News releases on Manufacturingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 1 June
to Saturday 7 June 2003
New range of wafer dicing tapes launched
A new range of wafer dicing tapes designed to assure consistent, precise and repeatable wafer production yields has been introduced to Europe by Alliance Sales (Europe).
News from Alliance Sales (Europe) ( 6 June 2003)
Invensys sells Baan
Invensys plc has agreed to sell Baan to an investment group consisting of Cerberus Capital Management and General Atlantic Partners
News from SSA Global ( 6 June 2003)
Elastomer and Plastic Seals course coming up
Demand for specialised training in Fluid Sealing Technology is growing and BHR Group has responded by increasing the frequency of its short courses.
News from BHR Group ( 6 June 2003)
Sulzer Pumps (UK) renews pump component contract
Sulzer Pumps (UK) of Leeds, which manufactures pumps for the oil, gas and power generation industries, has again renewed its contract with Otley-based Craftsman Tools.
News from Craftsman Tools ( 6 June 2003)
New process speeds purge process prior to welding
To speed up the purge process, prior to welding, for large pipes and tanks, Huntingdon Fusion Techniques has designed and developed a range of Quick Purge Systems Brochure Available
News from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques ( 6 June 2003)
Baan sold for US$135m
Invensys has agreed to sell its Baan subsidiary to an investment group consisting of Cerberus Capital Management and General Atlantic Partners for a cash consideration of US$135m.
News from Invensys ( 6 June 2003)
Co-solvent cleaning system halves cycle time
User Application Article A co-solvent cleaning system from Kerry Ultrasonics is saving PCB manufacturer Ultra Electronics over £45,000 a year, whilst boosting productivity and satisfying stringent standards of cleanliness
News from Kerry Ultrasonics ( 6 June 2003)
Automated work transporter for cleaning system
Kerry Ultrasonics has developed a new automated work transporter for its Microsolve solvent cleaning systems.
News from Kerry Ultrasonics ( 6 June 2003)
An actuator that can lift a bus!
Micromech has added to its actuator range the ultra-powerful electric cylinder ETB125 that generates up to 44kN thrust and has positioning speeds in excess of 1.3 metres/second.
News from Micromech ( 6 June 2003)
Two new Profibus brochures available
Two new brochures are available for free of charge download from the Profibus web site at www.profibus.com - downloads - brochures.
News from Profibus Group ( 6 June 2003)
The advantages of marking with laser
Technical Background Article Laser technology provides one of the most reliable methods of direct part marking, providing clean, high quality, permanent marks Brochure Available
News from Rofin-Baasel UK ( 6 June 2003)
Another dosing furnace for Metal Castings
The UK's largest manufacturer of aluminium high pressure diecastings took delivery of its twentieth Westomat dosing furnace this summer.
News from Striko Westofen ( 6 June 2003)
How servo drive technology helps reduce costs
In a new generation of servo drives, the analogue system gives way to purely digital feedback.
News from Stober Drives ( 6 June 2003)
Another good year for welding equipment supplier
After 30 years as Tom Palmer (Scotland) Ltd the renamed TPS-Fronius Ltd produced record revenues in 2002.
News from TPS-Fronius ( 6 June 2003)
Flat-wire electrodes weld faster than round
Fronius is making a promise to the vehicle, ship and rail vehicle construction industry, of high deposition performance combined with process safety during welding using flat wire electrodes
News from TPS-Fronius ( 6 June 2003)
Economical welding of plated sheets
An innovative method of welding corrosion-resistant composites now ensures a much higher level of cost-effectiveness in the plating of steel sheets
News from TPS-Fronius ( 6 June 2003)
Plugins power up Rhino
Power Solids and Power Booleans now bring new power to Rhino, the popular NURBS modelling software for Windows.
News from nPower Software ( 6 June 2003)
New USP Standards 100 Seminar Dates Announced
Specialist training in the use of USP-NF (the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary) is being provided in two seminars during October 2003 organised by LGC Promochem.
News from LGC ( 6 June 2003)
Industrial DC motors ideal for hydraulic pumping
Astrosyn's AP industrial DC motors are available in series wound and permanent magnet models, in a wide range of standard types, frame sizes, voltages and power ratings to 17 kW
News from Astrosyn International Technology ( 5 June 2003)
World Class awards from the GTMA
Claro Precision Engineering has just won two World Class awards from the GTMA, the trade association representing the areas of toolmaking, metrology, precision machining and more
News from Claro Precision Engineering ( 5 June 2003)
Faster turnaround for temperature calibration
Sira Test and Certification has announced further levels of automation in its temperature calibration laboratory, which is based at Sira's Chislehurst headquarters.
