‘304 Stainless Steel’

A Manufacturingtalk guide

Start with the news release Schroff enclosures suitable for hazardous areas from Schroff, which we summarised at the time by saying "Schroff has launched the Zonex range of stainless steel wall-mount enclosures, which are Atex certified for housing electronic or electrical equipment in Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous locations.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Horn launches precision high-feed reamers from Horn Cutting Tools: "Horn Cutting Tools has introduced the Horn System DR range of high-precision insert-based modular reamers developed for rapid sizing of blind and through-hole diameters from 11.9-100.6mm.".

In March 2010, we covered the news from Micro-Epsilon - take a look at Micro-Epsilon to display sensors at Mtec 2010 which says: "This year's Mtec 2010 exhibition will feature a range of displacement measurement and non-contact temperature-measurement sensors from Micro-Epsilon. ".

Take a look also at the news release from WDS, New WDS parts and machine-accessories catalogue , as well as Two Baldor products to make debut at Total from Baldor, and DDEN loadcells measure forces underwater from Applied Measurements.

Latest stories...

DeltaV wireless automates Novartis biotech factory (March 2010)

Emerson Process Management's plant-wide wireless network is helping to improve maintenance, operator efficiency and plant flexibility in the Novartis biotech factory at Huningue, France.

Micro-Epsilon examines infrared sensor selection (March 2010)

Chris Jones, managing director at Micro-Epsilon, discusses two key parameters in selecting the most suitable infrared temperature sensor.

Mecwash units clean aircraft braking components (March 2010)

Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems has utilised two Mecwash Midi units to ensure extreme cleanliness of aerospace components.

Lubriserv synthetic coolants have long sump life (March 2010)

Lubriserv has revealed how it solved operator complaints at a Midlands aerospace company by using Sintral MCF 565 synthetic-oil-based coolant on CNC machining operations.

Ion chromatography analyses bath electrolytes (March 2010)

Inorganic additives are added to plating baths for their catalytic and functional effects on the plating process, but can enter as impurities that build up over time and reduce plating efficiency.

Miller launches MIG/pulsed MIG welding system (March 2010)

Miller Electric's Invision MPa Plus system is claimed to eliminate the need to purchase multiple wire feeders when MIG or pulsed MIG welding with various wire types at a single welding station.