March 2020

50 n SHOW PREVIEW March 2020 www.drivesncontrols.com “Mach 2020 is the UK’s national event for inspiring, innovating and connecting manufacturing and will provide real value for our visitors,”says the MTA’s head of events and member services, James Fudge.“We will have all the latest manufacturing technology solutions available under one roof, giving visitors an unrivalled overview of our sector in the UK.” The Made Smarter programme will be exhibiting at Mach, aiming to help SMEs to start their digital journeys. The Made Smarter North West pilot scheme is already helping around 300 SMEs to introduce digital tools and technologies to boost their productivity and growth. In the first year of the programme, these manufacturers have secured support, including specialised advice and £1.6m of funding. The North West pilot is being overseen by the Made Smarter Commission – a partnership between the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and industry leaders. Made Smarter is bringing its support to Mach to to reach even more manufacturers and signpost them towards taking their first steps into Industry 4.0. “Mach 2020 is the perfect platform to reach out to manufacturing and engineering firms, with a readymade audience who are set to benefit from the advice and support the Made Smarter Program has to offer,”says MTA CEO, James Selka.“We know the benefits SMEs across the UK will get from adopting cutting-edge digital technology to help them boost productivity and take manufacturing forward in this country.” Also exhibiting at Mach will be the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult. A“Catapult trail”, consisting of four stands, will demonstrate how the HVM can help companies to harness Industry 4.0 technologies to improve their bottom line. All seven of the HVM Catapult’s centres of innovation will be represented, with special displays on the future of machining, additive manufacturing, digitalisation and automation. The Catapult trail will end with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s (AMRC) display of their automation and digitalisation capabilities. On the stand, you’ll see a Caterham sports car that forms the centrepiece of its ELLI (ELectrification and Lightweighting in Industry 4.0) project. The demos will tie into an overarching digital twin, providing real-time manufacturing data. The Government’s expansion of the Annual Investment Allowance from £200,000 to £1m in the 2018 Budget, was a request from the MTA and will make investing in new equipment more cost-effective for most visitors. “With the increase of the Annual Investment Allowance available and impartial support available on site from finance companies, there really has never been a better time to invest in your business and your staff,”argues MTA CEO, James Selka. MACH 2020 SHOW FACTS Where: NEC, Birmingham When: Monday 20 April – Friday 24 April 9.00–17.00 on first four days; 9.00-16.00 on last day Website: www.machexhibition.com Twitter: @MACHexhibition LinkedIn: mach-exhibition MACH PREVIEW (High Tech Products), the Turkish connectors manufacturer Mete Enerji, the Italian bearing company Nadella, the Italian single- and three-phase motor manufacturer, Orange1 Electric Motors, and the Danish software developer, Secomea. Oriental Motor will be returning to the show after an absence of many years, as will Panasonic Electric Works UK. Stober, which last appeared at the show in 2016, will be returning with its biggest-ever stand. Other returning exhibitors include: n Beckhoff n B&R Automation n Rittal n Weidmuller n Mitsubishi Electric n Radwell n Elmo Motion Control n Binder n Carlo Gavazzi n Eaton Electric n Finder n Harting n HMS Industrial n Leuze Electronic n Control Techniques / Nidec Industrial Automation n Omron n Pilz Automation Technology The trade associations Gambica and the Stober will be demonstrating the recently- launched third generation of its servo geared motors, which it claims are the smallest on the market with their level of versatility.They are “significantly”shorter than previous models and Stober motors can be attached directly without needing an adapter.The gearboxes can also be attached to third-partymotors of any size using variable adapters. Users are said tobenefit fromsmaller installation spaces, lowerweights, higher torque and a power density that is increasedby up to 65%.Themassmoment of inertia is lower because amotor adapter is no longer needed, allowing the full dynamics of the drive tobe used. Thiswill, in turn, result in shorter cycle times. The newgeneration also offers improved backlash stability and ruggedness. High acceleration torques (up to 60%higher than before), running accuracies and precision can be achieved simultaneously. Speeds have been increased by 45%, and torsional stiffness by up to 50%. Users can choose between deep-groove ball, cylindrical roller or angular contact bearings. The low-friction bearings enable generally higher speeds. The newplanetary gearedmotors have electronic nameplates, allowing them to send mechanical data to a drive during commissioning simply by plugging them in.The motors are uniquely identified, eliminating error-prone parameterisation, and reducing systemconfiguration times. Servo geared motors boost power densities by up to 65%