Machine Building

Acoustics monitoring prevents downtime at lime plant

By carrying out regular condition monitoring checks on critical rotating plant and machinery, Corus Northern Engineering Services has helped Shapfell Lime Quarry maintain its output, efficiency and profitability.

27th July 2007

How condition monitoring protects rotating plant

FAG Industrial Services has supplied online condition monitoring and training to help manufacturers in the cement, mining and quarrying industries to eliminate unscheduled shutdowns and avoid costly repairs to transmission gears, gearboxes and other critical rotating plant and machinery.

27th July 2007

Soft starters help to ensure reliability of recycling plant

Axion Polymers, a plastic recycling company, is using of soft starts on all the major axes of its processing equipment, along with inverters, PLCs and HMIs, all from the Silverteam range of automation equipment.

26th July 2007

Non-contact digital torque sensor used in UAV test rig

Sensor Technology has supplied a TorqSense non-contact digital rotary torque sensor to SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (S&AS) for use on a test rig required in the development of a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

26th July 2007

Robots automate filling of drums with enzymes

Feige GmbH has used two IRB660 robots from ABB Robotics to create a space-efficient, flexible, automated filling system for loading enzymes (in the form of liquid and pastes) into drums without employees coming into contact with the product.

25th July 2007

Customised palletiser software replaces manual process

KUKA has customised its standard robot palletiser software so that KP Foods can use it on a gantry palletiser, thereby transforming a time-consuming, manual task into a high-speed, efficient automated operation.

25th July 2007

Aluminium profiles united with hand-operated hydraulics

Applied Automation has designed an adjustable workstation for Kautex Textron CVS that incorporates MayTec aluminium profiles and a manually-operated hydraulic system to adjust the workstation's height.

22nd July 2007

Feeding system handles multiple product variants

Elscint Automation has designed, developed and delivered a parts feeding system that features twin bowl feeders, a gravity chute and escapement to feed metal fins - of various sizes - that are to be welded onto tubes.

22nd July 2007

50,000-point CitectSCADA system links 1000 remote sites

Yorkshire Electrical Distribution Limited has installed a 50,000-point CitectSCADA system to communicate across 1000 remote sites.

22nd July 2007

How choosing the right lubricant can deliver huge savings

A wire-drawing company has saved £800,000 per year by taking advice from NSK and changing the bearing lubrication it was using for a particular application.

22nd July 2007