articleRe-evaluating process instrumentation maintenance practices
Endress+Hauser’s Clive Poyser explores how instrumentation maintenance practices are changing and what that means for your processes
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newssamos PRO COMPACT makes it quick and easy to implement safety functions
GIVEN HOW quickly technology is developing, machinery safety is now a crucial component of occupational health and safety, and it will only get more so in the future. This calls for systems where safety features may be easily created and added to the application.
newsNew finger-tip UV spectrometer head one fifth the size of nearest competitor
HAMAMATSU LAUNCHED its new portable water analysis micro spectrometer head that is the smallest in the UV market, just over one fifth the size of the next nearest alternative. This enables it to be fitted into small enclosures.
articleTechnology and digital skills support help SME manufacturers achieve efficiency and innovation
THE MADE Smarter Adoption programme in the North West has supported hundreds of businesses like Forth Engineering and BEP Surface Technologies, to embrace digital transformation as a route to sustainable growth
articleDigital spare parts: innovation to solve supply chain woes
AS THE manufacturing industry has evolved, accessing critical spare parts has become more and more challenging. In recent years, supply chain disruption, conflict and economic upheaval have made finding solutions to the problem critical.
articleGetting the measure of technical mirrors
Measuring technical mirrors is a constant challenge in the optics industry. Glenn Wedgbrow looks at how special sensors and measuring systems can be used to can help solve these tasks with the highest precision
articleComplex sandwich processing aided by smart sensors
Smart sensors have become an essential component in many manufacturing systems as the demand for ever more sophisticated automation continues apace. This was illustrated by a recent project which saw Baumer provide its sensor solutions for Weber Maschinenbau’s sandwich production line.
articleFlexible temperature control hire options for manufacturing applications
When it comes to obtaining the most efficient and technically up to date temperature control equipment, along with the traditional long-term hire, there are now more flexible options, says Dave Palmer
articleReliable connectivity for industrial ethernet
Ethernet is being deployed across more and more areas of industry and is the connecting element for both IT and OT. Mark Rushton looks at the options available to those wanting to implement robust and reliable networks for industrial use.
articleSoftware turning robotic opportunities into reality
Have you ever wondered if your production line could benefit from using robots? If robots could transform your costs, cut energy use, boost quality, and dramatically reduce waste? If you can think it, the strong probability is that today’s robots can do it. Julian Ware explains
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