Machine Building

Motion simulator rides rely on SHG-TT incremental linear encoder

BlueChip Amusements is using an IP67-rated SHG-TT incremental linear encoder from Newall Measurement systems in its three- and four-axis motion simulator rides that are operating at leading theme parks across India.

13th October 2006

Linear encoder is adequately sealed for measuring fish

The UK's Environment Agency is currently evaluating prototype fish-measuring rigs from Terralogic that incorporate SHG-TT linear encoders supplied by Newall Measurement Systems.

13th October 2006

Molded Oil bearings cut cost of ownership on packaging machine

Autowrappers has installed NSK's Molded Oil bearings on a new beef burger packaging machine for Unilever - Birds Eye Foods and it is expected that this will eliminate problems caused by bearing lubricants being lost during the regular washdowns required in food processing plants.

13th October 2006

Digital hydraulic control enhances plating plant productivity

Bosch Rexroth's sales partner Kanflu has used HACD digital hydraulic controllers to upgrade a plating line for Accuride and deliver improvements in productivity, reliability and efficiency.

13th October 2006

RotaBolt successes in Azerbaijan and the Caspian

Over the last 12 months, RotaBolt technology has been introduced into a wide variety of applications to deliver bolted joint reliability for oil and gas operators in Azerbaijan and the Caspian, with offshore platform structures, cranes and a major new gas pipeline all benefiting from the company's products and expertise.

10th October 2006

Aivaf selects PDU2 profile driven units for sonar exhibit

Aivaf, a company that specialises in building interactive displays, has used a pair of HepcoMotion PDU2 profile driven units in an exhibit that demonstrates the way destroyers use sonar to find submarines.

9th October 2006

Mono Pumps use Moeller Electric easy500 programmable relays

Crompton Controls has built a control system around a Moeller Electric easy500 programmable relay for use in Mono Pumps' Muncher macerators.

5th October 2006

CSi uses Profibus to speed construction of modular palletisers

Profibus is being used by CSi for its customised flexible palletisers, enabling assembly operations to be simplified and time saved, plus the need for cabinet space is reduced.

5th October 2006

Ethernet-enabled motor drives used in aircraft door simulator

EDM has used Baldor's Ethernet-compatible machine controller, with two servo motor axes, in a new design of aircraft door simulator for training aircrews to cope with emergency conditions. The high-speed network and servo control allows the door's opening characteristics to be varied to represent different fault conditions.

4th October 2006

Rodless cylinders make sculpture dance

Rodless pneumatic cylinders from Hoerbiger-Origa have give ten years of service on a moving sculpture outside a dance studio in Leeds. Now they are to be refurbished to extend their life still further.

3rd October 2006