‘Quality Control’

A Manufacturingtalk guide

Start with the news release SV-1000 increases two-stroke engines' power output from Sunnen Products Company, which we summarised at the time by saying "Sunnen has introduced the SV-1000 vertical CNC honing machine, which allows manufacturers of outdoor power equipment to improve the durability and power output of small two-stroke engines.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Inventor Fusion Technology speeds time to market from Autodesk: "Autodesk is offering a free download of its Inventor Fusion Technology Preview on Autodesk Labs. ".

In July 2009, we covered the news from National Instruments - take a look at NI develops controller for wireless testing which says: "National Instruments has introduced the NI PXIe-8108 high-performance embedded controller, which features an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 processor.".

Take a look also at the news release from KMT Waterjet Systems, Pro waterjet cutters improve energy density, as well as Trumpf's machinery sales buck downturn from Trumpf, and Unicut builds clean room and sub-assembly line from Unicut Precision.

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Mettler Toledo ensures consistent confectionery (July 2009)

Mettler Toledo has for more than 10 years supported J G Niederegger in the quality management during production of speciality confectionery.

Makino machining centres cut titanium faster (July 2009)

Japanese machine-tool builder Makino has introduced the Makino T4 and T2 five-axis, high power, horizontal machining centres for machining components from titanium and its alloys.

Adept offers UEIPAC in UK and Ireland (July 2009)

United Electronic Industries' UEIPAC (Programmable Automation Controller) is now available for the Cube, GigE Cube and Racktangle chassis from Adept Scientific.

Lambert fits Schmitt AEMS into Bryant grinder (July 2009)

Lambert recently won an order to rebuild a Bryant grinding machine for Revolvo, a midlands-based manufacturer of large and split bearings.

Schaeffler - latest company news (July 2009)

1 July 2009 - Roger Evans, plant director at Schaeffler (UK), has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the engineering industry in Wales.

Festo and V-viz team up to promote vision systems (July 2009)

Festo UK has entered into a strategic partnership with V-viz, a specialist machine vision company, to promote the use of intelligent vision systems in automation.

Clitheroe plans further FMS extension (July 2009)

Clitheroe Light Engineering, a Lancashire-based contract machinist, is planning to further extend its flexible manufacturing system (FMS) to increase capacity for general engineering contracts.

Fixed-vicinity RFID reader has 50cm range (July 2009)

GAO RFID Asset Tracking has released the compact Model 213002 13.56MHz fixed-vicinity RFID reader.

MVT system adds quality controls to pill-counters

Machine Vision Technology has introduced a camera inspection system that will add a range of quality controls to tablet and capsule counting systems.
Industrial Rubber improves quality control

Industrial Rubber has selected Nikon's Inexiv VMA-2520 measuring system to help improve quality control at its UK facility.