Monday’s opening keynote, “The Impact of Robotics on Economic Growth,” drew a 50/50 split of attendees for both ProMat and Automate, according to a show of hands requested by presenter Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of ...
Tags: Robotics, automation, robot maintenance
Lenze Americas (Booth 1763) has expanded its support of materials handling systems with a fully integrated, energy-efficient package of software, plus drive- and controller-based systems for automation. On display are multiple frequency ...
Tags: motor drive technologies, gear motors, electric drives
More than 50 educators and administrators from technical high schools, colleges and community colleges around the country will attend Wednesday's day-long Technical Career Education Conference. The participants will learn how to establish a ...
Tags: Technical educators, materials handling, logistics training
Apollo Goessnitz GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of HMS Group, manufactured and delivered bespoke BB5 pumping unit to one of Uralchem Group subsidiaries- Azot branch (Berezniki, Perm region). Horizontal 12-stage barel pump with back-to-back ...
Tags: HMS Group, Unique Pump, barel pump
The valve is especially suited - like its predecessor - to use in dyeing plants, in automatic animal feeding installations or for use in the paper industry. In addition, GEMÜ R647 will be used wherever there is no need for a ...
Tags: GEMüR647, closing spring, small components
Next week, I’ll be in Chicago at ProMat 2013. Like most in our industry, I’m looking forward to seeing what’s new in the world of materials handling. Our course, the most efficient materials handling is no materials ...
Tags: 2013, materials handling, manufacturing
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has updated the 1998 edition of the ANSI/HI standard on pump intake design and published ANSI/HI 9.8–2012 Rotodynamic Pumps for Pump Intake Design. Developed by experts in sump design, researchers ...
Tags: Hydraulic Institute, ANSI/HI standard, pump intake design
Aiming to enhance the quality of Eri Silk hand spun yarn, the Central Silk Technological Research Institute (CSTRI) has developed an economical silk spinning machine that runs on solar energy. The Bangalore-based institute functioning ...
Tags: India, CSTRI, Solar Silk Spinning Machine
The Fritsch Vibratory Micro Mill PULVERISETTE 0 is the ideal laboratory mill for fine comminution of medium-hard, brittle, moist or temperature-sensitive samples, dry or in suspension, as well as for homogenising of emulsions and pastes. ...
Following popular demand, the LTM Motor School is back. Starting with two course dates in February 2013, the LTM team will be teaching a two day course on hoist maintenance and general theory. The course offers participants the opportunity ...
Tags: LTM Motor School, February, 2013
This year, ProMat features three keynote presentations, each offering critical insights from experts into future developments in robotics, business and the supply chain. The first runs Monday morning from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. in the ...
Tags: robotics, business, supply chain
Among the nearly 800 exhibitors at ProMat are five companies making their debut at the event. Although trade shows in general have drawn lower attendance and exhibitor numbers over the past few years of the recession, many of these new ...
Membership in the Hydraulic Institute (HI) has been opened to pump and supplier companies that manufacture wholly outside of North America but who sell into the North American market. This change significantly expands HI membership ...
Tags: Hydraulic Institute, Membership, HI
Victorian premier Ted Baillieu. The state government of Victoria has welcomed the return of National Manufacturing Week (NMW) to Melbourne in 2013, as a reflection of its strategy for revitalizing the state’s manufacturing sector. ...
Tags: National Manufacturing Week, manufacturing, industry view
The FriFri Vortech, a new, high-efficiency gas fryer for caterers, is to be displayed in the UK for the first time at The Hospitality Show next week. The FriFri Vortech high-efficiency fryer is being displayed in the UK for the first time ...
Tags: FriFri Vortech, gas fryer, caterers, UK