Start with the news release Igus expands Xiros ball bearing range from Igus UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "Igus has expanded the Xiros plastic ball bearing range for lubricant-free dry running. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Mountz offers torque and force analyser from Mountz: "The Wizard Plus is a PDA torque and force analyser from Mountz that can be used for torque calibration, joint testing, auditing, force and load measurement, or verification of load cells. ".
 
In November 2008, we covered the news from ATM Automation - take a look at Avoid robotics downtime through maintenance which says: "ATM Automation explains why preventative maintenance is the single most important thing you can do to avoid problems with your robot system or automation. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Schaeffler (UK), Schaeffler plant in South Wales wins quality award, as well as Autoclude offers range of OEM pumps from Autoclude, and Rittal supplies busbar system from Rittal.