Leading electrical and mechanical equipment manufacturer, WEG, has expanded the torque range of its WG20 series of geared motors to cover torque between 50 and 18,000 Nm. Comprising helical, parallel shaft and helical bevel gear units, the WG20 is the first geared motor range to be entirely developed in-house at WEG. Previously, the series featured […]
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Clive Sharp, Business Line Manager for Atlas Copco Tools & Industrial Assembly Solutions, examines the key differences between robots and cobots and the new opportunities collaborative robots present to the assembly process The development of collaborative robots, or ‘cobots’ as they’re commonly known, goes back almost a quarter of a century to a research project […]
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Staff at Mitutoyo UK will be demonstrating a multitude of newly developed measuring and testing instruments at MACH 2020 (Birmingham NEC, 20-24 April), including the recently launched MiStar 555 CNC CMM. The CMM was designed to provide users with an accurate, reliable means of shop-floor measurement, and operates without the need for compressed air. Another […]
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German tech giant Bosch is rethinking driver safety and comfort, bringing one of the most overlooked interior components into the spotlight, the sun visor. The sun causes twice as many car accidents as any other weather-related condition due to temporary blindness. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the US reports thousands sun glare-related car […]
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MACH 2020 is just around the corner and Tornos has a real treat for turned parts manufacturers, giving a UK exhibition debut to the MultiSwiss 8X26 and the SwissNano 7. If you’re a turned parts manufacturer looking for something to give you a real competitive edge, you need to see the Tornos MultiSwiss 8X26 at […]
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A longstanding partnership between Base Materials and Marbocote has produced a new product to reduce curing times in the composites industry. The partnership has resulted in Base becoming technical experts in Marbocote’s products and can give clear and reliable advice on which product to use and application technique, saving time and money. Base Materials, a […]
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