News releases on Manufacturingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 23 June
to Saturday 29 June 2002
Rapid growth wins speedy reward
An award of a prestigious Harley Davidson motorcycle has been made to a sales director following a highly successful 2001 in drives system business.
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (28 June 2002)
Insulation manufacturing process saves energy
Some GBP 50,000 worth of energy is being saved per year, since existing variable speed drives for cooling fans were replaced on an insulation forming conveyor.
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (28 June 2002)
Open house success for EDM and machining centres
Following their very strong sales and showing at MACH 2002, Agie and Mikron hosted an Open House at in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, attracting more than 50 UK buyers from 24 machining houses.
News from Agie Charmilles (28 June 2002)
Matching logistics productivity with telematics
Parties involved in the management of the supply chain have targeted productivity for a long time, now telematics offers a means of improving productivity among transport services.
News from Frost and Sullivan (28 June 2002)
Easing low to high level fieldbus integration
A master bus terminal makes it easy to integrate the AS-i low-level fieldbus system with installations based on any of 12 higher-level fieldbuses.
News from Hayes Control Systems (28 June 2002)
Digital servo design allows a variety of uses
The highly integrated design of a digital servo drive provides unmatched flexibility, enabling the drive to be supplied in a variety of configurations for machine and automation use. Brochure Available
News from Inmoco (28 June 2002)
Japanese bank supports Turkey's steel industry
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a loan agreement totalling US$14 million with Borcelik Celik Sanayii Ticaret AS, a steel mill in the Republic of Turkey.
News from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (28 June 2002)
Manual grind and cut large jobs safely
Two large angle 7in or 9in wheel grinders designed for cutting and grinding applications incorporate a two-step power switch at the rear of the tool, allowing users to tackle large jobs safely.
News from Metabo (28 June 2002)
CNC VTLs maintain wheel maker's market lead
A trio of vertical turning and boring machines are proving critical in maintaining Titan Steel Wheels' world lead in the manufacture of off-highway vehicles' wheels and rims.
News from Ward CNC Machinery (28 June 2002)
Hybrid combines sliding and fixed head strategies
User Application Article A hybrid CNC automatic combines the best design elements from fixed head and sliding head lathes to maximise flexibility and productivity.
News from Whitehouse Machine Tools (28 June 2002)
Hard materials ground and sliced accurately
Ceramic? Silicon? Quartz? Glass? Tungsten? - whatever the hard or brittle material, slicing and surface grinding and vertical profile grinding machines perform consistently and accurately. Brochure Available
News from Dugard (27 June 2002)
Racing team's CNC lathe will also supply parts
User Application Article Not only has the installation of a CNC production lathe paid for itself on a single batch of components, but the machine will play a key rolein a motorcycle team's plan to supply parts too.
News from Colchester-Harrison (27 June 2002)
Internet service wins E-Business category
An Internet service has won the E-Business category in the eastern regional semi-finals of the E-Commerce Awards 2002.
News from Dedicated Engines (27 June 2002)
Drive system range completed for European market
Following a continuous programme of updating which started in 2001, the full line-up of GE Fanuc's 400V Alpha i Series of servo and spindle drive motors has been completed. Brochure Available
News from Fanuc GE CNC UK (27 June 2002)
Motion control expertise for high speeds and feeds
User Application Article Motion control expertise played a crucial role in the development of a high performance power press system supplied for feeding galvanised plaster bead into a Haulick Roos power press.
News from Goodwin Electronics (27 June 2002)
Truck builder expands product data software use
Europe's third largest truck manufacturer is to expand use of product data management application software and Product Lifecycle Management services to realize substantial savings in manufacturing.
News from IBM (27 June 2002)
No more 'trike' used at seal manufacturer
A seal manufacturer has removed the potentially harmful solvent trichloroethylene from its cleaning process.
News from Kerry Ultrasonics (27 June 2002)
Sensor measures reaction torque
Coaxial reaction torque sensor measures the reaction torque on the housing of an assembly under test, typically a motor or generator, and is particularly suited to production applications.
News from Lebow Products (27 June 2002)
Narrow-aisle cantilever racking has high capacity
User Application Article Narrow-aisle cantilever racking with capacity for 1350 tonnes of aluminium extrusions has been installed at a new 10,000m2 central warehouse in South Yorkshire.
News from Pro-Dek Design and Storage Systems (27 June 2002)
MPM software to meet Six Sigma FES standards
Software solutions will improve quality, traceability, and support and help a manufacturer of DC/DC power conversion equipment to meet Six Sigma factory execution system standards.
News from Tecnomatix Technologies (27 June 2002)
CNC punch press makes safety edges with roll-over
A tool is able to incorporate the forming of a smooth safety edge on holes and slots in sheet metal components within the automatic cycle of a CNC punch press.
News from Wilson Tool International (27 June 2002)
How to simplify KanBan
An orientation to the complex topic of kanban for the factory shop floor is given by a new publication in an organized and easy to assimilate manner.
News from American Technical Publishers (26 June 2002)
Complete management solution made for processing
Project resource management software solution is designed for the process plant lifecycle and provides a complete management solution for materials, progress, documents and costs.
News from Aveva Engineering IT (26 June 2002)
Tradional cam automatic user invests in CNC
User Application Article Traditionally a cam-type multi-spindle lathe user, a subcontractor has started to invest in modern CNC six-spindle automatics, with very positive results.
