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IRTE Conference
(13/09/2012)
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This year's major IRTE Conference, at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon on 13 September 2012, comes at a time when the transport industry – transport engineers, fleet managers, workshop managers and manufacturers alike – are under more pressure than ...
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Control Techniques Drives for Italian crane refurbishment
(22/05/2012)
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Digital dc drives and associated equipment, from Control Techniques, have been installed in the latest phase of crane upgrades in La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) in northern Italy. The latest project involves a ship-to-shore (STS) gantry crane, ...
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Sci-fi ballbot a reality, thanks to motion control technology
(21/05/2012)
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A team of Swiss students has turned science-fiction into reality by developing the world's first high agility, high stability 'ballbot'. Balancing on a single sphere, the robot, dubbed Rezero, can instantly accelerate in any direction, taking ball ...
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HES Tractec takes Molson Coors Brewery up a gear
(18/05/2012)
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UK brewery Molson Coors has installed 20 Comer gearboxes, supplied by HES Tractec, to power the rotating floors of four germination vessels at its maltings site in Shobnall, Burton-upon-Trent. Project and electrical engineering manager at the ...
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Drives play major part with Royal Shakespeare Company
(14/05/2012)
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The four-year, £112 million transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, which includes automation of back-drop and scenery movements, as well as lighting arrays, involved installing 100 ac drives and servo motors. Dutch ...
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ABB supports Imperial carbon capture teaching facility
(11/05/2012)
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ABB has invested close to £1 million and signed a 10-year deal with Imperial College London to support a new carbon capture pilot plant teaching facility. The instrumentation and controls giant is also sponsoring the university's chemical engineering ...
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Hydrastore gets Micron Eagle back in production
(04/05/2012)
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Micron Eagle Hydraulics (Aberdeen) reports that Hydrastore saved the day recently, when the shaft on a hydraulic motor offshore fractured. The incident happened on a Friday morning at 10.00am and, due to the critical nature of the equipment concerned, ...
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Gast Group partners with BCAS on air handling
(04/05/2012)
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Air handling equipment manufacturer Gast Group has announced a partnership agreement with BCAS for supply and service of its Gast and Jun-Air ranges in London and the south east of England. Commenting on the restructuring, Gast Group's European ...
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Stars of Make it in GB exhibition unveiled
(18/04/2012)
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The government has revealed the manufacturing companies that will feature in the Make it in Great Britain exhibition, being held at the Science Museum in London later this year. Engineering giants such as Siemens, McLaren, Airbus and Messier-Dowty will ...
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New mining drive to be unveiled at Hillhead
(13/04/2012)
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SEW Eurodrive says it will be unveiling its new mining drive at this year's Hillhead exhibition, 19–21 June, in Buxton, Derbyshire. The new drive is available as a one-stop shop package service for plant engineers and includes a thermal housing so that ...
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 Ocean energy test rig testing get programmable power
(05/04/2012)
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A laboratory scale rig at the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC), University College Cork, is now capable of emulating the variable power testing required at sea, thanks to control equipment from Emerson Industrial. Project manager Dara ...
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Pumping iron
(05/04/2012)
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The vast majority of pumps and fans could be running more efficiently and saving their plant operators serious money. Brian Tinham examines equipment advances and cautionary tales Although pumps and fans are hardly renowned for rapidly advancing ...
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CRC simplification may further reduce carbon emissions, says Brammer
(05/04/2012)
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Government proposals to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) – by cutting the qualification process, reporting requirements and fuels covered (from 29 to just four) – may well help cut carbon emissions. That's the view ...
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Kittiwake Holroyd launches AE bearing checker
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Plant asset monitoring technology firm Kittiwake used this week's Maintec exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham, to launch a handheld device claimed to provide instant indication of machinery condition. Based on acquired Holroyd's acoustic emission-based ...
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Next gen motor condition monitoring system
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New functionality, driven by experience in the field, is at the heart of Artesis latest predictive maintenance technology. At the top level, its so-called next generation motor condition monitor (MCM) and plant condition monitor (PCM) systems use ...
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PCS7 process management system sees extensions
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Improvements to Siemens Simatic PCS7 v8 process management system include better data exchange for planning and additional tools, such as its advanced process library and process historian. On the process data and set-up side, for example, engineering ...
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Loher motors available from Sulzer Dowding & Mills
(29/03/2012)
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Sulzer Dowding & Mills is now supplying Loher motors from Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies. Loher motors are designed specifically for use in hazardous applications, including those in the oil and gas and chemicals industries.
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Air compressors promise permanent energy savings
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Variable-speed air compressors from FPS Compressors are claimed to bring a new level of energy efficiency, because of their direct drive, permanent magnet motors and sophisticated controls. Conventional variable speed compressors harness a combination ...
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Weg develops hybrid post-standards approach to energy saving
(22/03/2012)
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High efficiency motors manufacturer Weg says its latest motor and drive designs (both LV and MV) exceed the requirements of the latest IEC 60034-30:2009, a harmonised IE (International Efficiency) grading standard, which is central to the EU's eco-design ...
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£70,000 savings for Smurfit Kappa from replacement drive project
(16/03/2012)
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Cardboard packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa is reporting savings close to £70,000 from a cardboard sheet stacking machine refurbishment project that used ABB motion controls. The project, at its Mold, North Wales site, involved plant comprising two ...
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Siemens responds to drive for small wind turbines
(05/03/2012)
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Harbon Wind Turbines, which supplies 60kW turbines for farmers and small businesses, reports that it s now using Siemens Mechanical Drives' gear units and generators for their reliability. The Doncaster, South Yorkshire, based firm says that Siemens' ...
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Kittiwake Holroyd launches AE bearing checker
(02/03/2012)
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Plant asset monitoring technology firm Kittiwake used this week's Maintec exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham, to launch a handheld device claimed to provide instant indication of machinery condition. Based on acquired Holroyd's acoustic emission-based ...
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Weg gets ISO 50.001 for electric motor manufacture
(01/03/2012)
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One of Weg's electric motor factories which manufactures large electric motors has been awarded the voluntary ISO 50.001:2011 for its energy management system, following an audit by the Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC). The plant – Weg Equipamentos ...
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Ocean energy test rig testing get programmable power
(13/02/2012)
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A laboratory scale rig at the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC), University College Cork, is now capable of emulating the variable power testing required at sea, thanks to control equipment from Emerson Industrial. Project manager Dara ...
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Quick Tips video
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Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services specialist Brammer has launched the second in its series of how-to videos – this about drive belts. It offers advice on selecting the right belt for the job, with demonstrations of energy ...
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