Machine Building

SKF condition monitoring systems improve cooling tower uptime

Condition monitoring technology, developed, supplied and installed by SKF, is helping engineers at Medway Power Station make significant reductions in downtime due to unexpected failures on the station's induced-draft cooling tower

22nd August 2012

Movicon 11 SCADA provides control & monitoring at power station

The largest agricultural biomass power station in Italy was commissioned recently, with supervisory control and monitoring provided by Progea Movicon 11 SCADA. Paul Hurst, MD of Products4Automation, Movicon's UK distributor, describes the new system and outlines the benefits of using Movicon SCADA in sustainable energy generation projects

22nd August 2012

Proto Labs reinforces the war on cancer

Germany-based Zellwerk GmbH is using single-use bioreactors provided by Protomold, the rapid injection moulded parts service from Proto Labs, to help combat cancer in patients where vital immune cells are deficient. Made from special plastic resin with carefully controlled surface finish properties, this groundbreaking system has opened up completely new perspectives in the world of regenerative medicine

20th August 2012

Loctite adhesives deliver the required safety standards

Rollercoasters have come a long way in engineering terms. They have origins in fifteenth century Russia, but the latest generation of these machines have taken performance to another level, creating forces that demand the highest standards of engineering and maintenance. For this reason, one of a new breed of hypercoasters relies on Loctite engineering adhesives for its threadlocking and retaining needs

20th August 2012

igus DryLin R linear bearings save costs in particle analysers

Self-lubricating, maintenance-free igus DryLin R linear bearings are being used for vertical guidance in particle analysers for scientific research, enabling the manufacturer to save £20,000 per year.

20th August 2012

Proto Labs provide support for manufacturing processes

When 1st Call Lockouts Limited began developing a new product aimed at the automotive locksmith industry, the company encountered unfamiliar manufacturing processes, such as CNC machining and injection moulding. Keen to get the product to market as quickly as technology would allow, the company turned to Proto Labs for rapid prototyping and low volume production

17th August 2012

Crane drive for near continuous long-term operation

A regenerative drive and AC motor package that replaced an aging slip ring motor on a crane has brought a multitude of benefit and is expected to maintain its near-continuous operation for many years to come

17th August 2012

Bespoke riser table and angle plate reduces production downtime

A bespoke workholding system from WDS Fixturing Systems accommodates an entire family of chassis components

16th August 2012

Aegis Software facilitates factory-wide quality strategy for tbp

tbp, an EMS manufacturer supplying semi-conductor, healthcare, aviation, defence, petrochemical and other markets, chooses Aegis MES system to interface with existing factory-wide equipment for advanced quality control

16th August 2012

Eddy current sensors measure displacement of soil samples

High-precision eddy current sensors from Micro-Epsilon are being used to measure the displacement of soil samples on a complex HCTA (Hollow Cylindrical Torsional Apparatus) in the Department of Civil Engineering at University of Bristol

15th August 2012