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INDUSTRY News
NEWS IN BRIEF
Make UK survey collaborated with Howden
on a survey which revealed that well-
being is now part of the core commitment
of manufacturers to their staff – 85 per
cent see it as their duty to encourage and
promote physical and mental well-being.
Over 90 per cent of companies investing
in employee health and well-being have
seen workforce productivity increase and
an improvement in workforce relations.
Omron receives Green Supplier Certificate 90 per cent of manufacturers are
investing in professional occupational
for its commitment to sustainability health (OH) services, including
counselling, health screening and mental-
health first aiders. Find out more at
www.makeuk.org
Siemens Digital Industries Software has

announced a partnership with global
semiconductor IP leader Arm, that will
bring IP, methodologies, processes and
tools together to help automakers,
integrators and suppliers collaborate,
design and bring to market their next-
generation platforms much faster. For
more information about PAVE360 +
arm, visit www.sw.siemens.com
Rockwell Automation has signed an

agreement to acquire privately held Avnet
Data Security, an Israeli-based
cybersecurity provider with over 20 years
of experience providing cybersecurity
services. Avnet offers a full set of IT/OT
cyber services and solutions ranging from
assessments, penetration testing, network
and security solutions, and training to
converged IT/OT managed services.
Mouser Electronics announces a new

eBook in collaboration with TE
Connectivity, highlighting new functions
and applications in industrial robotics.
www.mouser.com/news/teroboticssebo
ok/mobile/index.html
Two is the magic number for Yorkshire automation company

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INDUSTRY News
Sebastian Coe to attend the Make UK National ABB COLUMN

Manufacturing Conference 2020 GROW WITH ROBOTS IN 2020
Developments in robotic technology are

on the rise to help tackle the
continuously evolving challenges found
in today’s UK manufacturing industry.
The opportunity for greater
productivity, quality and flexibility is
greater than ever before.
Industrial robots are no longer only large machines
suitable for repetitive processes in an automotive plant.
There are now smaller collaborative robots which work
alongside people to help alleviate dull tasks, as well as
software which allows larger robots to be reprogrammed
easily according to changes in production requirements.
SafeMove2, for example, provides greater flexibility
through restricting robot motion to precisely what is
needed for a specific application, so operators can trust
the robot to slow down and come to a stop when they
move into closer range. These developments open up
more career paths in roles which are set to be big in the
future such as robot programming and maintenance.
For those that know little about robots, starting with a
robotic cell or collaborative robot is a good option for
growth. Personalised confectionary manufacturer, Boomf,
has benefitted from 600 per cent growth by simply
installing a robotic cell for improved marshmallow cutting
into its North Bedfordshire-based manufacturing plant.
Even if you already have robots in your factory,
assessing the capabilities of those robots and re-
evaluating how the business performs can be the
difference between maintaining a steady flow of
production and exceeding performance. CHX, a plastic
promotions manufacturer originally invested in a robot
cell in 2005 to keep up with demand and become more
competitive in the industry. Picking, placing, printing and
cutting times were drastically reduced, meaning lead
times for customers were reduced by almost a whole
week. Years later, CHX decided to upgrade their system
with a more technologically advanced robot leading to
further improvements to production.
Whether currently a robot adopter or not, there’s
always a way to improve business through automation.
Getting to know what technologies are out there is the
best place to start and if you’re looking to add flexibility,
improve quality and boost productivity, why not grow
with robots?
Nigel Platt
LBL manager UK and Ireland – ABB Robotics

FEATURE Predictive Maintenance
Port-based predictive
maintenance
Turck Banner talks early warning systems for predictive maintenance and
why such solutions mean that port-based conveying facilities can
continue, business as usual...
Conclusion reached?
Challenges faced Solution sought after
CONTACT:
Turck Banner Tel: 01268 578888
Web: www.turckbanner.co.uk

