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Condition-based maintenance improves fleet availability at Subsea 7

Condition-based maintenance improves fleet availability at Subsea 7

Analysis of marine electric motors and generators by SKF Electric Motor Condition Monitoring Services is helping a leading offshore engineering services provider optimise the performance and reliability of its rotating equipment.

31st May 2017
Apprentices undertake army challenge

Apprentices undertake army challenge

Four of Reliance’s engineering apprentices have returned to work following the successful completion of a four-day residential exercise with the Army, designed to challenge their engineering and design skills.

31st May 2017
Hydrotechnik UK announce extended Calibration Department

Hydrotechnik UK announce extended Calibration Department

Hydrotechnik UK has unveiled a major new addition to its existing calibration department. A brand new £100,000+ flow test rig enables Hydrotechnik to offer full in house flow meter recalibrations traceable to National Standards.

31st May 2017
Servo drives for DC-powered applications

Servo drives for DC-powered applications

New from Applied Motion Products (AMP) and available from Mclennan, the SV2Dx series servo drives are available in a comprehensive choice of control modes to suit use across a wide range of demanding motion control applications. With power output from 60 to 550 Watts and up to 4.5 Nm torque output when used with AMP’s matching J-series motors, these competitively priced servo drives combine performance and functionality for single- or multi-axis use and are ideal for OEM automation tasks.

31st May 2017
First models in the robust GigE uEye FA industrial camera series from IDS

First models in the robust GigE uEye FA industrial camera series from IDS

The first industrial cameras from the new GigE uEye FA series from IDS are now available – the UI-5260FA and UI-5280FA models. The cameras are equipped with the 2.3 MP IMX249 CMOS sensor and 5 MP IMX264 CMOS sensor from Sony.

31st May 2017
IO-Link Safety specification released

IO-Link Safety specification released

With the release and publication of the IO-Link Safety specification by the IO-Link Community and the successful concept assessment by the TÜV SÜD, nothing else stands in the way of implementation in systems and devices.

30th May 2017
A new concept in electric motors

A new concept in electric motors

It’s not every day that something radically different comes along in the world of electric motors. Appropriately named, therefore, the Stepchange motor is designed around a radically different concept. The brainchild of serial inventor John Hammerbeck, it is already attracting interest from some of the world’s leading motor manufacturers, as well as robot makers who see it as a possible solution to some key motion challenges.

26th May 2017
Injection-moulded special parts from 3D-printed mould tools

Injection-moulded special parts from 3D-printed mould tools

With custom-made 3D-printed injection moulding tools, Igus offers designers a new possibility to produce self-lubricating and maintenance-free parts and small batches. Engineers can now choose from the entire range of 50 iglidur high-performance plastics, including specialists for high load, food contact, underwater or high temperature applications, with delivery within 5 days of order.

24th May 2017
SICK

SICK"s hand-held CANopener liberates encoder programming

tool for encoders and sensors with a CANopen interface.

22nd May 2017
Elesa breather caps and level indicators hit the mark for Sarum Hydraulics

Elesa breather caps and level indicators hit the mark for Sarum Hydraulics

Elesa filler breathers and level indicators have been an important part of specialist hydraulic hand pumps, pressure testing units and dispensing equipment from Sarum Hydraulics for 30 years. This is a long term relationship based on quality components, leading design style and reliability of supply, which has enabled Sarum Hydraulics to produce equipment for a wide range of applications requiring very reliable high performance actuation, pressure testing and system charging pumps such as their Micropac hand pump series.

22nd May 2017
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