By helping to maintain cryogenic temperatures as low as -95degC, edge-welded metal bellows have become a trusted, reliable component in NASA's cryogenic temperature chambers.
1st November 2012
Brevini Power Transmissions has developed a new enclosed gearbox for one of the UK's biggest steelworks, one that protects the skip winch mechanism while providing the motive power required and reducing both energy consumption and noise.
31st October 2012
La Cornue is regarded as the "Ëœcrème de la crème' of domestic stoves. Exceptionally high build quality is vital to this brand, and Loctite is playing its part by sealing gas fittings and locking threaded assemblies with utmost reliability.
Textile machinery expert, Oerlikon Barmag has expanded its measurement testing capabilities for assessing its equipment, with a multi-channel analysis system.
Henkel has helped Ford's engineers to develop a heat shrink bonded joint for assembling a steel drive gear onto the steel crank of a straight-six engine; this offers advantages over both laser-welded and bolted joints.
30th October 2012
A high-performance linear actuator, supplied by HT Servo of Worthing, has helped bomb disposal techniques moved up a gear to cope with the increasingly complex problems military and counter- terrorism teams are encountering.
24th October 2012
Growing environmental and commercial pressures have meant that vegetable and salad producers are moving away from the use of herbicides. Whilst inter-row cultivation provides a relatively efficient method of removing weeds between crop rows, it often needs to be supported by hand labour. Bosch Rexroth Rexroth technology has been integral to an innovative solution
Cloud-based Autodesk PLM 360 cuts key business process time from weeks to days, enabling smaller enterprises to streamline business processes
New conical bearing is used as excavator slew bearing, and is also suitable for heavy load transfers
To aid compliance with increasingly stringent safety directives, Contelec has developed the Vert-X 90E - a slim, rugged, non-contacting sensor, available exclusively in the UK from Variohm
23rd October 2012