Food Manufacturing

Getting to grips with packaging machine performance

3D printed plastic grippers promise big payback for packaging manufacturers

19th March 2021

Download issue 35 of Industrial Technology EXTRA

Issue 35 of Industrial Technology EXTRA - our interactive electronic supplement to the printed edition of Industrial Technology - is out today. You can view the PDF here, the flip-page magazine, or download the tablet version on the Industrial Technology app. Contents include:

15th March 2021

Atlas Copco expands into industrial process cooling applications

Atlas Copco has extended its industrial portfolio to include process cooling equipment. The newly launched TCX 4-90A is Atlas Copco’s first process cooling chiller range, with plans to introduce more new products to the market in 2021 and extend the range to include higher cooling capacities.

8th March 2021

Unlocking machine performance

Advanced drive solution promises precision, dynamics and multi-axis synchronisation

5th March 2021

Pandemic accelerates investment in automation

Eight out of ten workplaces to step up use of robots in next decade

26th February 2021

ABB launches next generation cobots to unlock automation for new sectors and first-time users

ABB is expanding its collaborative robot (cobot) portfolio with the new GoFa and SWIFTI cobot families, offering higher payloads and speeds, to complement YuMi and Single Arm YuMi in ABB’s cobot line-up. These stronger, faster and more capable cobots will accelerate the company’s expansion in high-growth segments including electronics, healthcare, consumer goods, logistics and food and beverage, amongst others, meeting the growing demand for automation across multiple industries.

24th February 2021

Download issue 31 of Industrial Technology EXTRA

Issue 31 of Industrial Technology EXTRA - our interactive electronic supplement to the printed edition of Industrial Technology - is out today. You can view the PDF here, the flip-page magazine, or download the tablet version on the Industrial Technology app. Contents include:

15th February 2021

Video shows hand held clinching advantages

This video from BTM Automation Products shows one of its hand-held clinching tools in action. BTM says that its Tog-L-Loc® and other related clinching tools join sheet metal quickly, quietly and cleanly without the expense of welding or the use of additional fasteners: the process simply clinches the parent material

12th February 2021

ABB appoints UK system integrator to support industrial drives installations

ABB has expanded its technical support for variable speed drives (VSDs) in the UK with the appointment of Staffordshire-based system integrator Radway Control Systems.