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There is an issue with the safety of machine tools that needs to be addressed, and it certainly will be at the EMO Hannover 2017 EMO Safety Day. Complex machinery, high speeds, and high power levels can be a dangerous mixture for the operator. Nevertheless, machine tools are very safe products.

An extensive range of metrology and additive manufacturing systems will be showcased by Renishaw at EMO Hannover 2017 (September 18-23 2017). Intelligent machining processes are critical to companies that want to exploit the full benefits of Industry 4.0 and throughout its main stand Renishaw will demonstrate the power of integrating its latest measurement technologies within a manufacturing process.

Since supporting Yamaha Motor Europe IM at the SMT Hybrid Packaging show in Nuremberg, Germany last month, Altus, a distributor of capital equipment for electronics assembly, has seen an increased interest in the company’s most recent surface mounter equipment.

A team of nine graduate engineers from SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit, Derby, has retained the award of Overall Winner at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway Challenge 2017 at the Stapleford Miniature Railway near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The competition saw 11 teams compete against each other to design and manufacture the best, most innovative, efficient and quietest small-scale locomotive.

  With EMO Hannover approaching, Emag has announced it will be highlighting new Industry 4.0 solutions that serve to interconnect sensor, operating and production data with the analysis and process know-how of the company's engineers.

The key themes set for the 2017 Subsea Asia conference and exhibition, identifying new opportunities and understanding regional challenges are aiding the call for speakers at the show. Organised by Subsea UK, Subsea Asia will run from 13th-16th September alongside the Oil and Gas Indonesia 2017 conference in Jakarta.

Attending the PPMA exhibition 2017, Mitsubishi Electric has the intention to show a series of innovative system solutions for processing and packaging applications. Each system is designed to boost productivity, increase efficiency and improve quality - using the latest PLC controllers, servos, HMIs and robots.

  Nominations are now closed for Altair’s 5th Enlighten Award. After the review and screening, 29 nominations qualified as finalists for the judges’ review, with four submissions in the full vehicle category, 15 in the module category and ten in this year’s new enabling technology category.

  At EMO 2017, Sandvik Coromant will be presenting innovative solutions for more efficient manufacturing processes. The future of machining and production is to take centre stage at the company’s booth, spanning 528 square metres in hall 5, booth B18.

  Atlas Copco will exhibit its latest air compressors and industrial vacuum pumps at the PPMA Show 2017, which takes place on 26th to 28th September at the NEC in Birmingham.