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Food and beverage production fit for the future
Stefan Knauf looks at was of improving productivity and efficiencyThe food and beverage industry faces major challenges. These include increasing product diversity, shorter product life cycles,...
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Conveying and sorting in one
Festo has developed a new pneumatic conveyor concept – the WaveHandler – for the transportation and simultaneous sorting of delicate objects.“Delicate FMCG products, like fruit and vegetables, require...
View ArticleShortage of 1 million women engineers
As newly released statistics illustrate the continuing imbalance of women in science and engineering professions, leaders of 20 of the UK’s science, technology, engineering and manufacturing companies...
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Automated cell
An automated injection moulding cell has been designed and built by Kettering, UK, integrator, Hi-Tech Automation, to produce electrofusion couplers for joining plastic utility pipes at a significantly...
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Busbar trunking system increases wind turbines efficiency
Siemens has developed a new air-insulated busbar trunking system that increases the efficiency and reliability of wind turbines. The LDM system from the Sivacon 8PS product family will replace cables...
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Single phase 50/60Hz step/control transformers
Step up/down control transformers reduce electrical voltage, with their primary voltage being greater than their secondary voltage. The transformer ‘steps down’ the voltage that is applied to it. Using...
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Air dryers blow away moisture
Norgren has introduced a new range of ultra-high purity desiccant air dryers delivering breakthrough drying performance.Eliminating many of the problems associated with traditional dryers, the Hydra-D...
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New addition to drop-in liners range
A major development to NHE’s process system manufacturing capability is being announced with the addition to its range of flexible drop-in liners from US-based Witt Lining Systems – NHE becomes the...
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Process water filtration should not be clear as mud
If an organisation can clean up its process water and re-use it just one more time it will effectively reduce its process water costs. Steve Cupples reports.Industry worldwide uses water in many...
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New generation CAT 7 and CAT 7 A cables
The requirements on cables for industrial applications are extremely high. They must be resistant against rough environmental conditions including high temperatures, pollution with oil and grease,...
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Single grinder replaces three existing grinders
A single TR Muncher from Mono has been selected for a sludge grinding application, which was previously performed by three grinders, supplied by another manufacturer. The three grinders were struggling...
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New vortex flowmeter for advanced energy measurement
Krohne has introduced the new Optiswirl 4200 vortex flowmeter for the measurement of conducting and non-conducting liquids, gases and steam. The new device is targeted at auxiliary and supply...
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Electric cylinder can replace pneumatics
SMAC Moving Coil Actuators Inc’s CBL35C electric cylinder is a replacement for pneumatic cylinders, but with virtually no noise, longer life and no compressed air contamination.The new CBL35C series...
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Load out project showcases pump expertise
Anybody who’s ever stepped off a solid jetty and into a small boat (or watched some unfortunate person do so on YouTube) will know how easy it is to lose your balance and end up in the drink. So...
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Entry level industrial camera
The new Go series of industrial cameras from JAI feature a 5-megapixel global shutter CMOS imager capable of delivering full resolution images at 107 frames/second over a two channel,...
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New portable air contamination reader
Omega’s new HHPT-51 Handheld Particle Counter with SD card data recorder and USB interface measures and reports air contamination. It holds 500 samples in memory and records the date, time and sample...
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New portable flowmeter
Omega has announced its latest solution, the FMA-PC16 Series flowmeter.The FMA-PC16 Series portable mass flowmeter and calibration kit accurately and rapidly measures mass flow rate, volumetric flow...
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Step moulding technology for O-rings
"Well it’s certainly bigger, but it’s not yet the biggest," commented Eric Marchesi, CEO of OringOne, following his firm’s production of a 2,730 x 40 mm compression-moulded O-Ring in silicone for the...
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Flame detectors protect metal production plants
ELECMETAL (Chile), a metal parts manufacturer, has installed 60 SharpEye model 40/40L UV/IR optical flame detectors to protect its two new production facilities where high end alloy metals are produced...
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Refrigerant flow meter
Titan Enterprises has developed and is supplying a high pressure version of its 900 Series turbine flow meter for measuring refrigerant flow.Adapted with steel reinforced polymer components, to give a...
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