Machine Building

Parker supplies inverters, drives and motors for wind turbines

Parker grid-tie inverters, motor drives, servo motors and cables to Green Energy Technologies for use in the company's innovative Windcube wind turbines.

20th May 2010

Drive cuts energy consumption by 95 per cent

A Parker SSD 650V AC drive has been used to upgrade the hydraulic control system on training rigs used by British Airways, cutting energy consumption by up to 95 per cent.

20th May 2010

Variable-speed drives used to upgrade web laminator line

Parker Hannifin's AC890 variable-speed drives have been used to upgrade a web laminator line, resulting in increased availability, improved machine functionality and enhanced production flexibility.

20th May 2010

Fuel filtration trolleys improve operating efficiency

The Racor Division of Parker Hannifin has supplied hundreds of fuel filtration trolleys to bus operators in Italy to help them reduce operating costs through improved maintenance regimes.

20th May 2010

SKF bearings selected for hybrid race car

SKF is supplying customised and standard deep-groove ball bearings to Zytek Engineering for the new Ginetta-Zytek GZ09HS racing car.

19th May 2010

SKF bearings suit demanding conditions for church bells

Church bells spend long periods inactive, then exert variable oscillating loads on the bearings, which must sometimes also accommodate misalignment; SKF describes how its bearings have proved to be capable of handling this complex application.

19th May 2010

Custom hydrogen generator developed for spectrometer

Parker Domnick Hunter has developed a custom hydrogen generator for use with mass spectrometers manufactured Varian.

19th May 2010

Nitrogen generators save costs compared with rented system

Parker Hannifin Industrial Division has supplied a MAXIGAS nitrogen gas generator to Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems for inflating aircraft tyres, offering cost savings and other advantages over the previous rented system.

19th May 2010

MAXIGAS nitrogen gas generators benefit tea/coffee supplier

Parker Hannifin has supplied a MAXIGAS nitrogen gas generation system to a company packaging teas and coffees, resulting in benefits including improved running costs, reliability, purity and capacity.

19th May 2010

Scottish Power installs second MAXIGAS nitrogen generator

A second Parker Domnick Hunter MAXIGAS nitrogen generator has recently been installed at Scottish Power's Lindholme facility to help the company cope with increased demand.

19th May 2010