News releases on Manufacturingtalk categorised by date
Sunday 17 August
to Saturday 23 August 2003
Tooling R and D work is progressing well
Craftsman Tools that its DTI Smart grant supported R and D on the interchangeability of parts between holders, common flexible fixturing and ease of manufacture is progressing faster than expected.
News from Craftsman Tools (22 August 2003)
Open architecture FMS shown with robotic deburring
A company that specialises in interlinking any number of machine tools with a standardised work handling system will demonstrate an 'open' FMS at EMO 2003 as well as robotic deburring.
News from Fastems Divisions, Helvar (22 August 2003)
Compact VMC offers generous working envelope
In spite of its compactness, a VMC has a generous working envelope of 1016 x 457 x 457mm and a 1170 x 457mm table capable of supporting workpieces weighing up to 454 kg. Brochure Available
News from Hurco Europe (22 August 2003)
One mill-turn centre replaces 16 machine tools
User Application Article One mill-turn centre has replaced eight chucking automatics and eight multi-spindle drillers in the manufacture of cylinder heads and valve end caps used in radial piston motors.
News from Mills Manufacturing Technology (22 August 2003)
Large job lights guide assemblers on picking
Parts verification sensor features large bright green and red job lights that provide distinct visual cues to guide assemblers through a part picking sequence and warn of incorrect procedure. out-of-s
News from Banner Engineering (21 August 2003)
Director appointed to manage global expansion
Globally expanding CADCAM developers Camtek yesterday announced the appointment of Terry Antrobus as Director of Sales and Marketing.
News from Camtek (21 August 2003)
Nylon terminal strips can also be customised
A versatile range of 12-way nylon terminal strips, that can be supplied pre-cut to a specified number of poles, can be used in a wide range of electrical installations and lighting equipment.
News from Camden Electronics (21 August 2003)
Users can now launch VERICUT from within EdgeCAM
The latest release of VERICUT software from CGTech has an interface which offers users of Pathtrace's EdgeCAM software the ability to launch VERICUT from within EdgeCAM. Brochure Available
News from CGTech (21 August 2003)
Total health and safety support is more affordable
Latest health and safety software enables health and safety managers to achieve compliance for just GBP 99.
News from Croner Consulting (21 August 2003)
Combined clutch, brake ensures good start/stop
Combined hydraulic friction clutch and brake unit, mounted on the crankshaft, ensures exceptionally good stop/start control, for when the press is operated in second op. or pitch-and-trip modes.
News from Joseph Rhodes (21 August 2003)
Vice president and general manager appointed
Gabriel Royo, has rejoined Morgan Construction Company as vice president and general manager of the Morgoil Bearing Division and World Wide Rolling Mill Spares, Installations and Services.
News from Morgan Construction Company (21 August 2003)
Industrial PC has programmable keypads
Featuring programmable keypads, a 15in industrial PC offers a choice of Celeron or Pentium III processors, and up to 512MB of memory.
News from Nematron Europe (21 August 2003)
Catalogue includes probe application guidelines
A test probe catalogue contains 48 pages of information and application guidelines on the largest range of spring test probes available in the UK.
News from Peak Test Services (21 August 2003)
Efficient product data management is essential
If subcontracting manufacturing businesses are to survive in today's market place, they need to have the correct systems in place to ensure that the product data management element runs efficiently.
News from PSL DataTrack (21 August 2003)
Waterbased acrylic adhesive is conductive
The development of a new, waterbased acrylic conductive adhesive provides a low cost alternative to the more expensive and often cumbersome conductive adhesives.
News from RBC Industries (21 August 2003)
Pick-and-mix pressure transducers reduce waiting
An innovative, modular solution enables RDP Electronics to respond quickly to customer orders for application-specific pressure transducers. Brochure Available
News from RDP Electronics (21 August 2003)
Flexible, soft PLC solution is base don SERCOS
A SERCOS version of SoftLogix 5800 control software offers a flexible, soft PLC solution with motion control capabilities while significantly reducing wiring and improving data feedback.
