1
Oct
Schneider Electric has announced the launch of its Easergy P3 protection relay. With the latest protection and modern digital communication capabilities, it is a major step forward in operational efficiency for MV equipment protection and control devices.
1
Oct
Bloodhound LSR prepares to head to South Africa and be put through its paces in a series of high-speed shakedowns on the vast Hakskeenpan desert, Northern Cape.
1
Oct
A new report from MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy concludes Britain urgently needs more investment in robots to boost pay and create better manufacturing jobs.
26
Sep
EPLAN has announced important upgrades to EPLAN Electric P8, its computer aided engineering (CAE) package for electrical applications. The latest version of the software, EPLAN Platform 2.8, has a new graphical user interface, enhanced ergonomics and augmented macro technology.
26
Sep
The latest issue of PBSI can now be read online. The October issue includes features on Enclosures, Drives & Controls, and Power.
26
Sep
Schneider Electric has announced Quantum Controls as a certified service and system integrator partner, as well as an authorised Altivar Process Modular (APM) panel builder in the UK.
26
Sep
Sales of service robots for professional use has increased by 32% to $9.2 billion. Logistic systems such as AGVs represent the largest fraction in the professional service robot market (41% of all units sold). The second largest category is inspection and maintenance robots (39% of all units sold). These two segments account for 80% of total market share.
26
Sep
Taking place at WorldSkills 2019, between 22-27 August in Kazan, Russia, the Robot Systems Integration competition provided aspiring professionals under the age of 25 with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills. Representatives from France, Germany, China, and Russia travelled to Kazan to take part in the challenge, which was jointly organised between educational organisation WorldSkills, and FANUC.
25
Sep
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot, the mobile bot designed for sensing, inspection and remote operation, is now available to buy!
25
Sep
A team of researchers at ETH have used stretchable materials to develop a battery that can be bent, stretched and twisted.
25
Sep
Abstracts are being sought for the Hazardex 2020 Conference to be held on February 26 & 27 at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK. Next year’s conference will focus on specific topics relating to hazardous area and safety issues in the process and manufacturing industries.
24
Sep
Carl Ennis, currently UK & Ireland head of Products & Systems Sales for Siemens Smart Infrastructure, has been appointed UK chief executive officer of Siemens plc, effective from January 1, 2020.
23
Sep
Farnell supports STEM programme that will see the micro:bit provided to 2,400 secondary schools in Norway.
20
Sep
A report from the Health and Safety Executive in 2018 estimated that 6.6 million working days were lost in the UK in 2017/18 due to work related musculoskeletal disorders. This accounts for nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of all working days lost due to work related ill-health in the UK, with an average of 14 days lost in each case.
19
Sep
The latest condition-based monitoring solutions offer a predictive approach to production and process plant maintenance for engineers and site operators. These ensure asset performance is optimised, whilst keeping downtime to a minimum by providing live visibility of machine status. This includes primary assets and their wear components such as motors, fans, pumps and gearboxes. Sounds great in principle, but is it for everyone?