SPONSORED FEATURE Cover Story
Hacker’s
paradise
What it takes to achieve a
secure connected factory
Which would you choose? A $30 million ransom or disrupting your organisational structure? Erik Halthen,
systems manager for industrial solutions, Analog Devices
Figure 1. Threat modeling process

SPONSORED FEATURE Cover Story
Organisational rise to enabling the

connected factory
Figure 2. Product security risk management framework
The unseen challenge to securing the

connected factory
CONTACT:
Analog Devices (UK) Tel: 01932 358530

Web: www.analog.com

FEATURE Coding, Marking & Labelling
A laser to go crackers over
Macsa ID’s SPA CB30 model

achieves a high definition mark on
the surface of delicate bread sticks
and crackers
CONTACT:
Macsa ID Tel: 01462 816091

Web: www.macsa.com/en-uk
Durable marking for oak barrels
Further reinforcing its position at the forefront of

advanced coding and marking equipment, Macsa ID
UK’s compact K-1030 HPD laser system has been
used for the static marking of oak wine barrels
CONTACT:
Macsa ID Tel: 01462 816091

Web: www.macsa.com/en-uk

Helping to combat a crisis

It’s an uncomfortable truth that while a third of the world’s food is wasted, one in nine
people do not have enough to eat. In a bid to redress this balance, a Spanish food
producer is turning Europe’s surplus fruit and vegetables into a nutritionally enriched,
natural foodstuff for people in need. Thanks to equipment and support from HRS Heat
Exchangers, Nutripeople can now produce 42 million pouches of its products each
year, helping those in developing countries to avoid hunger and malnutrition
CONTACT:
HRS Heat Exchangers Tel: 01923 232 335

Web: www.hrs-heatexchangers.com

Five ways to achieve maximum

efficiency with coding automation
Can the Holy Grail of maximum efficiency be realised with coding automation? Adem Kulauzovic, director of
Coding Automation, at Domino Printing, highlights the five ways in which you might achieve this through coding
and marking
CONTACT:
Domino Printing Tel: 01954 782 551

Web: www.domino-printing.com

FEATURE Materials Handling & Conveying
Conveying success
According to the latest United
Nations (UN) data, two thirds of
the world’s countries expect a 50
per cent increase in population
between 2019 and 2050.
Manufacturers in the food and
beverage industry are under
pressure to satisfy increasing
demand, and ensure that products
are safe and comply with
numerous regulatory guidelines.
For food manufacturers that are
willing to innovate, Stephen
Hayes, managing director of
industrial PC provider, Beckhoff
Automation UK, explains how a
revolutionary new transport
system can help
More hygiene with improved

cleanability
A revolutionary movement
CONTACT:
Beckhoff Automation Tel: 01491 410539

Web: www.beckhoff.co.uk

FEATURE Materials Handling & Conveying
Zero brewery blunders, thanks to cobots

The Danish division of Carlsberg, a globally-known brewery, has significantly improved staff safety and taken
steps towards achieving zero accidents, since integrating two Universal Robots cobots into its facility
Lifting the lid on automation
CONTACT:
Universal Robots Tel: 07951188092

Web: www.universal-robots.com

SPONSORED FEATURE SICK
SICK’s LMS4000: “Most powerful

and accurate 2D LiDAR sensor yet”
With its LMS4000, SICK has developed its most powerful and accurate
2D LiDAR sensor to date, for materials handling and intralogistics
applications, even at high speeds, in low ambient light or when goods,
packages or parcels are matte black or glossy
CONTACT:
SICK UK Tel: 01727 831121

Web: www.sick.co.uk

EVENT PREVIEW Southern Manufacturing
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Farnborough from 11 to 13 February 2020. For the uninitiated,
the show represents arguably the most comprehensive collection of industrial technology and engineering service
providers in the UK, covering just about every possible production need from steel stockists to software
CONTACT:
Southern Manufacturing Tel: 01784 880890

