News Archive
February 2013
- Ethernet still lags a long way behind fieldbuses 28 February, 2013
- Scheme will bring engineering info to 5,000 UK schools 28 February, 2013
- Mature market for belts and chains faces 'a serious threat' 28 February, 2013
- Robots ‘will create 2m jobs in eight years’ 28 February, 2013
- New service will offer nanometre-level positioning systems 27 February, 2013
- New business targets safety and explosion-proof markets 27 February, 2013
- Safety consultancy will address CE marking problems 26 February, 2013
- Offshore event will make its debut alongside the Drives show in 2014 26 February, 2013
- Harmonic filters – where size matters 23 February, 2013
- Siemens drives further into EV market by buying VePoint 22 February, 2013
- DIN-rail industrial PCs lead the growth league 21 February, 2013
- Free tool automates machine safety designs 21 February, 2013
- Bluetooth module that gathers factory data is ‘first’ 20 February, 2013
- Online network aims to solve maintenance problems 18 February, 2013
- Vision systems now ‘an integral part of quality control’ 15 February, 2013
- Vibration analyser speeds up machine designs 15 February, 2013
- Ferrite magnets replace rare-earths in EV motor 15 February, 2013
- White House calls in the automation industry for cyber-security talks 15 February, 2013
- Young robot-builders will be guided by 3D instructions 14 February, 2013
- Machine vision market has sales worth $5bn in its sights 13 February, 2013
- Test item for Video, RSS and Twitter feed 13 February, 2013
- Vibration meter fits in the hand 12 February, 2013
- New-generation controls mark ‘a huge step in performance’ 12 February, 2013
- 3D simulations avoid the need for CNC trial cutting 12 February, 2013
- OPC Foundation joins forces with TIA on M2M standards 11 February, 2013
- Regal buys Schneider’s RAM motors business 11 February, 2013
- Europe’s MV drives sales decline as the rest of world recovers 10 February, 2013
- Swapping roles with humans can boost robot productivity 08 February, 2013
- Micro-PLC data is gathered via the cloud 08 February, 2013
- Software collects plant data on one display 07 February, 2013
- Machine matches chain lengths to within 10µm 05 February, 2013
- There’s never been a better time to invest in energy saving 05 February, 2013
- New HQ doubles distributor’s floor space 04 February, 2013
- Composite busbars are 35% cheaper and half the weight 04 February, 2013
- Prices of compact AC drives drop by 4% in Europe 04 February, 2013
- HMS acquires German comms specialist to create `world leader` 04 February, 2013
- Software modules ‘cut machine programming time by up to 75%’ 04 February, 2013
- Functional safety architecture cuts costs for CNC machine-builders 04 February, 2013
- Motor controllers offer a choice of starting and stopping modes 01 February, 2013
- Low-cost vibration monitor acts as a `check engine` light for machinery 01 February, 2013
- SKF accuses Dutch firm of selling fake bearings 01 February, 2013
- Motor-maker launches product-sourcing service 01 February, 2013
- DC motors stabilise Scotland's first satellite 01 February, 2013
- Mitsubishi targets £105m turnover from new acquisition 01 February, 2013