News from Sira ( 5 June 2003)
Gundrilling machines now within reach
TBT's newest line of TBT/Nagel machines is specially designed for gundrilling applications where a high level of flexibility and accuracy are required.
News from TBT Division/Nagel Precision ( 5 June 2003)
Changing lossmaking jobs into profitable work
User Application Article XYZ recently sold 2 turning centres to a company which had previously bought top of the range Japanese machines because of the flexibility and productivity compared to one high cost machine Brochure Available
News from XYZ Machine Tools ( 5 June 2003)
International success boosts revenues
IronCAD reports increased sales and service revenue for the first quarter of 2003, with 8% growth worldwide compared with the same period in 2002.
News from IronCAD ( 5 June 2003)
Sponsorship aids European drag racing team
IronCAD is sponsoring a leading European Top Methanol Funny Car drag racing team.
News from IronCAD ( 5 June 2003)
Absolute Vision appoints sales director
Charlie Plain-Jones, an expert in the field of part traceability through the use of directly applied Data Matrix marks, has joined Absolute Vision as Sales Director.
News from Absolute Vision ( 4 June 2003)
Planning, guiding and co-ordinating projects
Project management requires skills to plan and guide the coordinated efforts of complex teams of engineers and other employees, and this book has some good advice to offer on the matter.
News from American Technical Publishers ( 4 June 2003)
Fans offer high-airflow performance
Blower fans are ideally suited for 1U chassis and high-density systems where high-airflow performance is required. Brochure Available
News from EAO ( 4 June 2003)
Price reduction for heating boilers
Fulton Boiler Works has announced a price reduction and ex-stock availability for its latest energy-efficient range of Pulse Plus heating boilers as from July
News from Fulton Boiler Works ( 4 June 2003)
Water jet profiles letters for sundials
User Application Article One of the more unusual contract machining jobs a subcontractor has been asked to do is water jet profiling of letters from copper sheet for Latin inscription on a sundial.
News from Holifield (Oxford) ( 4 June 2003)
UK multi-spindle specialist appoints French agent
The appointment of a new French distributor by Holmes UK will streamline deliveries of the company's collets and Wickman multi-spindle machine spares to European customers.
News from Holmes UK ( 4 June 2003)
Rexam chooses quality monitoring system
User Application Article Rexam, one of the world's largest manufacturers of Beverage Cans, selected the Shopfloor-Online solution from Lighthouse Systems to replace their existing quality monitoring system
News from Lighthouse Systems ( 4 June 2003)
Compressing automotive electric motors further
As motor vehicles become ever more driver-friendly, the number of electric motors on board continues to grow - and designers are under pressure to make them smaller, or more powerful, or even both at
News from Precision Magnetics ( 4 June 2003)
Generate and simulate models from SolidWorks
Powerful new interface enables mechanical engineers to automatically generate and simulate models from SolidWorks.
News from MathWorks ( 4 June 2003)
Compounds simplify manufacture of EMI/RFI gaskets
Compounds that can be quickly and easily injection moulded into complex shapes and sizes with consistent quality are highly conductive, thermoplastic elastomers for EMI/RFI gasketing.
News from Premix Thermoplastics ( 4 June 2003)
How to specify your CMMS system - comprehensively
A "Specification Kit" has been developed to assist potential users to select and evaluate CMMS systems for themselves
News from Perspective CMMS ( 4 June 2003)
Injection moulder increases UK sales and spares
Leading supplier of injection moulding machinery, has reached the GBP 1 million figure for spares and stock held on behalf of its UK injection moulding customers.
News from Sandretto UK ( 4 June 2003)
Folder does not mark finish-senstitive metals
Folding machine uses a rotating block to fold precision enclosure components leaving no marking of the lacquered or highly polished finish found in aluminium, pre-painted or SS sheets.
News from Shear-Form Machine Tools ( 4 June 2003)
Rubber extrusions offer smoke, gas and fire safety
The latest range of low-smoke/low-toxic silicone rubber extrusions and seals meeting UL94 VO (2mm) for use wherever public safety is important can be supplied in low or high volumes.
