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To satisfy the rising demand for smart design and digital transformation, CAD is in a prime position to aid engineers on the next steps in digital technology. Boris Fischer-Ribič, Country Manager of norelem Austria, addresses the advantages of CAD data and how it can improve and streamline product design - making it a sure path to a more efficient process.

Approaching automation can be a daunting task for many engineering and manufacturing operators, with costs, complexity, and concerns over workforce morale all big factors to consider. In this interview, Martin Ahner, a leading project engineer from standard components specialists norelem, shows how automation can be easily achieved through standard components, with the help of some recently developed automation examples.

The standard component specialist, norelem, has launched a range of plastic spur gears, for a cost-effective and highly efficient addition to the toolkits of design engineers. The most commonly used gear type, spur gears are an essential component for non-slip transmission of forces from one shaft to another. This is crucial for machines that require a change in the direction of rotation, for example, where loads must be raised or lowered. 

While many engineering functions can get away with some degree of tolerance, certain applications need precision and accuracy to the highest order. This can only be carried out with the correct measuring components, as Marcus Schneck, CEO of norelem, explains here.

The engineering industry, like all others, has its own set of unique challenges and opportunities. At present, one question on everybody’s lips is how the industry can collectively encourage the UK’s brightest minds and attract its youngest talent, explained Paul Mulvey, Sales Director at norelem UK.

When it comes to the industrial applications that require a high degree of positioning precision, norelem has bolstered its offering of positioning solutions with the addition of several new measuring and display devices. Designed specifically to gauge both the position and angle, the devices help to provide the required level of accuracy in a plethora of mechanical engineering and sawing applications and play a vital role in the production of high precision components.

With future demand for engineers outstripping supply, one manufacturer is investing in young engineering talent after hosting its second annual Race Camp, held at the race track in Steiβlingen, Germany in June.

  Now available to UK engineers, a new range of new motorised positioning tables have been heralded as one of the top 15 assembly technology and robotics products by a leading German expert.

Reducing the likelihood of unexpected electrostatic discharges when transporting goods is important to norelem UK, and therefore the company has added electrically conductive equivalents of its existing range of wheels and castors to its extensive product range. When transporting equipment the build-up of electrostatic charges has the potential to cause a number of issues, including damage to equipment and harm to personnel.

norelem UK has added a range of motorised positioning tables to its BIG GREEN BOOK, a complete reference guide for design engineers, mechanical engineers, machine builders and toolmakers. Its electric powered, low noise, and low maintenance motorised positioning tables are an alternative to manual versions for bringing components, stops, limit switches, grippers and even cameras into position to a hundredth of a millimetre.

The function of the design engineer is changing as professionals increasingly play a more active role in an engineering company’s value chain. No longer are they responsible for the conceptual aesthetic and ergonomic aspects of a new product design, but they are increasingly accountable for the cost of producing a product in the most effective and efficient way possible.

There is a growing pressure that engineers face to meet shorter lead times and ensure greater quality. However there is one manufacturer of systems and components that is helping the industry machine workpieces in a single set up with its new 5-axis clamping fixture. The latest addition to norelem’s range of more than 33,000 individual standard parts is the company’s new 5-axis clamping fixture, making it possible for engineers to quickly and easily machine an entire workpiece in one set up.