Food Manufacturing

Find out how to improve assembly methods

Design engineers, production professionals and senior manufacturing managers who want to put things together better should go to the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, on 20 October 2011.

4th December 2008

Free DVD contains videos of SCARA robots in action

TM Robotics is offering a free interactive DVD that features video case studies of SCARA robots in action. The collection features the machines performing a number of pick-and-place, packaging and unpacking operations in industries including food manufacturing, retail, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods and logistics.

4th December 2008

New Managing Director for Leuze Electronic UK

Mark Weymouth is joining Leuze Electronic as the new Managing Director of UK operations, and his first role is to separate the company from its former joint-venture partner Mayser Polymer. Weymouth believes that creating a wholly-owned UK subsidiary will enable the company to serve the UK market better.

28th November 2008

Belden adds Hirschmann and Lumberg Automation brands

Belden is introducing a new integrated cable, active component and connectivity marketing initiative for demanding and mission-critical industrial manufacturing environments.

28th November 2008

Farnell to distribute Harwin Datamate Trio-Tek connectors

Harwin is appointing Farnell as exclusive European catalogue distributor for its Datamate Trio-Tek range of crimp contact connectors.

26th November 2008

Workshop to discuss wireless in industrial environments

Wireless devices are making an entry into the industrial environment thanks to their numerous benefits such as flexibility, cabling cost reduction and extending measurements to critical information. However, the rate of adoption has been slow due to numerous challenges and concerns among end users, important ones being reliability, security and safety.

18th November 2008

Bosch Rexroth to acquire Hägglunds Drives

Bosch Rexroth says it plans to acquire all shares in Hägglunds Drives AB, which is based in Mellansel, Sweden. The contract was signed on 18 July 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden, though the acquisition is subject to approval by the authorities.

12th November 2008

Energy-efficient industrial drying systems at Brau Beviale

Secomak is returning to Brau Beviale for the second consecutive year, between 12 and 14 November 2008, to exhibit its energy-efficient industrial drying systems capabilities.

10th November 2008

Vacon hosts golf day at Lutterworth

Glorious sunshine was enjoyed by all who took part in the golf day recently organised by Vacon at Lutterworth Golf Club. In all, 24 competitors, comprising Vacon customers, technical partners, business associates and members of the company's own staff, teed off for the 18-hole Stableford Competition.

3rd November 2008

Citect's Alison Koh joins European board of MESA

Schneider Electric-Citect's expertise in manufacturing execution systems (MES) has been recognised with the election of Alison Koh, Citect MES Director for Europe, to the European board of the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA). MESA is an association of producers, vendors and consultants whose aim is to promote innovation and best practice sharing to improve business production operations.

23rd October 2008

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