News from Silicone Fabrication Services ( 4 June 2003)
Spherical roller thrust bearings updated
Spherical roller thrust bearings provide a substantial improvement in key operational parameters relevant to the bearing type and its typical applications. Brochure Available
News from SKF UK ( 4 June 2003)
Chain aims at bookbinding and printing machines
A new range of high quality roller attachment chain provides improved wear performance for station gathering and stitching operations on bookbinding and printing machines Brochure Available
News from Tsubakimoto UK ( 4 June 2003)
Components completed for Tunnel Boring Machines
User Application Article Aker Kvaerner Engineering and Construction has fabricated the forward components for two Tunnel Boring Machines being used on the final phase of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link
News from DavyMarkham ( 4 June 2003)
Eg puts productivity on the menu
The finest nouvelle cuisine and a chance to shape government policy were both on the menu at eg's Executive Dinner held at Raymond Blanc's exclusive Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons, in Oxfordshire.
News from eg Solutions ( 4 June 2003)
4Sight-II now runs Windows XP Embedded
Matrox Imaging is pleased to announce that its Matrox 4Sight-II integrated industrial vision computer is now available pre-installed and pre-configured with the Windows XP Embedded operating system. Brochure Available
News from Matrox Imaging ( 4 June 2003)
Companies shop around further for turned parts
Over the last 10 years it has become increasingly clear that many UK manufacturers using turned parts have been exploring ways to remain globally competitive. Brochure Available
News from Blue Diamond Technologies ( 3 June 2003)
Sheet and plate finishing automated
An automated Wide Belt, Steel Plate and Sheet Finishing Machine that is specifically designed to grain finish steel plate and sheet has much reduced lead times, and offers a 24h turn around.
News from C and H Precision Finishers ( 3 June 2003)
Oil storage regulations change - are you aware?
Industrial oils supplier is offering an Oil Storage Audit for companies concerned by the implications of the new Oil Storage Regulations introduced on 1st March this year.
News from Castrol UK ( 3 June 2003)
Blow away swarf problems automatically
How much time do operators spend cleaning swarf off components, fixtures and tables on machining centres? Swarf clearance can be automated.
News from Filtration Service Engineering ( 3 June 2003)
Precision collet halves changeover times
User Application Article A precision collet chuck used on a multi-axis CNC lathe has halved changeover times and boosted overall machining efficiency at a manufacturer of precious metal findings, stampings and mounts.
News from Leader Chuck Systems ( 3 June 2003)
Heavy duty welding power sources are electronic
Air and water cooled welding packages feature electronic microprocessor controlled heavy duty power sources for MIG, MAG and flux cored wire processors. Brochure Available
News from Murex Welding Products ( 3 June 2003)
Compounds are UL listed for 94VO flame resistance
Formulated to meet the most stringent physical, thermal, and electrical properties for potting/ encapsulating electronic components, epoxy based compounds offer choices in working properties.
News from RBC Industries ( 3 June 2003)
Motors comply with European smoke standard
Poor evacuation procedures in difficult to reach locations, inadequate disaster planning and human error have all been major factors in a number of major accidents that have occurred in Europe.
News from WEG Electric Motors (UK) ( 3 June 2003)
New Toolbox Kit Makes Easy Even Easier
Moeller Electric has made life easier for contractors and engineers by introducing the Easy toolbox starter kit.
News from Moeller Electric ( 3 June 2003)
Franks to expand global distribution
ICEM has appointed Dean Franks to the new position of Vice President, Global Distributor Operations.
News from ICEM ( 3 June 2003)
Software speeds handling system design
User Application Article Len Williams, Managing Director of Dynamic Air in the UK, is finding Mathcad a better answer to many in-house problems that he would once have had to write dedicated programs to solve. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 3 June 2003)
Blank shape development integrates with SolidWorks
BlankWorks provides SolidWorks software users with a fully integrated tool for developing optimal blank shapes for complex sheet metal designs.
News from Forming Technologies ( 3 June 2003)
Winwedge And GPS Search For Natural Resources
User Application Article Austin Exploration, headquartered in Houston, Texas, conducts GPS-based high-resolution land and marine gravity and magnetic surveys throughout the world. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 3 June 2003)
Compact Chassis Supported By Adept
Adlink's latest instrumentation chassis range including both PXI and CompactPCI products, provides a typically versatile, practical and economical solution. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 3 June 2003)
Data Management Supports Combinatorial Research
Creon-Lab-Control has announced a new data management system supporting combinatorial materials research resulting from collaboration with BASF.