Web: www.industrysouth.co.uk

Safety systems
for the packaging industry
The Schmersal Group develops and produces safety switching appliances and systems for the entire machinery and plant construction industry. In some industries
special requirements are applicable. As a customer focussed company who intensively deals with the wishes of the manufacturer and users of machines, Schmersal
has taken up these challenges from the start. As a result, specific products and solutions were developed for many industries.
For the sensitive fields of the packaging technology we have developed tailor made product series, which do not only guarantee the safety of the machine but also
contribute to an enhanced productivity and availability. This applies for instance to plants which were developed according to the Hygienic Design standards and to
machines, for which the directives regarding the dust explosion protection must be observed during the filling and packing of bulk goods.
Industries Product Ranges Services Scan the QR code

for your packaging
• Packaging • Safe switching & monitoring • Application advice
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• Food & Beverage • Guard door monitoring safety switches • CE conformity assessment
• Medicine / Pharmaceutical • Command devices with safety function • Risk assessment in accordance
• Machine Tools • Tactile safety devices with the machinery directive
• Construction machinery • Optoelectronic safety devices • Stop time measurements
• Renewable energy sources • Automation technology • Training courses
• Automotive • Safety monitoring modules and safety
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Safe solutions for your industry

INDUSTRY FOCUS Pharmaceuticals
Automation-driven recycling: When

technology meets sustainability
Martin Gadsby, director at Optimal Industrial Technologies, looks at how

Process Analytical Technology (PAT) is key to the creation of a new
plastic economy
CONTACT:
Optimal Industrial Technologies

Tel: 01454 333 222 Web: optimal-ltd.co.uk

INDUSTRY FOCUS Pharmaceuticals
Flow wrapping in focus

Flow wrapping pharmaceuticals and medical products is a highly
specialised area, owing to the production environment, legislative
demands and level of seal integrity required. Many considerations have to
be taken into account, from hygiene, through to quality control and
product tracking. Christian Ballabio, product manager, pharmaceuticals,
Ilapak, explains...
CONTACT:
Ilapak Tel: 0208 797 2000
Web: www.ilapak.co.uk

FOCUS FEATURE Smart Factories
Counting on the cube
Top advantage: flexibility
High run-time with diagnostics
Hager relies on Murrelektronik's

modular, decentralised and compact
Cube67 system when building its
own testing machines
One cable technology
CONTACT:
Murrelektronik Tel: 0161 7283133

Web: www.murrelektronik.uk

SICK unveils a ‘true’ Smart Factory

At its purpose-built Smart Factory near the German city of Freiburg, the global sensor manufacturer, SICK, has
created the perfect conditions for Industry 4.0 manufacturing
Flagbearer
Flexible workflow
Modular production

Uncharted territory
CONTACT:
SICK UK Tel: 01727 831121

Web: www.sick.co.uk

FEATURE Machine Safety
How to satisfy health and

safety requirements
Paul Taylor, head of industrial products (UK) at TÜV SÜD, a global product
testing and certification organisation discusses safety how safety might
change, post-Brexit...
CONTACT:
TUV SUD Tel: 01489 558 100
Web: www.tuv-sud.co.uk

FEATURE Machine Safety
The fast and the cautious

Haste makes waste, so they say. It
might be the turn of United States’
meat processing plants to test the
adage that doing something too
quickly results in mistakes. The US
government is encouraging
slaughterhouses to increase their
line speeds, raising concerns over
risks of serious or even life-
threatening injuries for workers.
Here, Darcy Simonis, group vice
president, food and beverage at
ABB, explains how the Industrial
Internet of Things (IIoT), and simple
mobile phones, could help
operators speed-up without
losing safety
The US government is encouraging slaughterhouses to increase their

line speeds, raising concerns over risks of injuries for workers
Technology is the way forward?
CONTACT:
ABB Tel: 0808 258 2000

