Machine Engineering

Machine Engineering

New Sensor Module Boosts Production Quality and Efficiency

Defects, especially fractures and wrinkles, slow down production processes and increase the reject rate when forming mass products, e. g. during deep-drawing…

Machine Engineering

Laser Simplifies Mainte­nance in Casting Plants

All the rolls have to be precisely vertically aligned to ensure the mechanical stresses they are exposed to are equally distributed. Up into now, the roll…

Machine Engineering

New Waterjets Boost LCS Speed at Marinette Marine Shipyard

The product of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) program, the waterjets arrived last month at the Marinette Marine shipyard in…

Machine Engineering

Embedded Industrial PCs: Powering Innovation with Intel i7

All the computers are now equipped with powerful third-generation Intel Core i7 processors, which are well suited for permanent operation in maintenance-free…

Machine Engineering

Laser Measurement System Enhances Strand Guide Roller Alignment

Simetal Opal from Siemens Metals Technologies provides operators of continuous casting plants with an integrated laser measurement system for exact alignment…

Machine Engineering

User-Friendly Automation Solutions With TIA Portal

The Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) provides a uniform platform that obviates the need for individual interfaces for different engineering…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Unveils Efficient Process for Affordable High-Tech Steel

Developed by Siemens, this innovative process makes it possible to more precisely dose the various desulfurizing agents that are injected into the molten metal…

Machine Engineering

Engineer Looks to Dragonflies, Bats for Flight Lessons

There has always been a need to efficiently carry more people and more cargo. And so the science and engineering of getting large aircraft off the ground is…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Advances Digitized Production at SPS IPC Drives 2023

At this year’s SPS IPC Drives industrial trade fair, Siemens provided a fascinating insight into the modern production worlds of the future: Worlds in which…

Machine Engineering

Digital Photonic Production: Shaping Future Engineering

Support comes from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF, which has provided financial backing of up to 30 million euros through its…

Machine Engineering

Siemens and Bentley Systems Initiate Strategic Collaboration to Unify Product and …

Siemens and Bentley Systems today announced a strategic collaboration to advance the integration of digital product design and manufacturing processes design…

Machine Engineering

Using less gas and oil to get where you’re going

An engine without oil will not survive for very long. Pistons need plenty of lubricant in order to be able to move within the cylindrical sleeves in the engine…

Machine Engineering

New Inline Measurement System Boosts Flat Film Production Efficiency

In 2011, the German plastics processing industry generated revenues of 55.9 billion euros, up 15 percent on the previous year's figure. Approximately one third…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Installs Slag Stopper Systems at ArcelorMittal Belgium

ArcelorMittal Belgium NV has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for the supply of two Simetal Vaicon stoppers. The slag stopper systems will…

Machine Engineering

High-Performance PSU100S Power Supply for Global Networks

The output voltage of the new PSU100S power supplies is adjustable over a wide range from 24 to 28 V with the 24 V power supplies and from 12 to 15.5 V with…

Machine Engineering

Tecnalia’s DEMAT Project Cuts Machine Tool Energy Use by 30%

Its DEMAT project, which reduces the energy consumption of machine tools by 30%, has been selected as one of the best projects of the year in the field of…

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