productWhile the 2014 World Cup will give those of us with an interest in football a chance to admire the athletic prowess of the players, Henkel points out that developments in boots and balls have also played their part in defining the game we know today.
newsThe European Commission and euRobotics AISBL have launched the world’s largest civilian research and innovation programme in robotics. The initiative – called SPARC – is to maintain and extend Europe’s leading position in this strategic area, whose overall market volume could reach more than €60 billion by 2020.
newsMP Julian Huppert has officially opened a new £3 million engineering and manufacturing department in Cambridge – with the help of a robot.
productMaster Chemical Europe can supply or formulate a metalworking fluid for any metal cutting and grinding application but, for the majority of tasks, the company’s core product range is a comprehensive resource.
productIn addition to enabling welding in situations where there is no mains connection, a battery-powered welding unit weighing only a couple of kilos can also deliver benefits when run from the mains network or a generator – provided the appliance concept makes clever use of the assistance which the battery can provide.
productFor Dale Sheetmetal, moving to Prima Power Ex-Series servo-electric punch presses solved its power consumption problems and improved productivity at a stroke.
productDeveloped for the process industries the PurgEye 200 weld purge monitor from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques meets the needs of higher specification applications that need to achieve oxygen levels down to 10ppm.
productA new laser-based research and development cell has been installed at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Ansty, West Midlands, to help keep British manufacturing at the forefront of assembly, fabrication and joining technologies.
productRail depot equipment specialist, Mechan has secured deals with French and German companies to become their sole supplier to the Irish and UK markets.
productHARTING has introduced a robust pluggable feed-through connector housing to its Han-Yellock connector family that eases the laying of cable through different rooms in industrial environments.
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