Machine Building

HBM waves to success with tidal power plant

HBM has been awarded the contract to install strain gauges inside Deep Green, the latest tidal power plant from Minesto, which is the largest marine energy company in the Nordics.

27th May 2015

Altec's robot gluing cell produces parts for robotic lawn mower

Automation is no longer just the mainstay of manufacturing as more and more of our daily routines and tasks are assisted by computers or automation in some form or other. The once tedious task of mowing the lawn can now be performed automatically using one the Husqvarna Automower robotic lawn mowers. However, even robotic mowers require assistance from automation during their manufacture, as Altec Engineering's automated gluing system demonstrates.

27th May 2015

SKF solves crusher downtime at Aggregate Industries

Innovative engineering from SKF is playing an important role in improving the reliability of Pennsylvania rock crushers used by Aggregate Industries at its Torr Works quarry site near Shepton Mallet, Somerset.

22nd May 2015

Schaeffler's monorail guides in Airbus A350 wing assembly jigs

Schaeffler (UK) Ltd has supplied a variety of monorail guidance systems to Electroimpact, a global provider of aircraft assembly lines, factory automation and tooling solutions. The linear guidance systems form part of the assembly jigs for the Airbus A350 wings, which are currently being assembled at the Airbus site in Broughton, UK.

22nd May 2015

Backstop for controlled back running of inclined conveyors

In established industries there are tried and trusted solutions for most engineering requirements; however, sometimes we must look beyond the "˜standard' to find new improvements. By starting a design project from the very basics - defining system requirements and looking at all potential approaches - it is often possible to challenge conventional practices and find better approaches.

22nd May 2015

Quality and running costs make Bredel pump easy choice

Chorley-based Droyt Products Ltd has selected a Bredel 32 hose pump from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, to help transfer liquid glycerine soap between a mixing vessel and a cooling/setting mould. The pump was selected over lower-cost competitor models due to its quality and far more efficient lifetime running costs. Replacing a previously manual operation, the low-shear handling characteristics of the Bredel pump makes clean, light work of what was once a very laborious process.

21st May 2015

Snake arm robots and Maxon Motor UK

OC Robotics has developed remote robots designed for handling operations within confined or hazardous spaces.

20th May 2015

Fortress detectors boost whitefish quality and yield

Grimsby-based family-owned whitefish processor Kirwin Brothers installed Fortress "˜Phantom' metal detectors to fulfil the production requirements of a new customer.

19th May 2015

Emparro power supplies and MICO current monitors save space

Murrelektronik's Emparro power supplies and MICO current monitoring system have helped bdtronic to save considerable panel space when the company was developing its latest compact B5090 mixing and dispensing machine.

19th May 2015

Miniature actuation products for Steeper's bebionic hand

Sales of the latest version of the bebionic hand are exceeding expectations at Steeper and Reliance is delighted to be continuing its strong supplier relationship with the prosthetics companies as the bebionic range expands. Following on from its involvement in the design and manufacture of the original bebionic hand Reliance has continued to provide design support to Steeper during the 12 month development programme for the new small hand.

19th May 2015