Constructing the right shaft for an application is not easy without CAD software and in-depth technical know-how. Therefore, igus has now developed a new free and openly accessible online tool: the drylin shaft configurator. Here, users have the opportunity to select the appropriate shaft in their d…

Dear Reader, dear Members of SRRT- SwissCCS,

In 2016, I already pointed out the groundbreaking changes to the standards: ISO 14644-1, -2 & -3, and I suspected that all changes would also be approved in the same year and thus enter the official FDIS status or be handed over as standards to indivi…

The North American plastics industry, led by the United States, is posting good business results this year. Sales, revenue and growth indicators are pointing up for the foreseeable future. Among the factors driving growth are the digital revolution in controls and machine communication which yields…

The electrical engineering company Weidmüller celebrates the opening of a new production building in Suzhou, China. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility took place in July of last year. After only eight months of construction, the building was completed by…

Following a sustained period of accelerated growth, integrated cleanroom solutions provider, Connect 2 Cleanrooms (C2C) is delighted to announce the promotion of Michael Wright to MD, effective 1st July 2019. Michael succeeds founding MD, Joe Govier, who has moved to a CEO role to seek out new strat…

The exhibition space is fully booked

The lounges in Vienna have become an attractive event for exhibitors. Over 60 companies present innovative products and services. Here is an excerpt from the list of companies:

ABC Allgemeine Bau Chemie GmbH, bc-technology GmbH, BLOCK Technical AG, Briem Steuerungs…

Anyone who wants to transport plastic bags or foil-wrapped, non-rigid workpieces with vacuum cups knows the problem: creases form during suction, the suction force diminishes, and the transported goods can fall down. SMC has developed the ZP3P series of vacuum cups specifically for this purpose. Tha…

Dirk Rossmann GmbH commissioned Piepenbrock with maintenance, window, and frame cleaning for more than 1,000 retail outlets across seven federal states. Office cleaning, construction, and special cleaning services are also part of the service package.

Starting on July 1st and December 1st, 2019, Piep…

Once the doors open, all the big names in the industry can be found at the MOTEK international trade fair for automation in production and assembly from the 7th to the 10th of October 2019 in Stuttgart. Designers and operators will find cross-sector approaches, ranging from detailed solutions to tur…

- Exchange of views on opportunities and challenges of a medium-sized company in global competition
- Visit to the Ravensburg Vetter Süd production site
- Diversity in the workforce as a key success factor

High-profile visit to Vetter, a partner of global pharmaceutical companies for the production of…