Features

WDS is helping to keep the rail industry on track

The rail system underpins much of the UK economy, enabling people to travel and freight to be transported. It employs about 120,000 people directly and many more in the supply and support network. Maintaining it is a major undertaking that requires the continuous efforts of many companies.

Active Safety: Paving the way for safe and efficient autonomous mobility

It’s the heart-stopping moment that almost every motorist will be familiar with – a split-second lapse in concentration, an unexpected distraction or straightforward error of judgement while we’re at the wheel.

How to configure an EPOS4 Positioning Controller using EPOS Studio

The maxon EPOS4 digital positioning controller is the next generation of powerful CANopen controllers. maxon’s EPOS Studio software is used to configure initial parameters and set up drive systems for commissioning.

SMC helps save weeks in production time for a leading print equipment manufacturer

Reducing production lead times to successfully compete in a global marketplace is a challenge for many UK manufacturers. As the world market leader in pneumatic components and control systems, SMC has pioneered the very latest wireless technology to help their customers achieve a competitive advantage – amongst the beneficiaries a world-leading manufacturer of print finishing equipment.

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PPMA Total Show 2019(02/09/2019)

The PPMA Total Show is returning to the NEC, Birmingham on 1-3 October and will see the processing and packaging machinery industry come together to showcase the latest technologies and solutions available to the industry.
A double celebration! Rittal celebrates its 40th anniversary in Rotherham(02/09/2019)

Not only is DPA in a celebratory mood but 2019 also marks the 40th anniversary of Rittal Ltd in the UK!
Has 40 years of marketing innovation helped engineers?(02/09/2019)

Continuing DPA's celebration, the Editor – Paige West – asked Mike Maynard from B2B technology PR and marketing agency Napier about 40 years of marketing innovation.
From milk floats to mass-produced electric vehicles (Plus having a bash at the World Electric Land Speed Record…)(02/09/2019)

To celebrate Design, Products & Applications’ (DPA) 40-year milestone, the Editor – Paige West – brings you a selection of articles that look at the advancements and achievements the engineering sector has accomplished in this time.
Are you up to speed with new machinery electrical safety requirements?(02/09/2019)

Safety is one of the most significant issues facing machinery owners today, and the electrical element is an essential consideration for keeping machine operators and maintenance personnel safe. The key standard for machinery electrical safety in Europe is EN 60204:2018, which replaced EN 60204:2006 and was finally published across every European Member States in March this year (published in the UK September 2018).