Machine Building

ADEPT Airmotive named Autodesk Inventor of the Month

Autodesk has named ADEPT Airmotive as its Autodesk Inventor of the Month for March 2008 in recognition of the company's use of Autodesk Inventor and digital prototyping in the development of a new type of general aviation engine.

27th June 2008

Coventry University selects Autodesk Alias Studio

Coventry University has purchased 82 seats of Alias Studio for its new Centre of Excellence in Product and Automotive Design (CEPAD), making it the biggest user of this software in Britain.

27th June 2008

Imass helps Anson make the most of AutoCAD Mechanical

Imass has helped Anson to switch from AutoCAD LT to AutoCAD Mechanical, enabling the company to improve its drafting capabilities and editing of existing features and annotations.

27th June 2008

Move from AutoCAD LT to AutoCAD Electrical boosts efficiency

EDM Ltd has invested in AutoCAD Electrical from Autodesk, enabling it to streamline its whole electrical design process.

27th June 2008

Conveyor-based buffering system helps to boost productivity

Automation Supplies has supplied a customised FlexMove conveyor-based buffering system to an injection moulding company, enabling the customer to reduce operator involvement and increase throughput.

25th June 2008

Revolvo manufactures split roller bearing for undersize shaft

Revolvo has won an order from a cement plant in Thailand to supply two large split roller bearings worth a total of £40,000.

24th June 2008

Thermal imaging camera helps to check for water leaks

Handheld thermal imaging cameras can be extremely versatile, as is illustrated by this story about a Flir ThermaCAM being used to trace buried pipes and check for leaks.

23rd June 2008

Custom control system incorporates ceramic motors

Heason Technology has supplied ISIS with a custom-designed positioning system incorporating ceramic servo motors and other components suitable for use in low-vacuum, non-magnetic environments.

20th June 2008

Custom polymer bearings replace non-lubricated sheaves

SKF's has supplied purpose-designed polymer ball bearings to Belimed, enabling the company to make its latest range of industrial cleaning machines easier to operate.

19th June 2008