Machine Building

Centraction selects IP65 sensorless vector drives

Centraction's centralised industrial vacuum cleaner systems now benefit from Lenze SMV inverters that offer benefits in terms of IP65 protection and vectored control that restarts motors that are already spinning.

10th May 2010

IP65 drives boost bakery productivity and quality

A Swedish bakery, Baginto, has improved productivity and quality by retrofitting Lenze SMV inverter drives to its mixing and dough preparation equipment.

10th May 2010

Tecvac supplies custom PVD machine for university research

Tecvac has designed, built and installed a customised twin-beam PVD (physical vapour deposition) machine for use in the University of Sheffield's PVD coatings research programme.

30th April 2010

High-precision geared ring used for subsea inspection system

HepcoMotion has supplied a standard ring slide and stainless steel slide to Sonomatic for use in an innovative inspection system for measuring the ovality of subsea pipelines.

23rd April 2010

Bottle and can dryers save money and enhance quality

Five bottle and can drying systems from Air Control Industries have been installed in a Turkish factory to reduce energy costs and improve the labelling process.

23rd April 2010

Bottle dryer boosts productivity and cuts energy costs

Air Control Industries has supplied an LNL bottle dryer with JetPlates to Britvic, enabling the company to reduce downtime, raise throughput and reduce energy costs.

23rd April 2010

Vessel, agitator and high-shear mixer for flame retardant

Advanced Engineering has supplied a turnkey package consisting of a mixing vessel, integral agitator and a high-shear mixer/disintegrator to Nanoflam, a rapidly expanding supplier of flame-retardant coatings.

23rd April 2010

Consultants CE mark test equipment imported from USA

Consultants from Pilz Automation Technology have worked with engineers from Johnson Controls Automotive Group to CE mark a custom-built test station that was assembled in the USA for use in a UK factory that manufactures automotive telematics products.

21st April 2010

Absolute encoders are central to success of theatrical effects

Heidenhain absolute encoders are used extensively by Stage Technologies in its systems for moving sets, scenery, people and objects accurately and safely around stages and sets for television and film productions.

20th April 2010

WMagnet motors cut energy consumption and boost utilisation

By replacing the standard induction motors used on its ring spinning machines with WMagnet motors from WEG, Buettner has reduced its annual power consumption by 33 per cent and increased its machine utilisation by 80 per cent. These dual gains have delivered substantial savings in production costs and improved the company's profitability.

19th April 2010