Industrial Technology

Spring solutions for ball valves and bearing pre-load

Saving space yet offering the same force and deflection as ordinary coil/compression springs, wave springs have proven to be real problem solvers in a host of applications. Here we look at a sealing application within a ball valve, and how wave springs can provide bearing pre-load.

25th May 2015

Coiled spring pins now offered in stainless steel

Spirol has introduced a line of 316 stainless steel coiled spring pins in metric sizes with nominal diameters ranging from 2-6mm and lengths from 8-50mm, designed for applications used in corrosive environments.

25th May 2015

EPLAN announces latest Expert Dialogues learning events

As part of its newly launched EPLAN Experience, leading CAE software developer EPLAN is hosting series of events to help companies meet key engineering challenges by ensuring that they are using an optimal and flexible design process for their automation projects. The next of the Expert Dialogues events will take place at Kettering Park Hotel in Kettering on the 17th June 2015.

11th May 2015

Close, cover, protect with BÃ¼lte sleeve caps

Do you need to close a tube, cover pieces or protect a thread? Bülte says it has the solution. New Bülte sleeve caps enables this and provide an aesthetical finishing.

23rd April 2015

tesa lights the way for P4

When Norfolk-based P4 Limited needed a solution to manage heat dissipation on a range of self-testing emergency lights, the tesacohesion team recommended the use of tesa 4980.

31st March 2015

More support for British Skeleton team

Following a successful 2014, with Lizzy Yarnold taking Olympic Gold in Sochi, the British Skeleton team has got the new season off to a racing start. In December's season-opening World Cup event at Lake Placid, Lizzy made a triumphant return to the sport taking gold, whilst team mate Laura Deas won silver in the Calgary World Cup in the same month.

21st March 2015

Auto-follow sports drone takes off with Stratasys 3D printing

UAV start-up company, Helico, has successfully introduced AirDog, the world's first automated drone designed to track and video outdoor sports and activities, prototyped using Stratasys 3D printing technology. Aimed primarily at the consumer market, AirDog is an innovative, yet simple-to-use, 'quad-copter' that operates via a wrist-worn tracking device and accommodates a standard GoPro sports camera. Users can automatically capture exciting live aerial video footage and still photography of themselves, having set distance, speed and height levels for AirDog to follow.

21st March 2015

Get Eplan's Experience working for you

With Eplan Experience, engineering and manufacturing companies can now boost their efficiency and profitability by drawing on the unrivalled experience and expertise of Eplan, one of the world's most innovative and successful suppliers of computer-aided engineering (CAE) solutions.

17th March 2015

Time to act on Industry 4.0

Nearly half of German manufacturing companies report that they are engaged with Industry 4.0 and more than 12% say they are already putting Industry 4.0 into practice. Ken Christie of EPLAN believes, therefore, that it's time for those UK companies that haven't already done so to sit up and take notice.

19th February 2015

Grip wing lets you fix, secure and release

Bülte has added two new wing grips BPF 251 and BPF 252 to its handwheel and knob range. The body's ergonomic shape and use of small raised strips enable a good grip. Screw and nut versions are available. For the screws, lengths are from 8 to 50mm and they are available in M4 and M5 x 28mm across the wings for BPF 251, and M5 and M6 x 31mm across the wings for BPF 252.

19th February 2015