-high-resolution 3D technology for representing the shapes of machined surfaces for numerically controlled (NC) machine tools. The technology provides detailed… Read More
