Industrial Plant & Equipment

Press technology: Selection matters

There are various sorts of press technology on the market
today. Here,Roger Ilett, general manager for Schmidt
Technology, looks at the different types available and
suggests how to choose the correct model for the applica

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Spray system

Hi-Tec Spray (HSL) has added
Graco’s new, entry level, MERKUR ES
spray system to its finishing products.

The company says optimum
performance is best achieved on
small volume projects using low
viscosity materials for

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Quick with wire

When a supplier of automotive
interior products wanted 150
prototype rear seat wire-frames for a
leading brand hatchback,William
Hughes provided the solution.

The 1300 by 500 by 120mm frames
were complex (20+ MAG weld

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Atomising nozzle

An air atomising nozzle which
enables effective spraying of viscous
fluids at very fine atomisation but at
low flow rates, is the latest addition
to the BETE range of nozzles. The
XA ER nozzle, which provides a full
con

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Service partner

Bystronic UK has been appointed sales and
service partner for the range of wide-belt
grinding machines from Hans Weber. The
Weber range covers applications for surface
grinding, edge rounding and surface
refinishing.

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Abrasion resistant

Available from Abraservice UK,
Quard is a new abrasion resistant
steel that provides resistance to
intensive wear, coupled with key
qualities including flatness, surface
quality and thickness tolerance.

The Quard stee

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Tube testing

Said to be the first ever fully
automated tube testing system for
laminate and plastic tubes, Cerulean
Packing, part of Molins, has launched
Q-Test. Tube testing as part of the
packaging process currently requires
manua

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Leader outsources stock holding and distribution

In a move designed to support
future business growth,
workholding specialist Leader
Chuck Systems has outsourced its
consignment stockholding and
forwarding distribution to a
professional logistics company.

Managing

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Torque calibration

Norbar Torque Tools is expanding
its TruCheck range of torque wrench
testers with the introduction of three
new products specifically designed to
calibrate torque screwdrivers. The
new Norbar TruCheck Screwdriver
Tester

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Teflon-coated wire

A new line of nichrome resistance
wire that is coated with DuPont
Teflon to create a non-stick surface
for use at high temperature is being
introduced by Applied Plastics Co.

APC Teflon Coated Nichrome
wire provides a

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