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 The General Product Safety Directive – The world’s best kept secret?

The General Product Safety Directive – The world’s best kept secret?

02/02/2029

The General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) covers the safety of any products that do not fall under other European Union (EU) Directives. However, it is rarely recognised or understood by those within the supply chain, even though failure to comply may result in fines and/or imprisonment.

 Equipping the workforce for Industry 4.0

Equipping the workforce for Industry 4.0

02/02/2029

Manufacturing is being digitised and the manufacturing process is changing dramatically. This is a phenomenon known as Industry 4.0 (the fourth industrial revolution) and its benefits are immense. These include enabling the automation and streamlining of repetitive steps in manufacturing processes, resulting in enormous increases in efficiency.

 Measuring chains – Delivering precise and accurate data

Measuring chains – Delivering precise and accurate data

02/02/2029

The expanding use of automation in all sectors of industry is placing greater demands on test and measurement (T&M). From the sensors used to monitor parameters in real time to data communication and processing, the whole system must reliably deliver information that is precise and accurate, often when ambient conditions are far from ideal.

 Adjusted quickly – precisely mounted

Adjusted quickly – precisely mounted

02/02/2029

In the packaging industry, machine builders are increasingly turning to clean and hygienic solutions, particularly when in direct contact with food. Here, special requirements must be met, such as food hygiene or FDA and/or EU compliance. Robert Dumayne, drytech director at igus, surveys recent packaging machine developments.

 Engineers mesh Cartesian robot with roller pinion system

Engineers mesh Cartesian robot with roller pinion system

02/02/2029

For a robot transfer unit for medium payload robots, Nexen Group Inc. provided a roller pinion system to optimise robot motion.

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