Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
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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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3D solutions

Manufacturer of 3D optical
measurement technologies,
Creaform, will present solutions for
3D inspection and 3D scanning at the
Control Show, which will take place
3rd-6th May in Stuttgart, Germany.

Creaform’s HandyPRO

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Length gauge

The new Acanto length gauge from
Heidenhain combines the benefits of
incremental optical measurement
with absolute measured values in a
compact, IP65-rated device for a
variety of
shopfloor
applications.

Avoiding th

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Tailored solutions

New from Instron, Bluehill 3 Testing
Software provides a wide range of
tailored application solutions to
meet the demands of any level of
user, from educators and test
technicians to quality engineers and
laboratory man

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Metal detection in the food industry

Food producers take great care
to ensure products are not
contaminated. A typical
example is the German company,
Laux, where product quality is
paramount. Because metal fragments
may be present in the incoming raw
mate

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Total traceability

DURA Automotive Systems Reiche is
using the latest measurement
technology from HBM to ensure that
the steering coupling it produces for
the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG sports
car meets the extremely high
production and qualit

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Crankshaft gauge

A large crankshaft measurement gage
for manufacturers of diesel, marine
and locomotive engines and mining,
oil field and power generation
equipment is being introduced by
Adcole Corporation.

The Adcole Model 1200-10

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Speedy robot

Continuing its drive for more
compact and faster solutions for
automated processes, FANUC
Robotics has launched a new 100kg
robot. The R-1000iA/100F is
designed for high speed handling
and in particular for spot welding

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