Events News

Machinists are getting used to the new terminology. Tool manufacturers and their users are now familiar with digital twins, the cloud and the smart evaluation of Big Data. All this is happening in response to the ‘Industrial Internet of Things IIoT’, one of the key themes of EMO Hannover 2019.

At LogiMAT 2019, which takes place from 19th to 21st February in Stuttgart, Germany, Hyster Europe will present 360° solutions for warehouse and logistics applications, including a focus on innovative robotics solutions. In addition, a Reach Truck with tilting mast, particularly suited for use in confined spaces, will be on show.

It has been announced that many of the extensive Elesa range of standard machine elements, designed around the needs of manufacturing in all industry sectors, will be on display at the 2019 Southern Manufacturing Exhibition. This will be taking place on 5th to 7th February at FIVE, Farnborough.

It has been announced that Dustcontrol UK is set to exhibit its range of construction equipment at the Executive Hire Show 2019. Taking place from February 6th to 7th at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, the Dustcontrol team will be showcasing the firm’s new DC Storm LPG propane powered vacuum, alongside its Tromb 400 extractors, the DC 2900 and DC 1800 eco vacuums and its DC Aircube cleaners at stand K30.

An electrical testing expert is offering electricians and those working in the industry the chance to gain in-depth knowledge about the latest advances in PAT testing thanks to a series of free webinars.

Charlotte Horobin, EEF’s Region Director for the Midlands and East won the prestigious Emerging Leader award at the Forward Ladies National Awards and Summit 2018, sponsored by HSBC UK in Leeds on the 7th December. The National Awards were introduced nine years ago to acknowledge and promote the fact that women are increasingly an integral and invaluable part of every business across the UK. This year, Forward Ladies continues to recognise and honour the most respected businesswomen, across a wide range of business categories.

Maintec, the UK’s only exhibition dedicated to the maintenance, plant and asset management sector which took place earlier this year at the NEC has been hailed a success by organisers Western Business Exhibitions. Delivered under the theme, ‘The future of maintenance and reliability’, the 43rd edition of the show kicked off under, as Jos Diamond, Event Manager described: “A new direction” with organisers moving to a new date line of November and reducing the show down to two more impactful days.

At SPS IPC Drives 2018, Mitsubishi Electric demonstrated that the company can do much more than just factory automation. The interaction and networking capabilities between Mitsubishi Electric factory automation and building technologies was demonstrated virtually and interactively on a large display. Visitors were able to explore 3D worlds interactively with 360° views of applications and solution concepts via touchscreen technology.

We are just about gathering our thoughts from a busy and successful MACH 2018, and now the next one is practically just round the corner. Last week Electronic Specifier’s Anna Flockett went up to the University of Wolverhampton to learn what is to be in store for MACH 2020, and for a factory tour around the university facilities.

At its annual Automation Fair, Rockwell Automation unveiled its new brand promise: expanding Human Possibility by combining the imaginations of people with the intelligence of machines. The promise supports the company’s emphasis on bringing The Connected Enterprise to life and how, by linking people, machines and data across an entire business, manufacturers become more effective and productive.