News from Creon Lab Control ( 3 June 2003)
Rail Mounting Device Maintains Productivity
The unique E-T-A electronic circuit breaker selectively protects individual component circuits powered by SMPS. Brochure Available
News from E-T-A Circuit Breakers ( 3 June 2003)
Humidity Calibration System for National Standards
The validity of measurements made by industrial sensors and instruments is ensured by regular calibration, providing traceability through to a National Standard. Brochure Available
News from Michell Instruments ( 3 June 2003)
High Speed Bus Inn0ovators Aided by New Probe
Until now, engineers working with fast serial bus technologies such as PCI-Express, RapidIO, Serial ATA, and SPI/SFI5 have been hampered by the lack of a differential probe with adequate bandwidth. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix ( 3 June 2003)
Technical Presentations Available as Copies
Thermo Electron is making available copies of all technical presentations given by representatives of its informatics business at Pittcon 2003, Orlando, March 10-14. Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics ( 3 June 2003)
Improved "SuperVision" High-Power Video Microscope
Vision Technology has announced the introduction of their "New and Improved" SuperVision High-Power Video Microscope systems.
News from Vision Technology ( 3 June 2003)
Data Management For Multimedia Display Tester
Yokogawa has developed a new data management software package for use with the company's Model 3298 multimedia display tester.
News from Yokogawa UK ( 3 June 2003)
Keeping the Pipeline Flowing at Dynamic Air
User Application Article Len Williams, Managing Director of Dynamic Air in the UK, is finding Mathcad a better answer to many in-house problems that he would once have had to write dedicated programs to solve. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 3 June 2003)
UK Businesses Without Adequate Energy Policies
A recent survey conducted on behalf of AEC, an energy consultancy, found little evidence of successful implementation of energy policies.
News from AEC ( 3 June 2003)
MiNT, New Test Platforms For Gsm, Gprs And W-Cdma
CETECOM Spain (Centro de Tecnolog¡a de las Comunicaciones, S.A.) has announced the launching of a new and fresh family of test platforms for mobile communications.
News from Cetecom ( 3 June 2003)
Cetecom and Agilent Reach Agreement
Cetecom has announced a new agreement reached with Agilent Technologies in order to guarantee a global support for Cetecom Test Systems.
News from Cetecom ( 3 June 2003)
GAMBICA Aims For Support Funding
GAMBICA has just completed its annual bid to Trade Partners UK for support for UK companies to take part in 11 key international trade fairs in 2003/4.
News from Gambica ( 3 June 2003)
Infrared Temperature Measurement For Al Extrusion
New range of products, system features and keen pricing are the benefits of the revised range of infrared thermometer systems for aluminium extrusion from Land Instruments International. Brochure Available
News from Land Instruments International ( 3 June 2003)
New Entry Level 3D Multisensor From Mahr
The MarVision MS222 Optical CMM is complete with 3 sensors, camera, touch trigger probe and laser.
News from Mahr UK ( 3 June 2003)
Internal Shape Profiler Measures Pipes Internally
A new laser profiler has been produced by Optical Metrology Centre, which measures the internal shape of pipes from 150 to 500 mm diameter, robustly built to operate in industrial environments.
News from Optical Metrology Centre ( 3 June 2003)
Thin Sensor Perfect For Process Control
A new tactile force indicating sensor film from Sensor Products is useful in assessing compression magnitude and distribution between any two mating or impacting surfaces.
News from Sensor Products ( 3 June 2003)
Monitor Oxygen Content Of Process Gases
The Systech Series 900 On-Line Oxygen Analysers are designed specifically to monitor the oxygen content of most industrial gases including hydrogen, gases containing combustibles and hydrocarbons.
News from Systech Instruments ( 3 June 2003)
Flexible, Modular System for Optical Test Fixtures
Wells Research and Development (WRD) has announced AlignmentStudio, a new family of modular hardware and software tools for rapid development of optical test and measurement fixtures.
