Industrial Technology

Stauff and Spir Star sign an exclusive deal

Stauff UK and Spir Star have agreed an exclusive sales and distribution contract, for the rights to supply the Spir Star and Sami Instrument products into the UK and Ireland.

27th July 2015

ABB to supply one kilometer of switchgear for fertilizer plant

ABB has announced today that it will supply MNS low voltage switchgear to upgrade a production plant of Yara, the leading global fertilizer company in Porsgrunn, Norway. The MNS low voltage switchgear would cover a distance of more than a kilometer if stood end to end. ABB has booked first orders under the frame agreement in the first quarter of 2015.

27th July 2015

Pumping peanut butter made easy using MasoSine SPS200

Faced with a failing progressive cavity pump when trying to transfer peanut butter from the grinder to a holding tank, a reputable food plant in Pretoria, South Africa, has found a far more reliable and cost effective solution in a MasoSine SPS200 process pump from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group.

23rd July 2015

RS Components increases stock of Alpha Wire product lines

RS Components has enhanced its stockholding of most-wanted product lines from Alpha Wire as part of a strategic initiative to ensure customers' favourite products are readily available for immediate despatch and next-day delivery.

22nd July 2015

UV adhesive system cures time problem for Brandon Medical

Extended curing times for adhesives can often create a bottleneck in the production process which can interrupt work flow. This was exactly the problem experienced by Brandon Medical. Technical Director Nigel Davill explained: "We had a problem bonding three polycarbonate lenses together to make the large front lens of our Quasar eLite operating theatre lamp.

21st July 2015

Power resistor specialist supports client with product training

Specialist power resistor manufacturer Cressall offered one of its customers the chance to sip from the company's century-old fountain of knowledge with a bespoke training service. Cressall has more than 100 years experience designing and manufacturing resistors, load banks and harmonic filters. The company can offer a training package to help clients use Cressall load banks effectively and efficiently.

17th July 2015

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

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

Design Engineering