Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
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3D printing technology

RS Components (RS), distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has signed a distribution agreement with RepRapPro that will deliver affordable, open-source, self-replicating 3D printing technology to engineers worldwide. The completion of the deal coincides with the launch of the RepRapPro Ormerod low cost 3D printer.

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Energy chains: Speedy opening

igus has designed five specialist tools for opening its energy chains, cutting the manual work time to open a metre length of chain from 33 to within 2 seconds which helps minimise machinery downtime.

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Quick chuck to collet

Offering “chuck to collet in less than a minute”, Hainbuck has launched a new modular small clamping solution.

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Quick chuck to collet

Offering “chuck to collet in less than a minute”, Hainbuck has launched a new modular small clamping solution.

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Switchable ranges

Seven press force sensors from Kistler Instruments provide full coverage from 0.1 to 700kN. The ability to switch the measuring range, when using suitable amplifiers, bolsters this advantage to meet the needs of production and measuring stations handling a greater variety of parts.

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Switchable ranges

Seven press force sensors from Kistler Instruments (Type-9323A) have been developed for use in production environments, especially for quality assurance monitoring in assembly applications.

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Open house season

With the 2013 XYZ Machine Tools’ Open House season now completed, the company reports 70 machines sold at events at showrooms in England (Blackburn, Nuneaton, Devon, Sheffield), and the recently opened Livingston, Scotland, venue.

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Giant blast room

A self-contained blast-room with an internal volume approaching 2000m³ and a high-capacity media recycling system has been completed by Hodge Clemco for the Jack Tighe Group in Scunthorpe, UK, enabling it to considerably increase the size and weight of structures and components that can be processed there.

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Nickel-based consumables

ESAB provides a comprehensive range of consumables for all the major arc welding processes used with nickel alloys, dissimilar welds, cast iron, cryogenic applications and for nickel alloy cladding.

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