As part of its ongoing growth strategy, Dugard Machine Tools has now employed a new Area Sales Manager to support customers in Scotland and the North East of England. With more than 30-years of industry experience, Gerald Coyle will be a welcome addition to the Dugard team. Joining Dugard at the start of the year, […]
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Coca-Cola claims customers still want plastic bottles. But is there an alternative? Drinks goliath Coca-Cola stunned world leaders at January’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, when it stood by its decision to continue supplying single-use plastic bottles. Given the event’s theme, “Stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world”, the statement understandably left many […]
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Industrial automation solutions provider Omron has launched the V/F400 and V/F300 Series Smart Cameras, the latest additions to its popular MicroHawk line that combines code reading and vision inspection capabilities into a single device. The new solution is available for manufacturers who are concerned that their product inspections are becoming too complex. The powerful yet […]
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How robots are changing the brewing industry Munch’s most famous work, The Scream has four versions in three different mediums. Each variant is unique yet unmistakably recognizable. Historically, brewing has been a mix of art and science, but with beer in high demand, optimizing the brewing process for a consistent product is key to meeting […]
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Industrial parts supplier CP Automation, has partnered with instrumentation specialist, Chauvin Arnoux to distribute its industry leading test and measurement products to the European market. This partnership will equip both customer bases with a full power quality service, from the identification to the mitigation of harmful power quality issues. Power quality disturbances is an area […]
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High-precision and high-performance milling and turning are two natural topics that visitors to the OPEN MIND booth can expect to see at MACH 2020 (Stand 440 Hall 17). However, at this years’ event, the industry leading CAD/CAM vendor will also provide manufacturers an opportunity to witness the unparalleled steps that hyperMILL® has taken with its […]
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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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A Paris-based start-up recently helped a woman with partial paralysis to use an exoskeleton to walk. Breakthroughs like this are allowing exoskeleton technology to be used in more varied environments, with potential benefits for manufacturers. Here Neil Ballinger, head of EMEA sales at industrial automation parts supplier EU Automation, explains how exoskeletons will transform manufacturing. […]
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Wenglor rectangular 50 x 50 x 20mm photoelectric sensors from AutomationDirect include diffuse with background suppression, retroreflective, retroreflective for transparent objects, and through-beam models. The size of these Wenglor sensors makes them suitable as drop-in replacements for other rectangular photoelectric sensor brands. Sensing ranges vary from 1200mm for background suppression sensors to 20m for through-beam […]
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Achieving significant savings and ROI in under two and a half years A family-run business for over forty years, Coach House sells homeware products to trade organisations across the UK, Europe and around the world, with all operations running out of its warehouse based in Lancashire. As a fast-growing company, storage space had been an […]
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