March, 2022

• 2 March

  Roller chain upgrade reduces costs for pizza making operation

  

  Roller chains used to drive food packaging machines have to ensure stable motion. With produce destined for demanding supermarkets, conveyors …

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• 1 March

  Dynamic drive controllers optimise performance and minimise downtime of shredding machines

  

  KEB Automation has supplied drive controllers, mains filters and chokes to Vecoplan, a specialist manufacturer of shredding machines used by …

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• 1 March

  Ransomware attacks rise almost 93% in 2021 –– report

  Global cyber security and risk mitigation expert NCC Group has revealed that ransomware attacks almost doubled in 2021, rising 92.7% …

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• 1 March

  Manufacturing: what is the potential of quantum computing?

  Imagine looking for a needle in a haystack by examining each piece of hay. What if you could analyse the …

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• 1 March

  Benchmarking precision metal fabrication technologies

  

  Jochen Kern compares the various technologies that exist to fabricate ultra-precision metal parts and components. He looks at the best …

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February, 2022

• 28 February

  Achieving tolerances in precision plastic moulding

  

  When making plastic parts with single micron tolerances, there are some ways to mitigate tolerance creep. Aaron Johnson takes a …

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• 28 February

  Dual-mode tamper status detection and battery-free sensing for IoT applications

  

  NXP Semiconductors has announced the NTAG 22x DNA family, combining certified security with an innovative tamper status detection mechanism and …

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• 28 February

  Simplifying system implementation and machine design in mobile hydraulic applications

  

  Parker Hannifin now offers its IQAN-XC41, -XC42 and -XC43 expansion modules with certification according to IEC 61508 safety integrity level …

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• 28 February

  Transfer switch provides emergency power needed to keep critical operations online

  

  Russelectric’s RTSCD commercial duty transfer switch provides emergency power needed to keep critical operations online.  The RTSCD is currently available …

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• 28 February

  Slot milling of narrower grooves

  

  Horn has extended its circular interpolation system for slot milling to include tools for the production of narrower grooves. The …

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