Kern Automates Production at WLR

With a skills shortage in the manufacturing industry, WLR Precision Engineering Ltd. had a burning desire to automate its high-precision production while maintaining the skill levels of its highly qualified team of engineers. The opportunity to increase throughput, precision, quality and consistency prompted the Wilford-based subcontractor to purchase a 5-axis Kern Micro Vario machining centre […]

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Advancements in the Automotive Industry

Attributed to Ken Horne, Strategic Planning Manager, Software Defined Vehicle Solution, Keysight Technologies. Vehicles produced today have varying levels of autonomy, with most cars having level two or two-plus features and some high-end cars having level three features. However, safety concerns regarding autonomous driving remain in the spotlight. This is resulting in the acceptance of […]

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Creating Clockwork Productivity: How AZ Pneumatica Achieved 80% Efficiency with Automation & Robots

Forget manual labour and misplaced parts! AZ Pneumatica, a leading Italian manufacturer of pneumatic valves and cylinders, has undergone a robotic revolution. This transformation, achieved through a two-phase collaboration with Kardex, boasts an impressive 80% increase in picking speed and a near-elimination of picking errors (a 90% reduction!). in Demand Imagine juggling over 60,000 components, […]

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£12m investment drive pays off as William King secures major Jaguar Land Rover quality award

One of the UK’s leading metals service centres is targeting further growth after it secured one of the automotive sector’s most demanding quality accreditations. William King Ltd, which specialises in high-tensile steel, aluminium, light gauge processing, electrical steels and niche metal coatings, received the Jaguar Land Rover JLRQ Award earlier this month in front of […]

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Chemical innovator invests in automation to drive green growth

A manufacturer of eco-friendly, innovative domestic cleaning products is forecasting 25% growth and creating new jobs after investing in a new automation technology. Qualkem (formerly Repclif Chemical Services), based in Crewe, has installed new tube labelling and filling machinery specifically for short production runs. The second generation family business with 16 staff has been developing […]

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The AZ series of closed loop stepper motors broadens communications choices

Oriental Motor’s AZ series meets high performance automation needs – with 0.036 degrees/step accuracy – coupled with support for popular communications protocols. The stepper-based motors have an innovative design which eliminates the need for a PID (Proportional-Integral–Derivative) loop to make constant adjustments, ensuring the correct positioning. The AZ series’ stepper motor performance means that positional […]

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ControlAir introduces Type 7150 precision air relay

ControlAir LLC, a manufacturer of precision pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control products, announced the introduction of the Type 7150 Precision Air Relay.  The Type 7150 is a multi-stage pressure relay offering adjustment and stability under variable operating conditions. Resolution output control combined with relief capacity make the Type 7150 a choice for pneumatic counter balance applications […]

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