Danfoss Digital Displacement pump wins prestigious Agritechnica award

The Danfoss DDP096 Digital Displacement pump has been named a winner of Agritechnica’s prestigious Systems & Components Trophy 2022. Presented by DLG, the German Agricultural Society, the award recognises the inventive spirit of industry suppliers and their importance to agricultural technology. The Digital Displacement pump triumphed as one of three winners from among 20 nominees.

Electrocomponents shortlisted in two categories at plc awards 2021

Electrocomponents has been shortlisted in two categories of the plc awards 2021, which recognise the successes and achievements of all companies listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Schneider Electric signs partnership with Nanjing Kisen

Schneider Electric has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Nanjing Kisen, a CNBM (China National Building Material) company, the international leader in the development of intelligent plant technologies for the cement industry. In alignment with UN sustainability goals, the strategic partnership will progress the operational efficiency of intelligent cement plants through innovative digital modernisation.

Industry experts help Nineteen Group build a new world of events

Nineteen Group is rewriting the rules of industrial exhibitions, bringing the UK a festival of British manufacturing and engineering innovation. To help it achieve these ambitious aims, Nineteen Group has formed an advisory board of UK experts. With experience from across industry, trade associations, professional bodies, government and academia, these talented professionals bring together many years of collective experience to help shape a programme of radically new events.

Optical spine and posture analysis with uEye industrial cameras

Back pain is one of the main causes of sick leave, but to help with the problem Diers International enables fast and high-resolution optical measurement of the human back, spine and pelvis with its formetric 4D scanner. A dynamic version and additional modules for determining the mobility of the cervical spine or gait analysis as well as leg axis measurement make the system a compact movement analysis laboratory. Up to five camera units are integrated, equipped with uEye industrial cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems.

Safety seal maker Roxtec lands multiple orders with Alstom trains

Greater Manchester-headquartered safety seal manufacturer Roxtec is preparing to ramp up production this year after landing multiple orders from train maker Alstom. Roxtec is now supplying Alstom on several rail projects including multi-million pound upgrades to train fleets for the West Midlands, South Western Railway and Greater Anglia. Roxtec has also won new orders from Alstom to supply its £100m-plus deal to deliver new trains for c2c, which operates across south Essex and east London.

Engineering Scientific Instrumentation Group (ESIG) has acquired Kemo with immediate effect. Founded in 1965, Kemo is proud to remain a British manufacturer and to provide an unrivalled level of technical application support for customers with all types of signal analysis issues.

Renishaw’s optical encoders selected for ‘unique’ linear motor

Constant velocity control is essential for many advanced industrial processes, but traditional motor designs give rise to cogging forces which generate ripples in the motor velocity. Kovery has designed a series of advanced linear motors, with integrated Renishaw encoders, that solve this problem.

Retrofit improves pump reliability and reduces parts inventory for refinery

Established refineries and petrochemical plants have hundreds of process pumps, usually from a multitude of manufacturers, that may have been in operation for decades. Over the years, API 610 specifications, which govern their design, have evolved to improve both safety and reliability. Today, modern materials and design concepts from Sulzer can be used to improve the performance of existing pumps and even commonise parts, as exemplified by a case in Mexico, where 35 process pumps were upgraded.

ESA uses Yokogawa instruments to achieve precise laser tuning for satellites

The European Space Agency (ESA) is using the precision of Yokogawa’s optical wavelength meters to ensure accurate tuning of lasers used in Earth to space communications. ESA operates a network of geostationary satellites known as the European Data Relay System (EDRS). These satellites communicate with a constellation of European Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites called Sentinels, used for Earth monitoring applications.