Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
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New twist for parts

Meeting demand for a combined
form, roughness and twist
measurement system, the new
Hommel Etamic Roundscan range is
available exclusively in the UK and
Ireland from Metrology Direct.

The slightest deviation in the fo

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Extreme testing proves durability

DIN-rail power supply manufacturer
PULS has carried out extreme testing
of its QT40 3-phase units by
subjecting them to simulated
lightning strikes. The lightning test is
one of several procedures devised by
PULS to pro

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Small robot copes with delicate tasks

Carclo Technical Plastics has
achieved production
validation for the delicate
assembly of a new diagnostic
life-sciences product. Said to
be an impossible task to
perform manually, a six axis
FANUC Robotics robot is us

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Robot swap aids production

As part of a major
investment by Norgren at its
Lichfield manufacturing site,
Kawasaki Robotics has
replaced two ageing robots
with two Kawasaki RS06L
robots. The new additions
allow faster cell tool change
times and

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Skills initiative

Weldability-Sif, a UK based one stop
welding products supply source has
been working in close co-operation
with The North Hertfordshire
College in Stevenage to set up a new
welding skills training initiative and
centre

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Portable welding

The Murex Tradestig AC220
portable welding unit can be
used for a wide range of TIG
AC/DC welding applications.

It is suitable for repair and
maintenance jobs, garages,
bodyshops, aerospace, sheet
metalwork and proce

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Supersnakes onboard for welding work

In 2010 Cammell Laird
received a £44m contract to
build two 12m high sections
of the middle and aft flight
deck for HMS Queen
Elizabeth, a 65,000t aircraft
carrier being built by the
Aircraft Carrier Alliance for
the

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Bridge role for welding firm

The recently completed San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
mega project led by the
American Bridge-Fluor joint
venture and sub-contracted
to Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy
Industries Co (ZPMC) has
been completed in Shanghai
and

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Wind tower fabrication

Involved in the wind tower industry
from the onset of the sector, ESAB
partners worldwide with many
manufacturers of towers, foundation
piles and transition pieces for landbased,
offshore and Arctic installation.

The

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Flexible option

Molex Incorporated SC/APC
indoor- and outdoor-rated cable
assemblies and SC/APC 4.80mm
connectors help customers and
system integrators meet datacom and
telecom design challenges, including
adherence to industry standar

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