Drives & Controls March 2023

Michael Reichle has been appointed CEO of Siemens Large Drives Applications (LDA), succeeding Hermann Kleinod , who will remain part of the LDA management team. Reichle will also become CEO of the planned integratedmotors and large drives spinoff that Siemens announced last November, which will combine its LDA, LowVoltageMotors, GearedMotors,Weiss Spindeltechnologie and Sykatec businesses. Reichle joined Siemens in 1997 and has held various management and CEO positions, including CEO of Siemens Logistics since 2014. Foremost Electronics, the Essex- based distributor of electromechanical components and sub-systems, has appointed Dave Martin as director of business development. Previously managing director and sales director for UK and Northern Europe at the enclosure manufacturer nVent Schroff, Martin has worked in both direct and distribution sales. He has experience of test and measurement, communications, aerospace and defence, rail and other markets and a strong background in systems including VME, CPCI and VPX. March 2023 www.drivesncontrols.com 8 THE UK’S HIGH VALUE Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult is launching a £950,000 project to cut development costs and time-to-market for new products, by using techniques such as computer modelling and simulated testing rather than relying solely on the destructive physical stress-testing that has long been the standard practice in manufacturing. The project aims to accelerate the UK’s capabilities in “certification by analysis” – the term used to describe the testing of goods through techniques such as modelling and simulated testing. Digital technologies, simulation and advances in mathematics offer significant opportunities to optimise the use of physical testing. However, transitioning to the new approach will be a major challenge. The collaborative project – called Towards Product Certification by Analysis – is being led by the HVM Catapult, supported by the National Composites Centre, the University of Sheffield AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre), the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, and the MTC (Manufacturing Technology Centre). The traditional “make and test” approach to product development may no longer be ideal. New manufacturing techniques, increasing product complexity, and the need to keep costs and development times competitive, require new regulatory and certification frameworks and techniques. In addition, net-zero targets demand a change in the way new products are designed and manufactured. Certification will be key, because companies and consumers must be confident that the goods they buy meet safety and performance standards. “Customer confidence in the safety, quality and performance of new products is critical to their success,” says HVM Catapult CEO, Katherine Bennett. “Certification for the net-zero world is not simply a case of ‘digitising’ today’s processes – we need to define a new way whereby complex products are validated and regulated. The UK has an opportunity to lead in this area, accelerating pathways to certification by developing new UK standards that encourage the use of analysis techniques.” Companies interested in the project, or who wish to provide best practice use cases on digital certification, are asked to contact the HVM Catapult. The project team will be holding workshops over the coming three months to gather input from a range of parties. For more information, contact digitalengineering@nccuk.com £950,000 project aims to slash new product costs and times-to-market n NEWS Katherine Bennett:“We need to define a newway whereby complex products are validated and regulated” Hannover Messe 17–21 April, 2023 Hannover, Germany The industrial megashow is expected to attract around 4,000 exhibitors with the theme for 2023 being Industrial Transformation – Making a Difference , and the partner country being Indonesia. The event will be broken down into seven areas including: Automation, Motion and Drives; Digital Ecosystems; Energy Solutions; Engineered Parts & Solutions; Future Hub; Compressed Air & Vacuum; and Global Business & Markets www.hannovermesse.de/en Talking Industry Live 25 April, 2023 MTC, Coventry A free-to-attend one-day event organised by Talking Industry in partnership with the Manufacturing Technology Centre. The event will include a series of panel discussions, workshops, seminars and an exhibition. Topics being discussed include robotics, automation, digital manufacturing and AI. Attendees will also be offered tours of the MTC, as well as complimentary breakfast and lunch. www.talkingindustry.org/talking-industry-live Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023 7–8 June, 2023 NEC, Birmingham The event will bring together live and digital events including the Design & Engineering Expo 2023, the Smart Factory Expo (which replaces the earlier Manufacturing Expo) and Maintec, as well as a zone dedicated to the Drives & Controls, AirTech and Fluid Power & Systems shows that the organiser, Nineteen Group, acquired last year fromDFAMedia. Another acquisition, The Hennick Group, will bring the SME Growth Summit, the Sustainable Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit and the ManufacturingTop 100 Awards. www.mandeweek.co.uk Automation UK / MVC 20-21 June, 2023 CBS Arena, Coventry Automation UK is a new annual exhibition championing the use and development of automation and industrial robots in UK industry. Organised by Bara (the British Automation and Robot Association), it will run alongside the existing Machine Vision Conference (MVC) and exhibition, organised by Ukiva (the UK Industrial Vision Association). Bara and Ukiva are both part of the PPMA (Processing and Packaging Machinery Association). www.automation-uk.co.uk Automatica 2023 27-30 June, 2023 Munich, Germany The automation and robotics show is taking place just one year after the previous Automatica, which has traditionally been held every two years. This will get the show back on a two-year cycle in odd years, following the disruption caused by Covid. Most of the major robot manufacturers are due to attend, as well as exhibitors from the worlds of machine vision and assembly/handling technology. The event’s three key topics will be: digital integration and AI; sustainable production; and the future of work. https://automatica-munich.com/en