Web: www.abb.com

INDUSTRY UPDATE
New Pivot Mount For ROLEC’s

Control/HMI Enclosures
R OLEC has added a smart new machine/wall pivot
mount to its profiPANEL range of command/HMI
enclosures. The new pivot mount offers a cost-effective
alternative to mounting these enclosures on suspension
arms. It is suitable for loads up to 20 kg.
The pivot mount is designed for easy mounting to
Radar : the better ultrasonic!
walls, machine housings or standard machine building Next generation compact radar level sensors
profiles (e.g. from ITEM, Bosch etc). There are three look destined to change level measurement in the water and wastewater industries
mounting options (left side, right side, desktop use). The
pivot mount can rotate at 180 degrees and has a stop
limit to avoid over-rotation. There is also plenty of N ew 80 GHz radar level sensors dedicated for the
water and environmental sectors has been launched
by VEGA. These 80 GHz-based sensors are priced to meet
liquids or solids up to 30m with fast start up for battery
power (SDI12 and Modbus). The range has optional new
VEGAMET 800 series field controllers for level, flow and
internal routing space (Ø 27 mm) for cables.
The assembly comprises two sections which are fitted the commercial needs and applications in the sector pump control.
to the sides of the enclosure. It is suitable for customer- with no compromise in capability. They use precision All sensors and controllers can be adjusted and viewed
specified plan sizes of profiPANEL (up to 800 x 800 mm) focusing to deliver accurate, reliable measurements, via Bluetooth with a free App on smartphone or tablet, to
in two depths: 90 and 150 mm and all four sizes of the regardless of internal structures or prevailing conditions, make setup and diagnostics easier, safer and faster,
profiPANEL STANDARD range from 400 x 400 x 90 mm to such as temperature, weather, fouling and they have no especially in harsh environments or in hazardous areas.
600 x 520 x 90 mm. blocking distance. Find out more and book a demonstration or trial at :
This sensor is small sized and loop-powered – available www.vega.com/vegapuls.
ROLEC as a compact fixed (IP68) cable connection or with a
01489 583858 housing and display. The FMCW-based VEGAPULS 80GHz VEGA
www.rolec-enclosures.co.uk instrument series has LPR approval and can measure 01444 870055 www.vega.com
FMT-400 Modular controller

gives an expandable multi
analogue / digital IO and
Comms ports control solution
T he FMT- 400 modular expandable programmable
controller, designed and manufactured in Great Britain,
gives the user a choice of rack sizes and power options
allowing it to be configured to the application requirements.
The FMT-400 provides 300k bytes of user RAM, caters for
1024 digital inputs and 1024 digital outputs. It will also accept
256, 12 bit analogue inputs and set 256, 12 bit analogue
outputs and caters for up to 8 communication ports RS 485
and RS232. The process power of the system is augmented
Interroll complements Modular Pallet Conveyor Platform (MPP) by the provision of user functions such as 16 and 32 bit
registers, timers, counters and programmable text strings.
with stacker crane and transfer car The FMT-400 is part of the Colter UK manufactured
FMT range of micro and compact PLCs and is
I nnovative solutions for the fully automatic handling of

pallets: With a new stacker crane for dynamic storage
and a transfer car, which enable the fast and safe storage
with cost-effective plug-and-play pallet conveyor
solutions, which can also be planned in a very simple and
user-friendly way using Interroll's Layouter tool.
programmed using the FLEX32 PC programming software
which is provided free of charge.
and retrieval of up to 100 pallets per hour, Interroll is Colter Products

