Machine Building

Production control software key to Tefloturn's expansion

Having relocated from Flitcham to larger premises in King's Lynn, Tefloturn Limited has been able to take on more staff and, as a result, more work. The company is also looking to greatly increase its capacity by adding a 32mm sliding head lathe to complement their current Star sliding head and XYZ turning and milling machines. These investments are being made on the back of existing PSL Datatrack production control software which continues to give Tefloturn far reaching benefits in its business administration and production control.

13th July 2018

Electric bike uses high-performance 3D printed triboplastics

The bicycle has, in recent years, developed from a mere commodity to a weight-optimised "˜lifestyle apparatus'. Most recently, electrification has contributed significantly to this trend. According to the German bicycle industry association "˜Zweirad-Industrie-Verband' (ZIV) sales of e-bikes in the country increased by 19 per cent last year to a total of 720,000 units.

12th July 2018

3D printed dragons adorn Kew's 18th century Great Pagoda

3D Systems has undertaken a large project that has seen 72 ornate dragons designed, 3D printed, painted and attached to The Great Pagoda, a UNESCO World Heritage site owned by Historic Royal Palaces in Kew Gardens.

11th July 2018

Red Pitaya STEMlab used in disaster management system

Red Pitaya has announced that a consortium including a members from a major European research organisation, two German universities and industry, is using STEMlab to perform waveform synthesis, IF signal sampling & signal processing on a new radar warning and information system for applications in disaster management (RAWIS) that is currently being developed.

11th July 2018

Adlink Smart Gateway for Michelin-SoftBank Tire Control System

Adlink Technology's intelligent, industrial gateway has been selected for the Nihon Michelin-Softbank IoT tire control system. The first launch of an IoT tire monitoring system in Japan by a tire maker, the Michelin Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Cloud Service provides improved safety and efficiency, as well as cost savings benefits, for industries such as fleet management and construction.

9th July 2018

How igus turned a child's buggy into an all-terrain vehicle

When a pushchair designer came up with the clever idea of making the wheels detachable so that it could fit in the boot of reasonably priced car, only half a job was done.

5th July 2018

Condition Monitoring Service saves pump manufacturer EUR34,500

When a manufacturer of centrifugal pumps for water-treatment applications was developing a new high-speed design, it could not understand why test-rig trials indicated a higher running temperature than the original concept. Duly concerned, the company contacted NSK, which sent an AIP+ (Added Value Programme) expert to the company's site in France to perform a full vibration analysis. NSK's investigation, which was carried out as part of its Condition Monitoring Service (CMS) that analyses the health of bearings and associated components, saved the customer EUR34,500.

3rd July 2018

Submersible geared motors used in wastewater treatment plant

Conducting an effective and up-to-date wastewater treatment service is challenging. When a plant in the Netherlands needed to renovate its systems in one of its post-sedimentation tanks, it chose Bauer Gear Motor to provide a durable, submersible solution.

3rd July 2018

NUM collaborates with machine builder on 8-axis machining centre

NUM has helped the Chinese machine building company Original Point Machine Tools (OPMT) to develop an advanced 8-axis CNC machining centre capable of processing many different types of materials, including metal, ceramics, glass and cemented carbide.

2nd July 2018

Thermo-packaging machine achieved using Mitsubishi technologies

Mitsubishi Electric has provided Riverside Medical Packaging with a highly compact integrated control system based on the company's diminutive L-Series PLC supplied with servo control and safety modules, HMIs and an optional MELFA articulated arm robot. The new Shawpak branded cleanroom thermoforming packaging machines can now replace a packing line that may stretch out to 20m with a unit that is under 2m in length.

29th June 2018