03/03/2020 Why are CFRPs less likely to be used for making industrial machine tools and automation systems? If you hear mention of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs), you – like many designers and engineers – will likely think immediately of Formula 1 cars, racing bikes and fighter jets.
02/03/2020 The 80s revival has extended into the realms of engineering materials Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs) first appeared around 40 years ago, for use in automotive components and far from being a short-lived comeback trend, it looks as though they are here to stay, ...
05/02/2020 Mapping the route to zero emissions Targets demand that all new cars and vans on the road will be zero emission by 2040. A new report has outlined the challenges and realities of transitioning the UK to electric vehicles.
04/02/2020 Digitalisation has a paradigm shift in product development and manufacturing processes Digital engineering technologies are expanding the boundaries for business, enabling manufacturers to radically enhance their design approaches and their commercial offering. According to Andrew ...
03/02/2020 Fasteners and fixings: A specifier’s guide Fasteners and fixings are very often either a last-minute consideration or left to the contractor’s discretion. However, when fasteners are correctly specified from the outset, there are huge ...
31/01/2020 Effective motor control using servo drives can streamline efficiencies By installing servo drives with integrated functional safety, HMIs and controllers from KEB Automation on its new production line, Concrete Canvas has reduced wiring installation costs and has ...
30/01/2020 The world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft has taken to the skies The ‘electric aviation age’ has been ushered in with the inaugural test flight of world’s first fully electric commercial aircraft, taking off on the morning of 11 December 2019 from the Canadian ...
29/01/2020 Tackling carbon-carbon composite challenges across a range of industries Carbon composites are in high demand across the globe, particularly in the aerospace, automotive, mechanical engineering and rail sectors. However, as many of these materials were developed decades ...
28/01/2020 How User Experience-based design can help engineers Good design should be a central pillar in any business and now, more and more businesses are realising this. In fact, Inc listed UX design as one of the most ‘in-demand hard skills’ of 2019.
13/01/2020 Airbus has moved from generatively designing components to the factories in which they are built Four years ago, Airbus used generative design to create a partition that separates the cabin and the galley in its aircraft that was half the weight of the one it replaced. This could, potentially, ...
10/01/2020 Upgrading the Danish Navy’s Absalon-class support fleet offered a great opportunity for automation Understanding the specific needs of the armed forces can be difficult for even the best ‘civilian’ technology architect to tackle, however Logimatic, a leading system integrator had extensive ... 1 comment
09/01/2020 The world’s first truly universal torque wrench calibration machine Traditionally, torque wrench calibration machines have been intended for specific manufacturers’ products. For laboratories and OEMs this can be a real nuisance, requiring several different machines ...
08/01/2020 Siemens is driving adoption of additive manufacturing The challenge of facilitating the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) is one that faces all of industry. With this in mind, it is not surprising that Siemens is making particular strides in this ...
07/01/2020 With the myriad plastics available – as well as their ecological repercussions – selecting the right one can be tricky Love it or hate it, live with it or without it, plastic has come a long way from the Bakelite resin patented at the turn of the 20th Century that revolutionised how many consumer goods were mass ...
06/01/2020 £10m aluminium manufacturing process validated for high-volume automotive OEM applications Traditionally, torque wrench calibration machines have generally been intended for specific manufacturers’ products. For laboratories and OEMs this can be a real nuisance, requiring several different ...
03/01/2020 2020 vision on automation UK manufacturers must tip the balance in favour of automation in 2020 to avoid falling behind international competition, according to Fanuc UK.
06/12/2019 The future of Ford Ford recently opened its design facility in Cologne to showcase some of its latest projects and innovations that include inventive storage solutions, human-centric and virtual design and even knitted ...
05/12/2019 Top five ways to improve ROI on industrial drive technology Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, factory of the future - call it what you will, the evolution of manufacturing is underway, at least for some UK manufacturers. Across the country, businesses vary ...
05/12/2019 Up to speed Ferrari has increased its simulation productivity by 300% after leveraging ANSYS’ next-level, automated meshing capabilities, getting new designs on track in a fraction of the time taken previously.
04/12/2019 Moving to modular enabled automation Large-scale automation systems have been at the heart of production control for decades. Now, driven by changes in consumer demands, an alternative plug and produce modular-enabled automation ...
03/12/2019 Remote condition monitoring advances are having positive impacts on industry Remote condition monitoring represents one of the most game-changing technologies to have entered the industrial sphere in recent years. By removing the need for time-consuming and costly checks by ...
02/12/2019 Control and precision are vital in surgical equipment: Powered devices are helping In the UK there are over 4.3 million people waiting for an operation, with research showing that the number of surgeries required per year is continually increasing. Despite hacksaws and scalpels ...
29/11/2019 AFRC integrates LMD into a CNC machine creating a unique platform “I wish there was a tool for adding material” – something that has been said in frustration time and time again when an issue during machining has resulted in a part being scrapped.
28/11/2019 Patent Box: Claims rise, but SMEs are still missing out The UK’s Patent Box scheme is proving extremely popular but is still not reaching huge swathes of the companies it could, as intellectual property firm Withers & Rogers explains.
12/11/2019 How do we embrace the opportunities presented by digital technology? The Digital Catapult offers some answers When asked if they’re keen to embrace digital opportunities, most engineering concerns would answer in the affirmative. However, the problem that generally arises is how to actually achieve that. ...
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