expanding its Modular Pallet Conveyor Platform (MPP), a Stacker Crane for high pallet throughput 01371-876887
flexible modular system for driven pallet conveying. The The heart of a highly dynamic pallet handling system is sales@coltergroup.co.uk
new products allow users—in seamless interaction with the the new stacker crane, which has been perfectly designed www.coltergroup.co.uk
proven Interroll Pallet Flow dynamic storage system—to for connection to the Pallet Flow storage system. The
implement extremely compact, robust and efficient pallet lightweight construction and integrated energy recovery
handling automation solutions that excel with very low make the system extremely energy-efficient. The overall
planning and installation costs and high energy efficiency. height is 12 meters, the horizontal travel speed is 3 meters
With the market launch of the stacker crane and the per second and the lifting speed is 0.8 meters per second.
transfer car, companies for the first time have the At the initial launch, the system is designed to transport
opportunity to implement a continuous material flow with Euro pallets with a maximum weight of 800 kilograms.
pallets—for example between incoming and outgoing
goods or between warehouse, production and order Interroll
picking—on the basis of a technology offering from a 01536 312770
single source. This means that system integrators and gb.sales@interroll.com
plant constructors can expand their business horizon www.interroll.com

INDUSTRY UPDATE
Compact & highly flexible, ready-

to-integrate servo press modules
U nlike other brands of servo press, the IEF Werner
aiPRESS from RARUK Automation features a torsion-
resistant steel, C-frame with precise ram guidance that
absorbs all the transverse forces. This ensures the drive
chain remains rigid throughout the cycle to eliminate
positioning errors.
As a result, the aiPRESS has become known Europe-
wide for its accurate and repeatable processing and is
TouchPath launches widely specified as a stand-alone machine for precision
pressing, joining, sizing, deep-drawing, fastening, Tecan unveils Cavro® Magni Flex
‘TouchCount’ inventory cycle calibrating, bending, clinching, embossing, stamping,
straightening and riveting. for next generation automated
count system: real time accuracy Now this concept has been further developed to
provide systems’ designers and machine builders with a liquid handling development
with no production stoppages highly flexible servo press module that can be integrated
I International supply chain solutions provider TouchPath

is launching ‘TouchCount’, an everyday, continuous
into manual workstations and automatic assembly lines.
These new aiPRESS JM modules are available in the
UK from RARUK Automation in three sizes with press
T ecan has launched the modular and scalable Cavro®
Magni Flex OEM robotic liquid handling instrument
development platform. Offering the flexibility and
cycle count system that can be used to keep a current forces of 3kN, 15kN and 36kN and strokes of 75mm, functionality to quickly and easily create innovative
and accurate, 360-degree view of warehouse inventory. 125mm and 175mm respectively. Maximum speed is platforms for virtually any life sciences application, this
TouchCount is the first of its kind according to TouchPath. 150mm per second and repeat accuracy, <0.002mm. system provides the core robotic architecture for the
It can be integrated with and post cycle count results to development of complete automation solutions.
most ERP systems, recording cycle count data from all RA Rodriguez The platform’s liquid handling arm is available with a
types of warehouse data capture device. Importantly 01462 670 044 choice of two, four or eight independent pipetting
TouchCount can live-count inventory with no production info@raruk.com channels, offers variable tip spacing capabilities, and can
stoppages and with zero disruption to live warehouse www.rarodriguez.co.uk act as both a pipettor and gripper. The highly configurable
product flows, unlike ERP systems whose inventory cycle workdeck and broad choice of carriers, cutouts and
counting is limited by more restrictive system rules. custom grids to accommodate a wide range of labware
TouchCount can be customised to support company- formats and devices. Supplied with Tecan’s MAPlinx™
specific working practices and so is easy for development software kit, the Cavro Magni Flex aims to
warehouse operatives to use following minimal accelerate instrument development and time to market.
training. It runs on an existing browser so is quick to To learn more about Tecan’s Magni Flex, visit
install, integrated or standalone. www.tecan.com/cavro-magni-flex-modular-and-scalable-
development-platform
TouchPath
01422 399530 Tecan
www.touchpath.com 0118 930 0300 www.tecan.com
Wieland Electric has added

