Machinery manufacturers that want to export to the USA must gain the appropriate certification to prove their equipment meets the correct local safety requirements, but there is confusion about which route to take – Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory certification or field labelling? Neil Dyson provides some answers.
Siemens has supplied the world's biggest gearless conveyor drive system to the Cuajone Mine in Peru which is operated by the Mexican mining company, Southern Copper Corporation.
Filters are proving vital for preventing the electrical interference naturally produced by brushless motor from affecting the operation of surrounding weapon sub-systems on military vehicles.
The £22 million Proving Factory in Coventry provides process development and ‘proving volume’ production of low-carbon technology automotive components and systems. A flexible manufacturing cell, complete with Kanban storage, was designed and built by MiniTec UK as part of the facility’s original equipment.
The promise of connecting everything within an industrial environment, to get complete operational visibility and allow for the best real-time decisions, will transform how we manufacture for years to come. The premise for this next industrial evolution is the Industrial Internet of Things, says Tony Paine.