Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
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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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Tightening role

Tentec’s hydraulic torque wrenches
have been tested for bolt tightening
in applications as diverse as wind
energy, petrochem, utilities and
general engineering. The company
says that every tool passed the test
with flyi

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Battery faults found by x-ray

Boston Power is a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries and
operates a complex manufacturing process.The company’s
Declan Shalvey explains how a specialised in-line x-ray
inspection system enables the company to guarantee

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Optical micrometers for pulley inspection

Optical laser-based sensors from
Micro-Epsilon are reported to be
playing a vital role in inspecting the
quality of manufactured pulleys. The
high speed and high resolution of
the sensor enables the tip diameter of
the

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