Machine Building

Testers prevent catastrophic failures of metro traction motors

Canadian motor testing experience will prove its worth for Whitelegg Machines Ltd when it works with the UK's rail and metro repair companies.

6th August 2010

Motor testing equipment prevents power station downtime

Whitelegg Machines has supplied a Baker Instruments AWA Winding Analyser and Explorer Online Monitor to GE Energy; these have assisted in the detection of faults that could have cost GE Energy's customer in excess of £100,000 if undetected.

6th August 2010

Digital winding tester diagnoses motor faults on site

Whiteless Machines has supplied a Baker D12R digital winding tester to Baumuller, whose engineers were able to diagnose a motor fault on site in one hour, saving the customer hours or days of difficult fault-finding.

6th August 2010

Wave energy converters benefit from real-time control

National Instruments has supplied Compact FieldPoint, Real-Time Module, CompactRIO hardware, FPGA Module and, of course, LabVIEW to Wavebob for use in scale models and prototype wave energy converters.

16th July 2010

PAC improves accuracy of rolling mill process control

I2S is using CompactRIO real-time programmable automation controllers from National Instruments to improve the performance of its steel rolling mills by increasing the accuracy of online thickness measurements.

15th July 2010

Motorised screw jack systems raise and lower building roof

Power Jacks is supplying motorised screw jack systems for raising and lowering the roof on innovative composting plants.

12th July 2010

Ovens test long-term performance of thermostatic controllers

Carbolite has supplied Kohler Mira with three ovens for long-term testing of thermostatic controllers and related products.

9th July 2010

Electric furnaces installed at national synchrotron facility

Carbolite has supplied a total of seven electric furnaces for sample preparation and processing at Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron facility.

9th July 2010

Datamate high-reliability connectors used on electric race car

Imperial College's Imperial Racing Green team is using Harwin's Datamate high-reliability connectors in the battery management system of its latest electric track vehicle, the IRG04.

29th June 2010

BIW connectors selected for casino's geothermal well

ITT ICS has supplied BIW wellhead feedthru connectors for use on a new geothermal well that is being used to heat water at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in the USA.

29th June 2010