The 1000 mph land speed record attempt by the BLOODHOUND SSC Project is scheduled for 2016. High precision sensors and measurement systems from Micro-Epsilon will be used throughout the testing, production and operational stages
By installing condition monitoring systems from Schaeffler on 56 wind turbines, Spanish renewable energy provider Geolica is making significant annual cost savings.
If suppliers of safety proucts and services placed greater emphasis on helping professionals make the business case, it could be mutually beneficial, explains Richard Byrne, health & safety professional and author of two books
A formal visual inspection of electrical equipment by a trained person forms a key part of equipment maintenance, as Jim Wallace of Seaward explains
The medical and pharmaceutical industry has for some time been a prime target for counterfeiting. To help combat the problem, companies such as Weber have developed a range of products such as labels, coders, print-and-apply and RFID systems for product serialisation, tracking and traceability.
Shelbourne Reynolds harvests prodcution results thanks to Dormer’s thread forming technology…
TAG Energy Solutions, based on the North East coast of England, has invested £30m over 18 months to kit out a state-of-the-art production facility to serve the renewable energy sector. Included is welding automation equipment – totaling more than £2m – from ESAB UK.
Even though IPx9 has now been recognised by British Standard BS EN IEC 60529, this is no guarantee against water ingress over the long term life of the equipment, argues Ian Gibson, technical director for Flexicon.
A key challenge for manufacturers today is implementation of an effective lubrication management process – including the specification of an appropriate lubricant for the job. Mark Needham of AV Technology (AVT), examines the synthetic options available and the applications which can benefit from switching to synthetic lubricants.
Cranes come in all shapes and sizes, with a massive variety in terms of their lifting capabilities. While this is a landscape that hasn’t really changed much over the years, it is a different picture when their technical capabilities are taken into consideration, as Gordon Adie, managing director industrial cranes, Konecranes UK, explains
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