Industrial Technology

Parker's AC30 helps to mitigate flooding in caravan park pumping application

As residents of the United Kingdom there can be no escaping the floods that have affected our day-to-day lives over the past few years. The UK is experiencing harsher seasons and adverse weather conditions command consistent coverage in both print media and television. We've all seen the scenes of villages cut off from the outside world and swollen rivers that have burst their banks. The knock on effect this has for businesses cannot be underestimated.

16th July 2015

New air sampling pump protects workers' health

Operating in dusty conditions can be hazardous to workers' health. Casella have launched their new Apex2 range of personal air sampling pumps, using maxon's DC motors, to monitor the personal exposure to dust, fumes and vapours in high risk occupational sectors and to safeguard the future health of workers against serious respiratory disease.

15th July 2015

2-factor authentication increases security of industrial systems

eWON reports that more than 5000 of its users are already benefiting from its 2-factor authentication (2FA) security feature, which was launched at the beginning of 2015. 2FA is aimed at protecting eWON customers from unauthorised access to their account and machine information. It prevents hackers from using stolen passwords in order to gain access to remote PLCs and machine networks. The eWON eCatcher software is sold and supported in the UK by M.A.C. Solutions (UK) Limited.

14th July 2015

Failure to conduct oil checks a "major cause" of hydraulic failure

A new report published today calls on engineers to implement regular oil analysis as part of a preventive maintenance programme. 'Oil contamination - The origins, treatment and analysis of contaminated oil in hydraulic systems' reveals that, although 80 per cent of all hydraulic failures on machinery can be traced back to contaminated oil, effective analysis is often overlooked due to the time and resource required to implement.

14th July 2015

AAR Powerdrives becomes latest ABB Authorised Value Provider

ABB announces AAR Powerdrives Limited as the latest addition to its network of authorised value providers covering the sales, support and servicing of low voltage electric motors. AAR Powerdrives, based in Kingswinford in the West Midlands, will operate in the surrounding area and south to Gloucestershire.

13th July 2015

High quality Faulhaber DC Motors now available from RS

RS Components is now offering a selected range of Faulhaber products, including DC micromotors, brushless DC servomotors, DC geared motors and speed controllers.

10th July 2015

Software cuts panel wiring time by 75%

The Pro Panel engineering software from EPLAN enables companies to achieve savings of up to 75% on wiring time, 50% time savings on layout and mounting and up to 50% increase in overall productivity.

9th July 2015

Henkel publishes framework presentation for food safe packaging

At the recent Smithers Pira's Global Food Contact conference, Henkel expert Dr. Monika Tönnießen gave a framework presentation on 'Adhesives for Food Contact Applications'. The well received document is available now on Henkel's Food Safe Packaging Portal www.henkel.com/foodsafety.

8th July 2015

Megadyne announces acquisition of Sampla Belting

Megadyne group has signed a binding agreement to purchase 100% of Sampla Belting (Sampla Group) from Depaoli family, in a strategic move to strengthen its conveyor belting business. This represents an opportunity to create a new and formidable range of products that combined with Megadyne's own international distribution network will further accelerate the Group's growth.

7th July 2015

Renishaw opens new Slovenian research facility at the University of Ljubljana

Renishaw has announced the creation of Renishaw Tehni_ni In_eniring, a new research and development organisation which is located within the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The new facility was formally opened on June 16th by Sir David McMurtry, Renishaw's Chairman and Chief Executive, who co-founded the company in 1973.

6th July 2015