three new input modules to its
samos® PRO COMPACT safety
controller for reliable analogue
value processing
The new Kistler KiDAQ data I n many applications it is essential that analogue
variables such as pressure, flow, and temperature are
monitored in order to ensure safe automation so Wieland From simple to complex
acquisition system is unique Electric has added three new input modules for analogue
signals to it’s samos® PRO COMPACT safety controller. New sensors and switches portfolio
With three new input modules, SP-SAC, SP-SAR4, and SP-
T he modular design of the new KiDAQ from Kistler
Instruments makes unlimited channels and SACR22, Wieland has made it possible to reliably detect
and further process analogue signals aswell.
for food, beverage and automation
distributed systems a reality whatever the application;
industrial, laboratory, permanent installations and
mobile. Engineers now have everything needed to
The new modules support sensors with a 0/4-20mA
interface as well as temperature-dependent resistors like
W ith the launch of its new low cost high specification
VEGABAR pressure switch/sensor and VEGAPOINT
level switches, it enables VEGA to help customers in
complete any measuring task: a single integrated system Pt/Ni sensors and deliver their analog data to the even more areas in the food and beverage production
that can be flexibly expanded at any time with additional samos® PRO COMPACT safety controller. The analog processes. This brand new compact instrument series is
measurement modules and units. values can be monitored with the new and reliable perfectly tailored to the standard applications that still
The new data acquisition system can be configured to “Limit”, “Range”, “Relation”, and “Difference” function require high quality and strict hygiene.
suit any application with a choice of portable and 19 inch blocks in user programs The new level and pressure devices have a universal
rack housings that can accommodate up to 13 created with the license-free adapter system of process fittings that provide the
measurement modules each, and DIN Rail modules for programming software samos® flexibility needed to keep installation and spares
industrial installations with any number of measurement PLAN 6. These efficient inventory costs low. A unique ultra-bright, eye-catching,
modules and other components of a system. This function blocks enable 360° illuminated status display ring ensures visibility,
flexibility allows users to configure a data acquisition comparative or arithmetic safety and process reliability. Its status colours can be
system that best meets to their current needs. Using operations involving analogue custom-selected easily seen from any direction – even in
components from Kistler’s hardware, software and sensor data as well as scaling of the bright daylight. Some of the new pressure
portfolios means that, as needs change, the original measured current values, and switch/sensors feature displays and keypads with dual
system can be adapted and extended by reconfiguring the the presentation and easy-read text and VDMA menu, ensuring the right set
existing modules and adding others as needed. visualization of the analogue up every time and easy understanding of pressure
values in samos® PLAN 6. measurement or switch status.
Kistler
01256 741550 Wieland Electric VEGA
sales.uk@kistler.com 01483 531213 01444 870055
www.kistler.com www.wieland.co.uk www.vega.com

INDUSTRY UPDATE
New burrs
target demanding applications
D ormer Pramet has expanded its line of carbide
burrs with new tools for machining superalloys and
bolt removal.
The alloy specific range has been designed to meet
the most demanding metal finishing needs in nickel and
titanium alloys.
With an advanced cutting geometry, the alloy specific
(AS) burrs support high performance grinding and a
smooth, controlled cutting action for a consistent high-
quality surface finish. This makes the range ideal for
deburring and chamfering in maintenance, repair and
overhaul applications, in industries such as aerospace
and power generation.
With nine different shapes available, the AS burrs
achieve a faster cutting action with high stock removal
KNAPP supplies shuttle store to Würth and is included in a new set (P88006) which features a
variety of styles.
L ogistics system integrator, KNAPP, has supplied automated

