Machine Building

New and updated machine safety standards

This article from Procter Machine Guarding gives a useful summary of some recently introduced and updated standards relating to machine safety.

16th March 2007

How to specify liquid flowmeters - free guide available

Titan Enterprises has developed a guide to specifying liquid flow meters that will be particularly useful for OEM designers. It is available from Titan as a free PDF.

16th March 2007

How to control liquid and gas flows with greater precision

This article from Roxspur Measurement and Control outlines how fine control of flow rates in liquids and gases can be achieved.

8th March 2007

Understanding how best to use VSDs with pumps

Mike Smith of the Deritend Group explains that retrofitting pumps with variable speed drives (VSDs) offers significant benefits through reduced energy consumption, but there are pitfalls to be aware of.

6th March 2007

Explaining the benefits of 3D machine vision

This article from Sick looks at the benefits that 3D machine vision offers over 2D - but it also emphasises that 2D vision still has its place.

4th March 2007

Introducing three-dimensional zone monitoring

Pilz is describing SafetyEYE as the world's first safe camera system for three-dimensional zone monitoring, and claims it could change the face of automotive production lines and other automated manufacturing environments.

4th March 2007

Redundant controls benefit food and drink production

This article explains how the food and drink can benefit from the latest generation of redundant control systems to give affordable dependability.

26th February 2007

Submersible liquid level sensors explained

This article from Roxspur Measurement & Control describes what to look for when specifying submersible pressure sensors for tank level measurement and similar applications.

21st February 2007

Rethink compressed air and save energy costs

Energy price rises are having an impact on the financial viability of UK industry, so changes have to be made in order to remain competitive; one area to look at is the provision of compressed air.

21st February 2007

Explaining the benefits of thin-film pressure sensors

Morten Moller of Sensor-Technik UK explains why the time is right for sensor suppliers to offer standard thin-film sensors in a simple package at a low price to enable accurate pressure monitoring on hydraulic systems and fluid machinery.

21st February 2007