Machine Building

Metrology system benefits from confocal displacement sensors

A new non-contact metrology system that provides portable surface profiling, imaging and thickness measurements down to nanometre resolutions is utilising high-precision optoNCDT 2401 confocal displacement sensors from Micro-Epsilon.

15th April 2010

University choses NI ELVIS for mechatronic course

Kingston University purchased thirty NI ELVIS units for use on a Mechatronic Engineering course.

15th April 2010

Suit of armour employs professional protection

GT85 reports: "At a recent trade show, we gave Mr Tin Man a good spraying with GT85. His squeaks disappeared, the rust retreated and he is ready to do battle again!"

12th April 2010

Ginetta race cars use Variohm pressure transducers

Variohm EPT3100 pressure transducers are being used to monitor oil, fuel and water pressures across all of the G50 series race cars.

9th April 2010

High-precision thermistors for low-temperature applications

Variohm-EuroSensor is supplying Measurement Specialties' epoxy NTC high-precision thermistors for use in equipment that automatically processes human tissue samples at cryogenic temperatures.

9th April 2010

High-reliability temperature sensors used in breath tester

Variohm EuroSensor is supplying BetaTHERM's high-reliability temperature sensors for use in the Lion Alcolmeter 500 breath alcohol measuring instrument.

9th April 2010

GT85 PTFE-based spray simplifies maintenance

GT85 PTFE-based spray is remarkably versatile, being a lubricant, penetrant and water displacer. This article highlights some of the many uses to which it can be put.

7th April 2010

Lean assembly line built using aluminium profiles

C & D Zodiac, a manufacturer of aircraft seats, has used Bosch Rexroth's Manual Production System and aluminium framework system to build assembly station carts, fixtures and workstations to convert a production line from from a batch and queue system to a one-piece, continuous flow line, thereby doubling throughput.

6th April 2010

Sealed linear encoder delivers sub-micron positioning resolution

A manufacturer of specialist production machinery has selected the Heidenhain LF481C sealed, compact, incremental linear encoder for a new micro dicing machine that has to obtain - and maintain - an axis positioning resolution of 0.1 micron.

31st March 2010

Quicker and cheaper to refurbish large component than buy new

RJW has used its spiral welder and other machining and inspection facilities to refurbish a cylindrical component form a large conveyor system; compared with purchasing a new component, the cost was around 85 per cent less and the job was completed in seven working days rather than 18-22 weeks.

30th March 2010