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Dual contained pipework installed at water treatment works
Durapipe’s specialist dual contained pipework system, Durapipe Guardian, has been installed as part of a refurbishment project at Rivington Water Treatment Works in Lancashire, England.A United...
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Safety indexing plungers
The new GN414 range of safety indexing plungers from Elesa are designed for industrial applications in the machine tool and general engineering industries for location of jigs and other equipment where...
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Medium pressure pumping system used in coating aluminium process
Used to power the cleaning station on the tension levelling line at Taiwanese mill. Michael Sherman reports.Aluminium is used in a huge variety of products, due in part to the wide range of surface...
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Cut setting time for guide pad tools
The EasyAdjust system from precision cutting tool company MAPAL reduces the setting time for guide pad tools with indexable inserts. The system also enhances handling and process reliability, while...
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Delivering data to understand powder processes
Powder characterisation specialists from Freeman Technology's FT4 Powder Rheometer delivers data that support process and product understanding and the optimisation of powder processes. Particular...
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Level detection: pushing the limit
Holger Sack, Head of Product Management at VEGA, explains how level detection technology has been re-engineered for extreme situations.Limit switches – also known as point level sensors – are based on...
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Zinc sulphide thermal imaging lenses
Demand for long wave infrared (LWIR) thermal cameras is growing and one of the most expensive parts of the camera is the current germanium lens. To address this feature, and to supply more affordable...
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Portable carton tester tests cartons in situ
Cerulean is introducing a new portable carton tester, the Cerulean Newton PCT (portable carton tester). It is easily calibrated and fully transportable for rapid quality testing in situ. It is suitable...
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Electronic pipeline monitoring system offers advanced leak detection
Biffi Italia has announced the launch of ELBS-20, its latest electronic pipeline monitoring system for accurate and reliable leak detection in high and low pressure environments. Together with Biffi’s...
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Stringent tests prove that medical air equipment is earthquake-proof
Stringent earthquake testing has proved that BeaconMedæs, part of the Atlas Copco Group, is the first medical air equipment supplier to have its products rated as earthquake-proof. The rating has been...
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Advanced motion control system simplifies design of modular printing machinery
An multi-axis motion controller and high level software development environment from ABB is helping Rollem - a specialist print machinery manufacturer - to rapidly evolve its modular finishing...
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Drives cuts fume extraction costs at melting shop
A fume extraction system at a steel works is saving £570,000 a year on energy costs thanks to the installation of variable-speed drives (VSDs) and high efficiency motors by ABB.The contract involved...
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Accurate 3D measurements in production environments
Creaform, a leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D metrology services, offers flexible and precise measurement solutions for measurement tasks in production environments: The key is the...
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RFID technology tracks keys
Key cabinets provide a safe and visual way of storing interlock system 'initiating' keys. SmartKey+ has been developed to provide all the features of Smith Flow Control’s Visual Alert Key Cabinet,...
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Emergency showers and eyebaths: are they fit for purpose?
While we are still enjoying milder conditions, now is a very good time to conduct an annual service, inspection and compliance assessment for every on-site safety shower, eyewash station and also just...
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Wi-Fi connected temperature and humidity data loggers
T&D Corporation has introduced its new Wi-Fi connected two-channel temperature/humidity data logger Model TR-72wf.The TR-72wf contains an integrated Wi-Fi function that enables it to automatically...
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Accurate control of high value ingredients
Coperion K-Tron offers a new Micro-Feeder for feedrate capacity from 0.02 dm3/hr to 27dm3/hr.The Micro-Feeder has been designed to include interchangeable 12mm and 16 mm twin and single screw feeding...
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Reservoir enhancement project involved re-routing pipelines totalling nearly...
FT Pipeline Systems and FT Ductile worked together to supply pipe to a major water scheme in England.The Abberton Reservoir Enhancement Scheme (Essex & Suffolk Water), involved increasing the...
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Tissue machine achieves 2,210 m/min with no equipment failures
Hayat Kimya AS’s Metso tissue machine, serviced by Mobil SHC 632 gear and bearings oil, set a new world speed record at 2,210 m/min during a 24-hour production run at the company’s mill in Turkey....
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Compact mass flow controller for harsh environments
With the introduction of their new model T23, Bronkhorst High-Tech expands its IN-FLOWCTA series of mass flow meters/controller for industrial applications.These instruments work on the basis of direct...
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