Food Manufacturing

Deep Learning brings simplicity to complex AI inspection

SICK has launched a suite of Deep Learning apps and services which could be of interest to machine designers and builders

13th October 2020

Guide to steel bearings is published

New guide from SMB Bearings is designed to help counteract confusion over the many steel bearing variations available

6th October 2020

ABB buys Codian Robotics

Dutch supplier of Delta robots added to ABB Robotics portfolio

6th October 2020

Smart AI vision sensors for high speed inspection

Industrial Vision Systems has launched IVS-COMMAND-Ai™, an in-line inspection solution designed for high-speed automated visual inspection

5th October 2020

Industrial Technology EXTRA - 28 September

Issue 24 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:

28th September 2020

Eplan announces new subscription model for licences

CAE software provider EPLAN is now offering new licences for its products exclusively on a subscription basis. This change will offer more flexibility to companies wishing to benefit from Eplan’s engineering packages who will now be able to do so on more convenient terms. Although the new subscription system is available immediately, both new and current customers can continue to purchase new or additional perpetual licences until the 31st of July 2021.

18th September 2020

Elmo Rietschle appoints PSI Ireland as advanced vacuum distributor

Elmo Rietschle has appointed Pneumatics and Sensors Ireland (PSI) as an advanced level distributor in Ireland, to provide expert sales and service support across its entire range of vacuum technology and system products.

17th September 2020

Cognex image-based barcode readers in Flensburger brewery"s logistics centre

Aging handheld laser scanners are considered outdated technology – so when the forklift drivers load trucks at the Flensburger brewery with filled kegs or beer crates, a Cognex barcode reader mounted on the mast recognises the pallet label and scans the barcode. This not only saves time, but enhances safety in congested forklift and truck traffic, and has proven its worth since the technology was installed.

16th September 2020

Optimal"s software shows the way to Industry 4.0 at leading PAT event

The 17th edition of the annual International Forum on Process Analytical Chemistry (IFPAC) was a great success for event sponsor Optimal Industrial Technologies. During this year’s digital event, the company welcomed high attendance and positive feedback to its presentation ‘Implementation of PAT and Data Systems to Enhance Quality, Cost and Manufacturing Time’. The company showcased how its software, synTQ, can enhance quality assurance strategies while reducing manufacturing times and costs in a regulatory compliant way.

4th September 2020

Harting UK awarded IRIS Silver Quality Performance Level

Harting UK has been awarded a prestigious Silver Quality Performance Level award from the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS), a globally recognised organisation which evaluates management systems for the railway sector. Silver Performance is currently the highest level issued by IRIS, and is a significant achievement for Harting UK, making them one of just 60 companies worldwide to receive Silver status: the award puts them in the top 3 per cent of all IRIS certified companies, worldwide.

4th August 2020

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