Food Manufacturing

SolutionsPT achieves elite AVEVA Select status

Programme designed to help UK and Ireland industrial enterprises accelerate digital transformation

13th December 2021

Mouser Electronics and Hartland Controls announce global distribution agreement

Mouser Electronics has announced a global distribution agreement with Hartland Controls, a supplier of components used in HVAC and other industrial applications. According to the agreement, Mouser will offer customers a range of motor run capacitors, definite purpose contactors, transformers, and other electrical control solutions.

10th December 2021

Common language brings new possibilities for machine builders

Shared programming environment brings robot and CNC technologies together

8th December 2021

Designing a switchboard for a fishing trawler

When NU-Design, a marine electrical services business based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland needed help in the designing of a very specific control centre specification, the company’s engineers contacted Rittal UK to design a marine switchboard for a distribution and motor control centre (MCC) to be installed in a new Scottish trawler, the Endeavour V.

1st December 2021

Bürkert launches virtual application centre for online audience

Interactive online environment simulates physical application centre

24th November 2021

Control Freaks joins Mitsubishi Electric

System integrator become the latest member of Drive Solutions Centre (DSC) network

23rd November 2021

CLPA passes 4,000 members in key new milestone

The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) has passed a significant milestone in its aim to promote and advance state-of-the-art open industrial communications technologies. The organisation now counts over 4,000 members worldwide, making it one of the largest organisations of its type. It also reflects the level of global acceptance that CC-Link open automation network technologies have achieved and their widespread adoption by leading manufacturing companies.

23rd November 2021

Control Freaks joins Mitsubishi Electric"s Drive Solutions Centre network

Bringing to the table its expertise in a wide range of industries, Control Freaks has become the latest member of Mitsubishi Electric’s Drive Solutions Centre (DSC) network. The system integrator will be able to expand its support to customers by continuing to develop the in-depth technical knowledge of its engineers and strengthening its offering to customers.

18th November 2021

Shaft coupling saves fish by enabling new aerator drive assembly

Abssac was challenged to develop a flexible shaft coupling that could be used in the drive assembly of an ‘aerator’ used in the oxygenation of water in fish spawning ponds and small lakes. Aeration is especially required in times of hot weather where the oxygen concentration within the water can fall and have a detrimental effect on spawning.