Success Stories

Augmented Reality (AR) has arrived in the workplace: For the last three years, a consortium of six companies and institutions chaired by Siemens has been researching the use of augmented …

When automation OEM Newtech looked to design a new ultrasonic cutting machine for the bakery industry, it turned to Mitsubishi Electric for a fast, efficient, flexible and clean robotic solution. …

Up to 15 percent lower energy use, a significant reduction in motor maintenance costs and a drop in audible noise are achieved with the installation of an ABB synchronous reluctance …

“For us, Festo’s valve terminal concept CPX/MPA is a great support for opening the way to a completely new machine generationpackaging machinery,” explains Riccardo Panepinto, Operations Manager with Cama Group …

Failure is not an option when upgrading a flood barrier’s control system. Should a flood barrier malfunction, thousands of homes and businesses could be severely impacted. Upgrading a flood barrier …

Siemens Electronics Plant in Amberg (EWA) celebrates 25 years as showcase for production automation. Amberg/Germany. One of the 1000 product variants manufactured in the state-of-the-art Amberg plant rolls off the production line every second. Since …

The subsidiary of the Bongrain Group is pursuing a policy to reduce its energy usage and CO2 emissions by investing in a facility designed by Cofely Axima, a leader in …

Control Techniques  is supplying Digitax ST servo drives and Unimotor FM servo motors for a new design of packaging machine, Cartonwrap, manufactured by Italy-based CMC Machinery. Cartonwrap machines use an …

British process and automation expertise has helped one of Japan’s largest food producers to cut white sauce production time by 83%, reduce cleaning between batches because there is no burn-on …

When it retrofitted the Statue of Liberty with a new emergency rescue elevator, Tower Elevator Systems Inc. (Tesi) opted to use an automation solution from the Siemens Industry Automation Division. …

A thriving North East manufacturer employing ‘lights out’ machine-shop automation has been awarded for its successful diversification into the competitive aerospace sub-contract engineering sector. Consistent investment in advanced machine tool …

One of the most ambitious wastewater treatment projects in Europe, designed to process several towns’ wastewater and improve water quality along the Sussex coast, has been speeded along because of …

Watt Drive (part of the WEG Group) helical bevel gearboxes are being used in a new straightening unit at steel producer ArcelorMittal’s plant in Belval, Luxembourg. The project was carried …

In most cars and light utility vehicles, vacuum brake servos (or brake boosters) aid drivers by decreasing the braking effort required. The vacuum pump is a critical component of the …

Gorat, machine-tool manufacturer located in Elgoibar (Basque Country, Spain) in its process of providing machines more and more customized has just completed the retrofit of the longest surface grinder in Spain. …