About 200,000 commercial ice machines go into service every year. A lot is demanded of them during their lifetime. They must deliver cubes in quantity to meet the demands of the business they serve, ...

Machine Design surveyed some of its readers to better understand how engineers use custom components. Results show 85% of engineers rely on custom parts, which have a median price of about $500. And ...

Scientists have used advanced additive manufacturing technology to create 'smart' machine components that alert users when they are damaged or worn. Scientists at the United Technologies Research ...

A deep dive into the technological progress of today’s smart valves, bearings, brakes, gearboxes and actuators, and what’s next. A robotic arm with three Ogura spring-applied brakes on the pivot ...

Advances in sensing on view at Hannover Messe next week rely on laser technologies. Scientists use a trick to make the slightest strain on parts of a tooling machine visible. They can measure stress ...

Computer vision researchers use machine learning to train computers in visually recognizing objects – but very few apply machine learning to mechanical parts such as gearboxes, bearings, brakes, ...

The countryside south of Vienna is famous for vineyards and thermal springs, and it’s where Wittmann Battenfeld produces plastic injection-molded components for industrial, medical, and numerous ...

Machine component manufacturer Precision Separators bought six computer numerical control (CNC) machines from machine industry company Hurco to manufacture and produce components for private company ...