Industrial Technology

TT Electronics completes the acquisition of Stadium Group

TT Electronics has completed the acquisition of Stadium Group, a leading supplier of design-led technologies with product capabilities including connectivity solutions, power supplies, human machine interface (HMI) and electronic assemblies. Stadium designs and manufactures products for a wide range of applications including the smarter home, industrial robotics, medical equipment and aircraft cabin controls, working with significant customers in the industrial, aerospace and defence, medical and transportation sectors.

20th April 2018

18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations for electrical installations now available for pre-order from RS Components

RS Components is to stock the upcoming 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations –Requirements for Electrical Installations – published by the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology). Available for pre-order, RS will have the IET publication in stock on the expected launch date of 2 July 2018.

20th April 2018

Reliance and Brooks partner to deliver innovative laboratory automation

Reliance Precision Limited is delighted to announce its partnership with Brooks Life Science Systems (Brooks), the leading worldwide provider of innovative and comprehensive sample lifecycle management solutions for the life sciences industry. This new relationship has resulted in the successful production, launch and installation of the FluidX IntelliXcap automated capper/decapper system. The new system is currently being used for automated biobanking and cell processing applications.

20th April 2018

18th Edition, a useful summary

The 18th Edition of BS7671 Electrical Wring Regulations has been revised to take into account changes in technology over the last 10 year of its predecessor, the 17th edition. The IET have provided a link which summarises these changes.

19th April 2018

Igus tribopolymer bearings FAA-approved for aircraft interiors

Igus has announced that five of its iglidur high-performance polymers now officially comply with the fire safety requirements of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for aircraft interiors. Areas of application for iglidur plain bearings are, for example, bearing points in seats, tables and doors.

18th April 2018

Renishaw supports Colston Hall state of the art education suite

Global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, is supporting Bristol music venue, Colston Hall, run by the charity Bristol Music Trust. The company is naming a room in the new education suite that will be created in the venue’s unused Victorian cellars as part of the £48.8 million transformation of the building. The room will be used for a broad base of music and science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) education, engaging with local school children to develop skills and get them excited about music and STEAM.

17th April 2018

Your brand, your promise

Isambard Kingdom Brunel is possibly the most famous name in British engineering. Along with his innovations in construction and design, he also set new standards in branding. With his trademark stovepipe hat and cigar, Brunel knew the value of his image as an unspoken promise of expertise and uncompromising quality. In the modern-day engineering sector, with multiple communication channels, marketing is more complex, but the role of branding remains the same – your brand is your reputation, your promise.

16th April 2018

Rittal hits the road with Routeco Live 2018

Rittal will again be joining Routeco Live in 2018, to showcase its renowned infrastructure solutions and demonstrate how its products and services can address specific problems faced by different industries.

16th April 2018

Reliance employees gain chartered status

Reliance congratulates employees on achieving Chartered status in their respective professions. Hannah England, Mechanical Engineer, has achieved her CEng (Chartered Engineer) status with the IMechE (Institute of Mechanical Engineers) and Seb Allen, Senior Buyer, has gained his MCIPS (Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply).

29th March 2018

Werma publishes "Signal technology for industry" handbook

Many process or status changes are signalled simply and clearly by the deployment of signal devices – whether it is the opening and closing of access/exit points, a machine fault or a change in status on an automated manufacturing line. Nowadays however signal devices not only warn and advise optically and audibly locally but are also able to communicate intelligently with one another through the use of modern networking capabilities.

29th March 2018