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 How to ensure the integrity of machine enclosures

How to ensure the integrity of machine enclosures

05/02/2025

Ingress protection (IP) testing reduces the risk of product failure in the field by assessing the degree of protection provided against mechanical intrusion, dust, accidental contact, and water into casings and enclosures.

 Designing for safety: Navigating the UK's machinery standards

Designing for safety: Navigating the UK's machinery standards

05/02/2025

Machine safety is a critical consideration for builders, manufacturers, and end users alike. In the UK, navigating the complex web of regulations and design standards can be challenging, but understanding these requirements is essential to prevent costly mistakes and safeguard lives.

 Prevention is better than cure

Prevention is better than cure

07/01/2025

Unplanned machine downtime is bad news for any manufacturer, but as Florent Alvez, Technical Director of KeyProd, explains, the latest innovations in production monitoring solutions are increasingly providing the eyes and ears to help companies spot issues in advance, and take preventative action to avoid the costly impact of stoppages.

 Modernising specialist machinery with precision-performance gearboxes

Modernising specialist machinery with precision-performance gearboxes

07/01/2025

Cambridge Dynamics needed to replace and modernise a customer’s specialist machinery, and selected a gearbox and rack and pinion system from Apex Dynamics to provide reliable, high-precision performance.

 Paradigm shift: Combining motion performance with PLC functionality

Paradigm shift: Combining motion performance with PLC functionality

09/12/2024

For machines that depend on high-performance control, the emerging trend of integrating logic and PLC functions into a motion controller is simplifying machine design, as well as set-up and maintenance. Trio Motion Technology’s President, Tom Alexander, explains.

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