News from Kingsbury Machine Tools (26 June 2002)
Torque transducer offers long term reliability
A new concept in contact-less torque measurement is now opening up exciting opportunities across a broad spectrum of industries from ventilation equipment through to machine tools.
News from Lebow Products (26 June 2002)
Short travel chucks hold tight tolerances
User Application Article Eight robust and accurate chucks, with a very short jaw travel of only 1mm, enable a brass turned parts specialist to maintain high quality levels in machining hose bayonet fittings.
News from Leader Chuck Systems (26 June 2002)
Motor cycles to benefit from machining centres
Mills Manufacturing Technology has received an order for the supply of three Daewoo high-speed, horizontal machining centres from Triumph Motorcycles.
News from Mills Manufacturing Technology (26 June 2002)
CD-ROM to encourage engineering recruits
Distributed to 3,000 A-level maths classes in the UK, an innovative CD-Rom and website for maths teaching, will show maths students how mathematics solve real-world engineering problems.
News from MathWorks (26 June 2002)
Automating Lean Flow manufacturing
Detector Electronics uses software to significantly reduce line design and kanban calculation time.
News from Pelion Systems (26 June 2002)
Heavy duty switchgear offers a wide choice
An extensive range of withdrawable medium voltage (MV) switchgear is available and offers a choice of vacuum or SF6 gas insulated circuit breakers.
News from Merlin Gerin, Schneider Electric (26 June 2002)
Lift maker adds on sixth new CNC sheet metal cell
Propbrook will take delivery of its sixth new machine from Trumpf in less than four years. The machine in question is a brand new flexible CNC sheet metalworking cell, the TC2020-FMC. Brochure Available
News from Trumpf (26 June 2002)
Continuous scanning system checks tube welds
Offering film quality resolution with the cost and time-saving benefits of real-time digital outputs, a continuous scanning system is designed for linear, circumferential and spiral welds in tubes.
News from Shaw Inspection Systems (26 June 2002)
Heavy right-angle heads go to USA energy plant
Centreline, has manufactured two very heavy duty right angle heads, each weighing 750kg, for a nuclear energy equipment manufacturer in the USA.
News from CTL Centreline (26 June 2002)
Large digit displays are even brighter
Large digit displays incorporate the latest superbright LEDs and a programmable autobrightness control that allows for clear viewing under a wide variation of ambient light conditions.
News from Amalgamated Instrument Co (25 June 2002)
How new motors will save energy costs
Software program, which analyses in cost terms exactly what benefits electric motor users can gain by installing new generations of highly energy-efficient products, is available freely. Brochure Available
News from Baldor UK (25 June 2002)
Vision ensures shampoo bottles are well groomed
User Application Article High demands for reliable and flexible quality control in the packaging industry are met by using powerful, multi-camera vision systems. Brochure Available
News from Cognex UK (25 June 2002)
Mill turn centre increases productivity by 50%
By upgrading to a mill-turn centre, S Smith (Cowley) has been able to increase productivity by 50 per cent as well as take deeper cuts in alloy steels at higher feedrates. Brochure Available
News from Citizen Machinery UK (25 June 2002)
Reliability centered maintenance training is free
Reliabilityweb.com has announced the launch of an Internet based online training program titled "RCM Blitz - Reliability Centered Maintenance".
News from Reliabilityweb.com (25 June 2002)
The stages on the journey to coatings reduction
Technical Background Article Test and inspection in 3-piece manufacture cannot be treated as an end in itself, but as the beginning of a process of cost reduction, as the following example shows.
News from Sencon (UK) (25 June 2002)
DeviceNetT drives speed up production line set-up
A range of variable speed drives, the lowest cost DeviceNet compatible drive on the market, provides exceptional functionality through DeviceNetT and super fast production line set-up. Brochure Available
News from Lenze-ACTech (24 June 2002)
Catalogue lists lean manufacturing publications
A free catalogue featuring new publications including books, videos, learning tools, and software is now available.
News from American Technical Publishers (24 June 2002)
Spot cure system lamp life increased
An ultraviolet/visible spot cure system is ideal for automated and manual precision assembly environments and has an increased lamp life of 2000 hours.
News from Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering (24 June 2002)
One step drill does fourteen times the work
Just one Multicut step-drill can achieve as much as 14 twist drills or hole-saws from one tool - saving time and money - and is 14 times easier for burr-free holes. Engineers throughout the world are
News from Hall (24 June 2002)
No problem with measuring large parts
Multi-functional measuring centres allow up to 98 percent of the usual measurements they require on site on precision parts to be carried out and so save on equipment, costs and time.
News from Ibb Technology (24 June 2002)
Ultra high reliability SFD relay identifies faults
An ultra high reliability SFD relay can be configured to allow immediate identification of broken contact springs, welded contact faces and short or open coils.
News from Panasonic Electric Works UK (24 June 2002)
Switches protect operators during HV tests
Jigs, constructed from polycarbonate and Delrin, are fitted with Schmersal AZM170 safety interlock switches to lock products in and protect operators during automated high-voltage testing.
News from Schmersal UK (24 June 2002)
Mechanical conveyor turns tight corners
Mechanical conveyors have been introduced with a new design enabling them to turn at 90deg bends and significantly increase application flexibility.
News from Spiroflow (24 June 2002)
ID information printed onto colour-coded labels
Printable, self-laminating labels are designed to offer a superior identification system for aircraft pipes, hoses and electrical conduit. Brochure Available
News from Tyco Electronics - Identification Products (24 June 2002)
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