News from Wells Research and Development ( 3 June 2003)
Touch-sensitive keyboard is for industrial use
A new touch-sensitive keyboard which is extremely tough, versatile and cost effective, operates from under a transparent protective screen that resists cleaning agents and fluids, moisture and dirt. Brochure Available
News from EAO ( 2 June 2003)
Take full advantage of using Ethernet
Users of fieldbus-based control systems can now take full advantage of the low cost and high performance offered by Ethernet, without having concerns over Ethernet's suitability.
News from Hayes Control Systems ( 2 June 2003)
Polyester guides reduce bar feed noise
MDI-polyester bar guides, completely interchangeable with the current guide channels on bar feeders, reduces noise levels by 20% and are recommended for profiled bars too.
News from Iemca Division, Igmi SpA ( 2 June 2003)
Linear powered motion base uses digital encoders
The first 6 degrees of freedom motion base to feature electromagnetic linear motors that incorporate digital encoders is to be premiered at this year's Paris Air Show. Brochure Available
News from Newall Measurement Systems ( 2 June 2003)
Sliding head autos run unmanned
User Application Article Running a subcontract two-man CNC turning business relies heavily on the dependability of machines to run unmanned - particularly if one partner is hospitalised. Brochure Available
News from Citizen Machinery UK ( 2 June 2003)
WEEE and RoHS directives lack awareness
A recent survey carried out by an Environment Agency Body revealed that only 18% of UK SMEs knew of the environmental legislation that applied to them.
News from Zirkon ( 2 June 2003)
Retrofit CNC converts lathe into user-friendliness
User Application Article A retrofitted CNC has transformed an ageing, "difficult-to-operate" manual lathe into a user-friendly, fully-functional CNC turning machine.
News from ACI (UK) ( 2 June 2003)
Audi accelerates digital vehicle assembly
User Application Article Audi has selected Delmia's Process Engineer solution for the planning of digital vehicle assemblies at its Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm plants.
News from Delmia ( 2 June 2003)
Add Tex Capabilities To Microsoft Word!
For many years, the de facto formatting standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents, especially for papers containing mathematical equations, has been LaTeX. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 2 June 2003)
Latest Version Enhances Mathematical Exploration
Adept Scientific has announcd the release of Maple 9, the newest version of the widely adopted Maple analytical computation software from Maplesoft. Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 2 June 2003)
Vision Appliance Rapidly Checks Label Placement
Firstsight Vision has announced the i-Label 'Vision Appliance', the latest in a series of products from Coreco Imaging's IPD, 'Intelligent Product Division'. Brochure Available
News from Firstsight Vision ( 2 June 2003)
Productivity and Performance In Future Platform
The ULTIMA 2C provides a complete solution for a laboratory with the speed and flexibility required, where the need for a fast analysis time must not compromise instrument performance.
News from Horiba Jobin Yvon ( 2 June 2003)
Titration for the Pharmaceutical Industry
The Pharmaceutical Potentiometric Analysis Collection contains 35 methods for analyzing 733 pharmaceutical ingredients with titration methods most frequently used in pharmaceutical laboratories Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK ( 2 June 2003)
Sensors Provide Early Warning For Power Plants
User Application Article The Lintvalve Division of Kent based Procon Engineering has been awarded two important contracts to supply their Boiler Leak Detection Systems to China and Turkey.
News from Procon Engineering ( 2 June 2003)
High Accuracy Calibration For Weighing Systems
Procon Engineering's highly successful Force Calibration System for calibrating weighing vessels, silos and hoppers is now available in an ATEX certified, version for use in zone 1 hazardous areas.
News from Procon Engineering ( 2 June 2003)
Return on 3G Investment with Tektronix
Tektronix, a leading provider of test, measurement and monitoring tools for mobile network operators, has announced its passive monitoring solution for an emerging technology. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix ( 2 June 2003)
Function Generator With 80 Mhz Bandwidth
The Agilent Technologies 33250A, now available from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments), delivers nearly double the performance of any other generator in its price class.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) ( 2 June 2003)
Note For High Resolution Ultrasonic Spectroscopy
Ultrasonic Scientific, has produced a new free technical note detailing the new technique in which high resolution ultrasonic spectroscopy can be used to monitor acid induced gelation of whey proteins
News from Ultrasonic Scientific ( 2 June 2003)
Wrapping system also provides label substrate
Wrapping system stretches a band of polyethylene film around the perimeter of a pallet load and provides a substrate on which to place a bar code label.
News from Aetna UK ( 2 June 2003)
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