material handling systems for the newly expanded
logistics centre of the industrial fastenings specialist, Würth
Sustainability was paramount in the expansion project.
The new facility features a photovoltaic system on its
roof, which produces around 80 per cent of the daily
Meanwhile, Dormer Pramet has launched a new range
of burrs specifically designed to prepare the clean
removal of broken bolts, without damaging the threaded
Österreich. The new facility – at the company’s headquarters energy need at the Böheimkirchen site. KNAPP’s hole or the component.
in Böheimkirchen, Austria – features 60,000 additional innovative OSR ShuttleTM system uses only some 5% of
storage positions in KNAPP’s OSR ShuttleTM storage system. It the energy consumption of a traditional automated Dormer Pramet
was officially opened in December, on the 20th anniversary of storage and retrieval system (ASRS), making huge savings 0870 850 4466
the Böheimkirchen site. KNAPP has enjoyed a long in energy in the warehouse. In addition, the packaging www.dormerpramet.com
partnership with Würth, having previously supplied logistics technology in the KNAPP solution significantly reduces
automation at two sites in Germany within the Würth group – the amount of filling material required (Würth uses
at Bad Mergentheim and Künzelsau. organic cushioning made from potato and corn starch) by
Construction of the 20-million-euro extension at adjusting the height of each individual dispatch carton to
Böheimkirchen took just 18 months and has boosted suit the goods inside. This results in greater space
warehouse capacity, which had been exhausted over time. utilization in delivery vehicles and thereby fewer
Würth’s throughput at the site is over 600,000 shipments transport miles.
per year – amounting to 6,000 to 7,000 parcels daily –
with 99 per cent of all products being delivered the next KNAPP
day. The product range includes over 125,000 assembly 01865 965000
and fastening items, from screws to tools. www.knapp.com
Mark Roberts Motion Control source hexapod positioning system from Heason Technology
M ark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC), a Nikon Company,
is an award winning designer and manufacturer of
motion control hardware and software widely used in the
film, television and professional photography industries.
Its extensive range of camera robot solutions enable high
speed, pixel accurate and highly repeatable compound
movement that is essential in enabling technology for the
special effects and visual imagery we all enjoy today. As
part of MRMC’s impressive array of ‘motion rigs’, Heason
Technology has recently supplied design expertise and
components for an EtherCAT controlled 6-axis hexapod
that is used as a model mover. With its 1500 kg payload,
MRMC’s servo motor driven ‘motion base’ precisely
enables objects or even actors to move in any linear and
rotational direction in a volume of approximately 0.7 m3 – Heason Technology
to create the illusion of motion when paired with its 01403 792 300
sophisticated Flair software. www.heason.comb
Heason Technology worked closely with MRMC from
the conceptual phase of the motion base project and
contributed its motion systems expertise through the
design and specification for the hexapod mechanics and
drives including its load and performance calculations.
The motion specialist also supplied most of the
proprietary and custom designed components for the
project that was assembled at MRMC’s Surrey-UK facility.
Heason Technology combines its own design and build
capability with motion products, components and systems
from a select group of globally recognised distribution
partners. Its systems integration service is backed by a
sales application team and extensive in-house motion produces the synchronised compound movement in six- repeatability and precise accuracy, complete scenes can
engineering support including sophisticated 3D CAD and degrees-of-freedom (X, Y, Z, pitch, yaw and roll) that its be composed where actors or models are filmed against a
motion simulation software. For the motion base project Flair software determines as a real-time trajectory seen green screen for example, to give the appearance of fast
Heason supplied precision linear actuators from its from a camera lens or from any other point in space for a and exciting movement. In a second operational mode,
distribution partner Thomson Industries as well as specific shooting sequence. The PC-based software the motion base can be controlled from a manually
brushless servo motors, EtherCAT ready servo drives and calculates the actual leg length positions required for operated miniature scale replica of the hexapod that
associated accessories from Kollmorgen. each actuator which is transferred into each axis’ mimics the position of six high precision linear encoders.
With its six precision linear actuators arranged in a brushless servo drive via an EtherCAT master. With the Similar to a joystick controller, motion sequences can be
Stewart Platform geometry, MRMC’s motion base ability to create and replay motion sequences with high loaded, adjusted and replayed by MRMC’s Flair software.

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TE Connectivity introduces
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T E Connectivity (TE), is introducing new M8/M12 cable
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E GE has developed a new compact, rugged MDVH
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