Nidec and KPS ‘in bidding battle’ for Siemens business
The Japanese motor-maker Nidec and the US private equity firm KPS Capital Partners are reported to be in a bidding ...
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Roadmap aims to secure the future of UK manufacturing
Enginuity, a charity whose mission is to find new ways of closing the UK’s engineering and manufacturing skill ...
►UK motor-maker Saietta enters administration
►Motors and inverters benefit from £360m manufacturing plan
►Chinese motor-maker Moons sets up UK operation
Grease degradation app monitors remaining life on-site
NSK is developing a "world-first" technique for diagnosing the remaining life of lubricant grease rapidly and ...
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►Schaeffler joins Koreans for mobile two-arm robots
►‘Smart’ bearings warn as they wear, avoiding breakdowns
Drive is designed to maximise efficiency of PM motors
Control Techniques has announced a variable-speed drive designed to maximise the efficiency of sensorless permanent ...
►HVAC-R drives help OEMs to move to F-Gas compliance
►Software produces shopfloor KPIs to boost performance
►‘First’ touchscreen swipe sensor works like a smartphone
SPS 2023 Show Exclusive Report
Germany’s SPS automation mega-show is showing signs of returning to its pre-pandemic scale, despite difficultie ...
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Wavepower devices use ballscrews to drive generators
A Swedish start-up has developed an innovative wave power technology that uses heavy-duty ballscrews to convert ...
► Safety upgrade safeguards wet-wipe production
►India's largest car-maker makes the connection
►Automated tester puts the squeeze on tennis balls
Scaling up to flatten the curve
Before and after Christmas, I was in discussions with DFA Media about joining its experienced editorial team ...
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