News releases on Manufacturingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 8 July
to Saturday 14 July 2001
Mobile unit puts compressed air on the spot
Abac has launched a new mobile compressor, designed for use in factories, workshops, site use and other areas where a temporary highly portable or additional compressed air supply is required
News from Abac UK (13 July 2001)
Dedicated drives prolong life of cranes
User Application Article ABB drives have helped an aluminium producer prolong the life of its cranes by up to 10 years by installing drives featuring a software macro dedicated to crane control
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (13 July 2001)
Award for toolmaker thanks to CNC investment
User Application Article Toolmaker Avenue Mould now has two Charmilles Roboform 20 CNC spark eroders, fitted with Erowa tooling, and an automated Roboform 35 fitted with Erowa's PX robot
News from Charmilles Technologies Corporation (13 July 2001)
Subcontract engineer expands wire erosion facility
User Application Article Subcontract engineering company Bedestone is continually expanding its operations and has increased its wire erosion capacity, investing in the latest technology from Charmilles Technologies
News from Charmilles Technologies Corporation (13 July 2001)
EDM centres cut mould manufacturing lead times
User Application Article In acquiring two Charmilles Robofil 2030SI Twin Wire EDM centres in May 2001, Broadbans Engineering is already realising significant savings in mould and die manufacturing lead times
News from Charmilles Technologies Corporation (13 July 2001)
Lower-cost way into automated optical inspection
AlternativeSMT, the leading supplier of second-user surface-mount assembly machines for electronics manufacturing, has expanded into the area of automated optical inspection.
News from Alternative SMT (12 July 2001)
First 'washdown-duty' servo motors on the market?
Baldor will be publicly showing some innovative new products for the first time at PPMA 2001, including a range of servo motors designed to withstand high pressure cleaning Brochure Available
News from Baldor UK (12 July 2001)
More consistent levels of corona treatment
The latest corona discharge treating system manufactured by Enercon Industries combines the advantages of both covered and bare base roll treater technology in a single, compact station.
News from Enercon Industries (12 July 2001)
Airless blasting: cost effective mould cleaning
Guyson believes the answer to removing solidified and burnt mould lubricants cost-effectively lies in an airless range of high speed, high velocity, 'soft' impact, mould and die cleaning systems Brochure Available
News from Guyson International (12 July 2001)
Turret punch gets productive with new software
User Application Article Tanmill Fabrications, having purchased a new CNC turret punch and press brake to satisfy an increase in business, looked to Licom's Advanced Punch as the appropriate CAD/CAM solution Brochure Available
News from Alphacam (12 July 2001)
Scanner at heart of state-of-the-art toolmaking
User Application Article Malaysia-based Mattel Tools (MTSB) is using a Renishaw Cyclone scanning machine on each production line to input the required geometry from sculptures Brochure Available
News from Renishaw (12 July 2001)
Probing routines simplify workholding
User Application Article A Finnish producer of hydraulic hammers has been able to simplify the fixturing of cylindrical piston components by using Renishaw probing routines in a flexible CNC gun drilling machine Brochure Available
News from Renishaw (12 July 2001)
Integrate machine vision and control through text
National Instruments has announced IMAQ Vision 6.0 for Measurement Studio, so text-based programmers can easily integrate machine vision, image acquisition, and motion control devices Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (11 July 2001)
Cost-effective testing of torque screwdrivers
Norbar Torque Tools' Torque Screwdriver Tester is a new instrument offering simple, cost effective testing and calibration of powered and manual torque screwdrivers and other torque tools Brochure Available
News from Norbar Torque Tools (11 July 2001)
Probes spark productivity in machining electrodes
User Application Article Western Industrial Tooling, an ISO-certified toolmaker has turned electrode machining into a production operation, for competitive moulds with "plug-and-play" 1.3+ Cpk capability Brochure Available
News from Renishaw (11 July 2001)
Double width control facilities for small presses
Users of single width presses can now enjoy a level of press control only previously available on double width machines, with the new 'PressView' Single Width Print Desk from Rockwell Automation.
News from Rockwell Automation (11 July 2001)
Chain helps make milk machinery corrosion-proof
User Application Article Specialist packaging machine manufacturer BWI Dawson has designed and installed a new depalletising machine using 'Lube-free Water Protected' drive chain from Tsubaki UK. Brochure Available
News from Tsubakimoto UK (11 July 2001)
PC instrumentation resembles real instruments
Data Translation's Scope 2.0 provides a Multi-channel Oscilloscope together with Real-time FFT and a 16-Channel-Strip-chart, all within an easy to use graphical user interface
News from Data Translation (10 July 2001)
Valve Terminal specifically for the food industry
Festo is to participate in this year's PPMA exhibition and is launching a number of products, including its latest Valve Terminal designed specifically for the food industry Brochure Available
News from Festo (10 July 2001)
More elegant and economic batch weighing
The TAD 3 new generation weight controller allows the weight signals coming from load cells supporting a process vessel to be resolved internally to nearly 14 million divisions Brochure Available
News from Vishay Nobel (10 July 2001)
PCI digital I/O board improved for machie vision
Data Translation has introduced the DT351 board for the PCI bus, a 16-channel isolated PCI digital I/O board that offers 8 isolated digital inputs and 8 isolated digital outputs
News from Data Translation ( 9 July 2001)
Boxmag-Rapid acquired and name changes
Eriez Magnetics Europe has acquired the "Boxmag-Rapid" brand, together with the assets of Boxmag-Rapid relating to vibration, separation, industrial and mineral extraction magnets Brochure Available
News from Eriez Magnetics Europe ( 9 July 2001)
Roofing tiles coded reliably despite conditions
User Application Article At Redland Roofing Systems' Lutterworth plant, Imaje ink jet printers are used to code every fourth tile on one edge with time, Julian date and plant identification.
News from Imaje UK ( 9 July 2001)
Linear guideway offers more accuracy and stiffness
RA Rodriguez has a new linear guideway whose four-row bearing structure claims significant benefit over systems based on four pont contact bearings
News from Rodriguez (UK) ( 9 July 2001)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 24
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