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12 MACHINERY UPDATE september/october 2018 www.machineryupdate.co.uk
News
Soapbox car designs were judged
Local youngsters
get up-close and
personal with robots
Local children from two primary
schools in Coventry and Southam
were given the chance to meet
industrial robots for the first time
as part of an event organised by
national awareness programme
Primary Engineer which was
hosted by Fanuc UK.
About 20 pupils, aged between
eight and ten were invited to the
company’s purpose-built facility in
Ansty Park, Coventry, in July to see
first-hand what future careers in
engineering could involve.
The children also used Fanuc’s
showroom to race soapbox cars
that they had constructed with the
help of their teachers and advisors
at Primary Engineer which is a
national programme that aims to
bridge the gap between industry
and education through events,
competitions and training.
W www.primaryengineer.com
Seminar programme for
Future Robotics conference
spells out available options
Seminars at Future
Robotics, the UK’s only
industrial robotics
conference, have been
announced.
The one-day conference,
being held at The Slate,
Warwick University on
Tuesday 13 November,
provides delegates with a
platform to see the latest
products and solutions in
action and delve further into
the topic at seminars led by
industry experts.
In addition to keynotes
presented by president of
the British Automation and
Robot Association (BARA)
Mike Wilson and chairman
of the UK Industrial Vision
Association (UKIVA) Paul
Wilson, the conference will
feature presentations from
Reply, Universal Robots,
RARUK Automation,
TM Robotics, Warwick
Manufacturing Group,
Pilz Automation and Shadow
Robot Company.
With a table-top exhibition
featuring leading suppliers
of intelligent automation
solutions, the conference is
designed as a one-stop shop
for individual components
all the way through to fully
automated systems to optimise
processes while ensuring
increased safety and reduced
energy consumption and
manufacturing costs.
Confirmed exhibitors so far
include: ifm electronic, igus,
Kuka, Piab, Pilz, Scorpion
Vision UK, Sensopart, Servo
Components & Systems,
Shadow Robot Company,
Sick UK, SMC and also
Universal Robots.
A limited number of
delegate tickets are available
which can be purchased via
a secure online form for just
£55.00 (which includes lunch
and refreshments throughout
the conference).
W www.futurerobotics.co.uk
Apprenticeship
scheme is rewarded
after its expansion
PATS delivers engineering skills
Tray sealing specialist Proseal UK
has been named ‘Large Business
Apprenticeship Employer of the
Year’ by Macclesfield College,
underlining the company’s
commitment to developing the
next generation of engineers.
The honour comes after
Proseal opened a new dedicated
training centre at its global
headquarters in Adlington
and significantly expanded its
apprenticeship scheme, increasing
its capacity to provide training.
The awards ceremony at Mottram
Hall, Macclesfield also saw
Proseal second-year apprentice
Louis Wright receive an individual
award for ‘Engineering Apprentice
of the Year’.
The company’s new Apprentice
Training System (PATS) enables
aspiring engineers to gain
experience of Proseal’s business.
A South Wales-based company is celebrating 50 years of
manufacturing its expanding range of products in Europe
Eriez Magnetics Europe
marks its 50th anniversary
this year having expanded
its products, manufacturing
facilities and staffing levels
in this time.
The company was
established when Bob
Merwin, ceo of Eriez in the
US recognised the opportunity
for a European manufacturing
site. Today, the company
employs over 120 staff at its
European HQ in Caerphilly,
South Wales where it designs,
develops and manufactures
50 years of Eriez Europe is commemorated in this special staff photograph
magnetic separation, metal
detection, fluid filtration and
vibratory equipment.
Over the last fifty years,
the company has secured key
strategic acquisitions that
have expanded its product
offering, including the
purchase of metal detection
specialists Pulse Technology.
“Eriez Europe has
demonstrated remarkable
growth since 1968 and we
are immensely proud of what
has been achieved,” says
managing director at Eriez
John Curwen.
“The root of all our
achievements stems from
our employees,” he explains.