Stadco, a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry, has chosen Briggs Equipment as its materials handling partner. The contract sees the company taking delivery of a fleet of Hyster forklift trucks with a capital value of £2million.
The improving economic climate has an impact on the European machine tool industry with machine tool production increasing from €22.7bn in 2013 to €22.9bn in 2014. CECIMO estimates that the cautiously positive mood will continue this year and that European machine tool production will increase by 3%.
SKF has announced the availability of its new pure refrigerant lubricated bearings, a special oil-free solution for direct drive centrifugal compressors in chillers that use low-viscosity refrigerant as the bearing lubricant.
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According to Werma, supervision of a large and noisy assembly or production area prove difficult as traditional smaller sized beacons and sounders may sometimes be ignored.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has recognised a new and welcome trend among leading businesses. It says that well-known organisations, such as Nestle and Arco, are viewing safety and health way beyond compliance with legislation and as a genuine investment that offers a sustainable business advantage.
Demand has been so great for the colourful food and beverage cans manufactured by Crown Packaging in Carlisle that the specialist hydraulics on the can making machinery were running at dangerously high temperatures, leading to the danger of costly breakdowns.
On Stand C23 at the Sensors & Instrumentation Show 2015 Kistler Instruments will be showing three new products.
The emphasis of Dunkermotoren’s stand at PPMA 2015 will be the All Electric / Servo Machine and the company will be presenting its range of motors to support this trend, including the full range of Tubular Linear Motors for replacing pneumatic actuators – providing higher throughput, less maintenance, longer life and lower running costs than alternatives.
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