Food Manufacturing

igus to focus on low-cost automation at Southern Manufacturing

The first major exhibition in the igus 2019 calendar is Southern Manufacturing & Electronics. Running from 5th to 7th February at FIVE in Farnborough, this exhibition signifies the first opportunity for engineers to get out of the design lab since Christmas.

6th November 2018

Mouser at electronica: coffee, dev kits, and AR experience

Mouser Electronics will exhibit at electronica 2018, at the Messe München exhibition grounds, November 13-16, to inspire attendees with innovative products, technologies, and ideas. The Munich event is the world's leading trade fair and conference for electronics. Mouser is once again partnering with TTI, Inc. at Stand 550 in Hall C3 under the slogan "From Design Chain to Supply Chain "¦ Your Complete Distribution Solution."

31st October 2018

Emerson buys General Electric's Intelligent Platforms business

Emerson has agreed to acquire Intelligent Platforms, a division of General Electric. Intelligent Platforms' programmable logic controller (PLC) technologies will enable Emerson, a leader in automation for process and industrial applications, to provide its customers broader control and management of their operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

26th October 2018

Burkert to exhibit hygienic products at EHEDG Conference 2018

Professionals operating in hygienic sectors will be able to meet with Burkert at this year's European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) Conference in London from the 21-22 November, with the business demonstrating EHEDG-approved products for food and beverage applications. The bi-annual exhibition will be held at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London's Docklands, where Burkert, Gold Sponsors for the event, will be found in the Platinum Suite on Stand P9 throughout the show along with 800 other exhibitors.

18th October 2018

Video shows ESAB's improved OK 10.62 Flux for SAW processes

ESAB has produced a short video that shows the high deposition rate, smooth bead and excellent detachability of its improved OK Flux 10.62 (Advanced Slag Release). Follow the link to watch the video.

9th October 2018

Video: drylin T versus recirculating ball bearing guides

igus has released a video that compares the performance of a metal ball bearing linear system with a polymer-based drylin system at its dry-tech test lab in cologne, Germany.

5th October 2018

UKIVA to attend VISION Stuttgart

UKIVA has a strong membership presence at VISION, Stuttgart, with 16 members exhibiting. The UKIVA booth (Hall G Stand 1Z105) will be available for any member to hold business meetings. This is particularly useful for those members who are attending, but not exhibiting and do not have their own stands.

4th October 2018

New reasons to change your metal bearings to iglidur bearings

igus has released a new video detailing the advantages of iglidur bearings. For more than 35 years, igus plastic bearings have been a technically and economically advantageous alternative to metallic plain bearings. Improved by precise additions of reinforcements and solid lubricants, they are suitable for applications and requirements of all sorts, reduce maintenance work and allow for technical improvements.

27th September 2018

Comau UK will show its Industry 4.0 products at PPMA 2018

For the first time at the PPMA Show, Comau UK (Stand F110) will showcase new products and walk visitors through real-life factories of the future by creating a 360 degree virtual tour of the digital production and collaborative robotic applications the industrial automation systems provider has deployed across Europe.

26th September 2018

Condition monitoring retrofit helps barley malt producer keep a head

Muntons Malt, one of the UK’s largest producers of malted barley has chosen the Smart Condition Monitoring (SCM) system from Mitsubishi Electric to protect fans and motors vital to its large-scale and sensitive production process. Used to make beer, spirits and a range of popular foodstuffs, malted barley is produced in large batches where conditions are critical to a consistent product.

12th September 2018

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