Machine Building

Motion sub-system forms basis of ultra-precision scanner

Aerotech has supplied a custom-built motion sub-system as the basis of an ultra-high-precision scanner for the Royal Observatory of Belgium to use in digitising astrometric plates.

23rd November 2010

Specialist filters developed for endoscopes and sigmoidoscopes

Helapet has developed a range of filters to protect endoscopes and sigmoidoscopes from contamination, thereby aiding infection control and avoiding cross-contamination between patients.

22nd November 2010

FAST and DoE techniques help to optimise bearing designs

Engineers at The Barden Corporation have adopted a combination of Design of Experiments methods and FAST analysis techniques to optimise the performance and cost of bearing designs for a manufacturer of high-speed rotary machines.

21st November 2010

Bearings optimised for hydraulic pumps and motors

The Schaeffler Group has developed a number of bearings for which the designs have been optimised to suit the new Sauer-Danfoss H1 series of axial-piston pumps and motors.

21st November 2010

Maintenance-free spherical plain bearings support stadium roof

Schaeffler has supplied 240 maintenance-free spherical plain bearings for a new retractable roof over the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.

21st November 2010

Rolling and plain bearings operate in cold temperatures

The Schaeffler Group is supplying various rolling element and plain bearings to manufactures of equipment for use in cold environments such as ski resorts, thereby helping operators to benefit from high reliability and low maintenance.

21st November 2010

Schaeffler installs 6-tonne spherical roller bearings

Schaeffler (UK) has supplied and installed a pair of six-tonne main pipe reel bearings on a pipelay vessel for Technip.

20th November 2010

Machine builder standardises on Rexroth products

Britannia Heatex has standardised on Rexroth products for its new heat exchanger finning machines to ensure that support is available for its customers wherever they are in the world.

20th November 2010

Automotive test rig is built from Kanya aluminium profiles

Thinking Space Systems has built another Lab Car for delivery to an automotive manufacture; it will be used in a research and development laboratory to test a vehicle's electrical systems.

11th November 2010

Automated lubricators achieve rapid pay-back

Amal Grow has installed SKF System 24 automated lubricators on its potato grading and washing machines, resulting in a 75 per cent reduction in the maintenance time required for lubrication, plus bearing life has increased from one or two years to over four years.

31st October 2010