Machine Building Features

Humble signal towers help put the 'lean' in manufacturing

Humble signal towers help put the 'lean' in manufacturing

Marquardt GmbH recently converted every signal tower at its Rietheim-Weilheim plant into a machine data collection and monitoring system - and gained a ten percent increase in manufacturing efficiency as a result.

Retail outlets save time, improve efficiency with Andon lights

Retail outlets save time, improve efficiency with Andon lights

A few years ago, WERMA became involved in an application involving the use of an LED beacon to signal purchasing problems at unmanned retail cash desks.

Wireless based monitoring system keeps plant workers safe

Wireless based monitoring system keeps plant workers safe

WERMA and Total Protection - two Northamptonshire based companies - pool their expertise to improve the safety of operators at a South Wales chemical plant.

Safety controller is expandable and easy-to-program

Safety controller is expandable and easy-to-program

Machines and production cells that need to accommodate future expansion will require a flexible safety control system. Banner Engineering's new XS26-2, now available in the UK from Turck Banner, combines this flexibility with a highly intuitive programming interface.

Helping Zen realise putting perfection for golfers

Helping Zen realise putting perfection for golfers

The modular aluminium profile based machine building system from MiniTec is being used by British golf innovator, Zen, to develop an artificial putting platform.

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