Motion function cuts machine set-up times by up to 90%
8 February 2019 Bosch Rexroth claims that a new drive-based motion control function can cut machine programming and commissioning times by up to 90%, compared to traditional PLCs. Read More
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AUTOMATION FOR MANUFACTURING
SMC
8 February 2019 
Switched reluctance motor aims to disrupt the market
27 February 2018 A Californian company has developed a new form of high-efficiency switched reluctance motor which, it claims, will dramatically improve the performance of HVAC, refrigeration, pumping… Read More
O’Carroll succeeds Bangs as MD of SMC in the UK
29 June 2015 Kevin O’Carroll has been appointed managing director of SMC Pneumatics (UK), succeeding Steve Bangs who has stepped down after leading the company for 17 years. Read More
Novel materials produce small motors with 90% efficiencies
15 July 2014 UPDATED: Australian researchers have used novel magnetic materials to design and build small motors with energy efficiencies of up to 90%, compared to 60-70% for… Read More
China is causing a ‘shakeup’ in the pneumatics market
16 August 2013 A “teeming mass” of Chinese manufacturers of pneumatic valves and actuators is expanding aggressively into the US and European markets, causing a competitive shakeup, according… Read More
