Industrial Plant & Equipment

Laser marking for washer pairs

During 2011 Nord-Lock will
introduce a laser marking on
each washer pair. It will
include the Nord-Lock
brand, control number and a
type code. This new feature
has been added to improve
traceability and control.

The

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Auto measure

The Falcon, byVision Engineering,
incorporates a CNC option to
allow measurements to
be made automatically.

The 3-axis video
system can measure
dimensions and features
using video edge detection
technology, without

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Prepared for further expansion

To meet growing demand for tower
media random packings and Bio
Media in various plastics and metals,
the Pall Ring Company has
purchased a 90t capacity BOY
injection moulding
machine.

PallPAK 100 is moulded
in virgi

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Clear laser coding

Linx Printing Technologies has
developed its Visicode technology
which is a central component of its
SL301 Scribing Laser coder. A change
in the pulse frequency encourages
the formation of micro cracks in the
top layer

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Self-contained blast room

Oliver Twinsafe, a UK manufacturer
of specialist pipeline valves, has
upgraded its production facilities
with the installation of a selfcontained
Enviraclean blast room
with abrasive recovery system and
high-performance

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Protection for cutting tools

rose plastic has seen an increase in
demand for its range of cutting tool
packaging from the re-grind market.

The packaging can be used by
manufacturers as transit packaging
to protect cutting tools when sending
for r

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Major scoop for ptg

Yorkshire-based machine
tools provider, PTG Heavy
Industries, has designed and
manufactured two Binns &
Berry lathes for producing the
critical components for the
world’s largest mining shovels,
each capable of loading

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Hole solution

A standard off-the-shelf Dowel
Bushing from Spirol Industries has
been specified to replace two solid
ground wall dowels used to align the
two side covers of the body of an oil
pump assembly. The solution has
reduced th

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Added twist

D&D Tool & Cutter uses Kurt
MiniLock clamps available from
Leader Chuck Systems to hold
multiple parts in a pallet setup for
high efficiency machining. One of
the jobs carried out by the company
consists of heavy millin

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Screw driving

Developed by Böllhoff, the compact
and robust Uniquick-Basic is a
handheld or fixed, blow-fed screw
driving system.

Available with either torque or
depth shut-off and with electric or
hydraulic power
options, the
sc

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