Machine Building

NSK Agri Disc Hub units fitted to disc harrows

Galucho, the largest agricultural machinery manufacturer in Portugal and Spain, is now fitting Agri Disc Hub units from NSK to the company 's disc harrows. The move comes after 2 years of working together and testing the product on 700 hectares of land near Seville, a successful process that means NSK is now fully approved to assemble its Agri Disc Hub units on the disc harrows manufactured by Galucho machinery.

19th January 2017

High-performance NDT ultrasonic scanning system

Located in Dorchester in the South West of England, Precision Acoustics have been at the forefront of the design, development and manufacture of ultrasonic measuring equipment used in the medical and NDT industries. With over 25 years' experience the team at Precision Acoustics has a wealth of knowledge in this demanding sector.

19th January 2017

Grob screw jacks play role in transporting giant wind turbines

Offshore wind turbines are providing an ever larger percentage of the world's electrical power. As a result there is an increasing need to get the giant nacelles that house all the machinery from factory to dockside for shipment out to the wind farm safely and efficiently. High-capacity screw jacks manufactured by Grob Antriebstechnik GmbH and available in the UK through Drive Lines Technologies Ltd play a vital role in this difficult task.

18th January 2017

Speaker cabinet manufacture chooses FANUC robots

Since the company's formation in 1966, Bowers & Wilkins has grown to become recognised today as a world leader in acoustics. The comprehensive range of speaker products manufactured by the company are highly coveted for their ability to bring sounds to the listener, exactly as they were recorded in the studio.

18th January 2017

eWON Flexy provides real-time production data

By installing eWON Flexy VPN routers and using the Talk2M Internet-based remote access system, a manufacturer of high-speed food tray sealing machines is now able to offer its customers a range of added-value options including real time visualisation, production management and fault diagnosis tools, which minimise costly downtime in high pressure food production environments.

13th January 2017

ProcessVue helps rationalise process power station alarms

By implementing ProcessVue alarm management software from M.A.C. Solutions at its West Burton B gas-fired power station, EDF Energy can now perform accurate process alarm analysis and has taken huge steps in rationalising and reducing alarm loads on operators at the site.

13th January 2017

Plastic plain bearings defy harsh conditions on tail lifts

The Palfinger brand has become synonymous with innovation and reliability for its lifting systems for commercial vehicle and marine applications. As a multinational company group with its headquarters in Salzburg, Austria, Palfinger has manufacturing and assembly sites in Europe, North and South America, and Asia, as well as over 4500 sales and service centres located in over 130 countries across five continents.

11th January 2017

Kitchen maker saves money with BOGE compressor

By upgrading its compressed air system with BOGE variable speed drive technology, a kitchen manufacturer in north west England is saving £6500 a year. It has also extended the intervals between compressor overhauls, cutting costs and avoiding interruptions to its manufacturing operation.

10th January 2017

EMC problems could lead to lost business

If you were to tell your boss that a fifth of your output was being wasted and could not be accounted for, I doubt they would be too impressed. Where would you think the wasted output was coming from? Most managers would blame human error in their workforce, but they could be jumping to conclusions. Here, Keith Armstrong, global electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) expert at EMC Standards looks at a case where radio frequency interference (RFI) had a significant detrimental impact on a business.

9th January 2017

Power Jacks wins second Wimbledon contract

Power Jacks has secured another ace contract: supporting the installation of a second retractable roof at the home of tennis. The contract has been awarded to Power Jacks by roof engineers SCX Special Projects after a competitive tendering process.

9th January 2017