Machine Industries

Leading Structural Engineering and Fabricator – Had Fab - Announces Six Figure Investment in New Plate Machine One of the UK’s leading structural engineering and metal fabrication companies – Tranent based Had Fab – has this month announced a £400,000 investment in a new CNC heavy plate processing machine as the business continues to grow. The investment – which has been supported by a grant from Enterprise Scotland – is a major step forward for the structural engineering and metal fabrication business and will enable the company to produce precision cut steel components in a fraction of the time and...

EcoVadis: NORD high up in the sustainability ranking   EcoVadis: NORD high up in the sustainability ranking |   NORD DRIVESYSTEMS was assessed by the rating agency EcoVadis and awarded the silver sustainability certificate in 2022. In the overall ranking, the North German company is in the top six percent of manufacturers in the industry assessed by EcoVadis. NORD-EcoVadis.jpg: NORD supports the development and manufacture of energy-efficient drive systems and solutions for environmentally relevant industries and now receives the silver sustainability certificate by EcoVadis Image: NORD DRIVESYSTEMS “We are very proud to have received the certificate”, Jörg Niermann, Head of...

AVL and Rohde & Schwarz collaborate to automate and speed up EMC tests under real driving conditions  Electric vehicles contain many electronic components that emit radio-frequency interference which may have a negative impact on the vehicle performance and driving experience. To ease and speed up the development process, AVL and Rohde & Schwarz, two of the world’s leading providers of automotive test systems, present an innovative solution for automated electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) data analysis of an electric drivetrain under real driving conditions.  AVL and Rohde & Schwarz have developed a solution that supports automated testing with simulation of real driving...

“Investing in a VICIVISION machine comes from the company's decision to combine quantity and quality..."  Trenton is a premier manufacturing facility that focuses mainly on manufacturing parts for machines and tractors used for agriculture. Giordano Cecchini explains the benefit of having VICIVISION measuring machine involved in the process of producing parts at their facility.  Cecchini says, “A company like Trenton, with its good reputation, is a real landmark in this area. Most of the manufacturing is done in-house [and] we take care of many different client requests.” Using VICIVISON Measuring Machines enables them to be one step ahead in a...

Rohde & Schwarz and Löhnert present a robot-based solution for end-of-line measurement of automotive radomes and bumpers Together with its partner Löhnert Elektronik, Rohde & Schwarz has introduced a fully automated turnkey solution for bumper production radar transparency testing based on the successful R&S QAR50. The lightweight and compact setup of the R&S QAR50-R facilitates precise positioning of the measurement antennas, allowing faster, more accurate and convenient testing. This leads to higher throughput and yeilds as well as more flexiblity to adapt to different DUTs, for End-of-line (EOL) measurements of bumpers and other exterior parts.  Caption: Highly integrated measurement solution...