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Registration now open for IMTS 2018
Registration is now open for this year’s leading industrial manufacturing event, IMTS– The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2018. Manufacturing professionals across the globe will gather at...
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Tiny chip for enhanced autonomy
The Processor Research Group at ETRI has announced the development of Aldebaran5, a processor for self-driving cars. Aldebaran5 features 9 cores to provide high computing power as well as safety...
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New power converters
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents has announced a significant expansion of its RS Pro power supplies with two new ranges of compact chassis and PCB-mounting power converters with...
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New Venturi valve
Enerpac has announced a new Venturi valve to speed up the retraction time for single-acting, spring and load return cylinders after lifting projects. Attached to an electric pump, the valve allows...
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Cleaner welds
Weld Purging (back purging) describes the removal of oxygen from the vicinity of a weld before, during and after welding. For pipe and tank welding of stainless steels, titanium and chrome steels, it...
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Optical connectivity for cars
KDPOF has designed its innovative Automotive Gigabit Ethernet Plastic Optical Fibre (GEPOF) for electric and autonomous driving to solve the electrical challenges and interferences of new powertrain...
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Protecting poplars
The Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR) has been awarded a $1.1M US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to elucidate the mechanism of rust pathogenesis in poplar in an effort to...
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Additive manufacturing launch
To improve additive manufacturing productivity and lower cost per part, Renishaw has launched its latest system, the RenAM 500Q. Featuring four 500W lasers, the compact machine could greatly improve...
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New electric cab
This version of the range-extended electric taxi is left-hand drive and comes with a Scandinavian inspired trim. In addition, it has been wrapped in the Flag of Norway to celebrate the TX’s close ties...
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Radiation-hardened 100V and 200V GaN FETs
Renesas Electronics has created what it claims is the space industry’s first radiation-hardened, low side Gallium Nitride (GaN) field effect transistor (FET) driver and GaN FETs that enable primary and...
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High-resolution encoder
maxon motor presents a top-of-the-range high-resolution encoder. The ENX 16 RIO offers an impressive resolution of up to 65,536 counts per turn in a compact and rugged housing.Requirements on encoders...
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3D printing pushing manufacturing to the future
3D printing is not a new phenomenon. Chuck Hull designed a stereolithography process that used ultra violet (UV) lasers to solidify photopolymer in the 1980s, creating 3D parts by layering materials....
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Closing the loop on EV battery recycling
A novel model developed at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory allows industry, the Department and others to gauge the impact of recycling batteries in electric vehicles. It...
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Steering to success
Steering systems have come a long way since 1894 when the first steering wheel was installed in a vehicle taking part in the Paris-Rouen race. Here, Eric Sonahee, design and development engineer at...
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Portable scanner launched
FARO has launched its next generation FARODesign ScanArm 2.0. It delivers up to 25% improved system accuracy compared to the previous generation. Productivity is enhanced with the addition of FAROBlu...
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Improving product design workflow
The next generation FARO Design ScanArm 2.0 is specifically designed to address the most demanding challenges and requirements faced by product design and product engineering professionals. Offering a...
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Making precision robotics a reality
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) often highlights consumer trends towards robotics and this year, the spotlight remained on robot personal assistants. Inspired by the show, Chris Johnson, managing...
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Early warning system for cables
With the new SmartCore cable, Leuze has designed something for applications with moving cables, like in robots. The system contains an additional, special sacrificial cable that fails at approximately...
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New glue changes recycling rules
Sun Chemical has launched its SunLam de-seaming adhesive for shrink-labeled containers. This new de-seamable adhesive helps recyclers improve recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) yield without...
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New light curing adhesive
Many plastics are difficult to bond due to their low surface energy one particular example are PEEK™ (Polyetheretherketone) thermoplastics. PEEK™ polymer is usually used instead of machined metals in...
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