Machine Building

Peristaltic pumps give smooth flow and long-term reliability

Four Watson-Marlow Bredel SPX100 Duplex peristaltic pumps are being used in Buxton Lime Industries' new cement plant, enabling the thermal efficiency of the cement making process to be improved by 40 per cent

9th April 2008

Engine test cells benefit from non-contact torque sensors

Sensor Technology is supplying its TorqSense non-contact torque transducers for use in automotive test cells for developing next-generation hybrid powerplants.

8th April 2008

Peristaltic pumps transform dye control in papermaking

Chroma Logic is fitting Watson-Marlow Bredel's peristaltic pumps to its continuous dye systems for the papermaking industry; the pumps have helped to eliminate problems such as unnecessary 'lost time for colour'.

8th April 2008

Adaptable framework system used in construction of dugouts

MiniTec has provided Basingstoke Town Football Club with dugouts constructed from aluminium extrusions that are normally used to build machine frames and similar industrial structures.

7th April 2008

Robot cell is competitive against Far East manufacture

Characteristix Limited, which manufactures custom moulded plastic novelties, has boosted its manufacturing performance by over 100 per cent since installing an ABB robot-based manufacturing cell at its factory in Cornwall.

7th April 2008

Ceramics provide benefits for mechanical components

Maxon Motor explains some of the advantages offered by ceramics for off-the-shelf and custom components.

27th March 2008

New drives installed inside oil-cooled drive casings

Newton Tesla has used a novel approach to refurbish a 25-year-old variable-speed drive, involving installing modern Mitsubishi E540 drives inside the original oil-cooled drive casings.

27th March 2008

Thermal imaging camera purchased for train inspections

Hitachi Rail Maintenance has recently taken delivery of a Flir Systems ThermaCAM T400 for use in maintaining the new trains that will serve the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

27th March 2008

Custom bearings help car win F1 in Schools World Final

The Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd has supplied custom bearings for a miniature race car designed by students from Devonport High School for Boys in Plymouth, helping the team to win the 2008 F1 in Schools World Final.

27th March 2008

Vision inspection system is robot-mounted

AA Robotics has supplied six robotic vision inspection machines to Boehringer Ingelheim; these have helped to increase throughput and improve quality control in a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

19th February 2008