Industrial Technology

Award recognises contribution to solving global waste problem

The ‘Innovation in Vacuum Busch Award’ has been presented to Norwegian company Quantafuel ASA. By employing Busch’s DOLPHIN liquid ring vacuum pumps, Quantafuel has developed technology that is contributing to solving the global waste problem by upgrading plastic waste into valuable products.

24th March 2022

Custom deep drilling system uses Stromag IBV eddy current brakes

Working under extreme conditions, it is important that powertrain assemblies on drilling systems perform with ultimate reliability. This is especially true of the drawworks, which reels the drilling line in and out during operation. A leading global manufacturer of drilling systems contacted Stromag to provide a bespoke IBV eddy current brake to meet its demanding drawworks specification.

24th March 2022

Mouser Electronics and Analog Devices team up for webinar

Mouser Electronics has teamed up with Analog Devices to present a new webinar, titled ‘Solve precision measurement design challenges in low-power applications’. The free, live webinar will occur at 4:00pm CET on 31 March 2022.

23rd March 2022

Shock absorber range keeps material handling OEM airborne

When one of the UK’s leading material handling manufacturers needed a shock absorber solution to maintain safety when operating its baggage and cargo loading devices, it turned to WDS Components. WDS was able to provide a shock absorber for the manufacturer’s unit load devices (ULDs) – used worldwide within the aviation industry – that could handle variable loads, protect operators, and remove damage to equipment.

23rd March 2022

Omron brings real manufacturing evolution to factory floors

At Hannover Messe 2022, Omron will demonstrate the future shape of “i-Automation” – the company’s manufacturing innovation concept – as the direction of manufacturing evolution for the next decade. With a stand design that reflects a real factory floor, Omron will highlight intelligent, integrated, and interactive automation.

23rd March 2022

Motion system delivers precise speed control for dip coating process

Heason’s motion expertise has played a significant role in a manufacturing project involved the design and supply of a single-axis servo motor driven actuator and control system for a novel thin-film dip coating process. The positioning system required ultra-precise speed control for the withdrawal cycle of a large, heavy and irregular shaped component to ensure a highly uniform and precise coating thickness.

22nd March 2022

NSK Silver-Lube bearings withstand wash-down fluids on bottling line conveyor

A market-leading milk processing and bottling plant has turned to the beneficial attributes of NSK’s Silver-Lube bearing units, which provide optimal protection against the ingress of wash-down water and detergent while simultaneously ensuring corrosion resistance.

22nd March 2022

Relec Electronics expands its display design service

Imaging in medical equipment and CCTV surveillance systems are two examples of video output being used to enhance system operation, but video output is also used in the automotive, defence, marine and broadcast industries. To support developers, Relec Electronics has expanded its comprehensive design support to optimise the choice of displays to meet individual requirements.

22nd March 2022

Festo helps increase production of sustainable wine bottles

A collaboration between Festo and PCE Automation has helped recyclable packaging expert Frugalpac achieve the high throughputs and precision assembly necessary to meet increased demand for its innovative paperboard Frugal Bottle.

22nd March 2022

SKF plain bearings used in world’s longest suspension bridge

Bearings from SKF are playing a key role in a record-breaking engineering project – the world’s longest suspension bridge, which recently opened in Turkey. The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge spans a distance of more than 4 km across the Dardanelles strait in the north-west of the country. It forms part of a larger road construction project worth more than €3 billion.

22nd March 2022