News from Rockwell Automation (21 August 2003)
Processor-Controlled Automatic Water Analysis
MATi 11 comprises the 789 Sample Processor XL combined with the 799 GPT Titrino and everything necessary to perform conductivity, pH measurement, p+m value determination and water hardness titration. Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (21 August 2003)
MCERTS Certification for Gasmet FTIR
The SIRA Accreditation Service has awarded MCERTS certification to the Gasmet CX-4000 and DX-4000 multi-component FTIR gas analysers for CEMS applications, from Quantitech.
News from Quantitech (21 August 2003)
Seminar Illustrates Web Handling and Converting
A two day seminar from Sensor Products with Finishing Technologies on web Handling and Converting teaches the must-know areas including tension control, nips, roller design, spreading and wrinkling.
News from Sensor Products (21 August 2003)
Activeapps Offer Flexible Spectral Data Processing
Thermo Electron has announced the availability of a new series of add-on processing software applications, called ActiveApps, for its leading spectral data processing package, Grams/AI. Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (21 August 2003)
Oscilloscope Power Measurement And Analysis
New software from TTi quickly measures and analyses power dissipation in power-supply switching devices and magnetic components, and then generates detailed test reports in customisable formats.
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (21 August 2003)
Free Industrial Water Users Seminars At IWEX 2003
IWEX seminars will help industrial water users learn from case studies from other water users and find new and innovative products from monitoring systems to pumps to help manufacture more efficiently
News from Turret Group (21 August 2003)
More lives saved with Heartstart defibrillator
User Application Article Defibrillator successfully saves a life on Hampstead Heath.
News from Laerdal Medical (21 August 2003)
Versatile 'mini-mill' costs under GBP 30,000
Costing under GBP 30,000, together with a small footprint, a 'mini-mill' is ideal for companies of all types and sizes wanting cost effective manufacture of small parts in different materials. Brochure Available
News from Dugard (20 August 2003)
Independent consultancy covers cutting fluid needs
User Application Article Cutting fluid filter lives have been increased from five hours to six months while sump lives have been increased from one month to two years, saving GBP 1.5m for an aerospace manufacturer.
News from Coolant Management and Consulting (20 August 2003)
Novel end mill offers high cutting stability
Grooving specialist is to launch an end milling system that features a replaceable carbide milling insert, which locates in a steel head brazed to the end of a carbide shank.
News from Horn Cutting Tools (20 August 2003)
High speed VMC with small footprint to be launched
Said to offer a good price-to-performance ratio in a small footprint, a VMC will be launched by Hurco Europe at its forthcoming open house. Brochure Available
News from Hurco Europe (20 August 2003)
Twin spindle BTA system has automatic loading
To drill precise holes in stainless steel or duplex steel billets a twin spindle BTA system deep hole drilling machine was developed with an automatic billet loading and positioning system.
News from Precihole Machine Tools (20 August 2003)
Waterproof Portable Turbidimeter is Compact
The Waterproof TN 100 from Eutech Instruments uses the nephelometric method with Infra Red LED which is compliant to ISO 7027/DIN EN 27027 requirements.
News from Eutech Instruments (20 August 2003)
Crime Scene DNA Analysed by LGC
User Application Article LGC has confirmed its recent success in winning an initial Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) contract to analyse the Met's crime scene DNA samples to 2006.
News from LGC (20 August 2003)
Zeta Potential Measurement Simplified
One of the most exacting challenges when measuring zeta potential, is to ensure the complete cleanliness of the measurement cell, since even the smallest amount of contamination can affect the result.
News from Malvern Instruments (20 August 2003)
Mobile On-Line Particle Size Analyzer Launched
The Insitec Voyager allows sampling at various points in a production line and is the first ever standard mobile unit for real-time on-line particle sizing.
News from Malvern Instruments (20 August 2003)
DSC Measurements Under Pressure
Measurements performed under pressure expand the possibilities of thermal analysis including shorter analysis times, measurements under process conditions and improved result interpretation. Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (20 August 2003)
New Portable Refractometer From Mettler Toledo
The new professional portable refractometer - Refracto 30GS - has been designed to replace non-thermostated, digital, bench-top refractometers. Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (20 August 2003)
New Range Covers pH, Conductivity, Ion Meters
A new range of pH, conductivity, ion and ISFET meters includes SevenEasy and SevenMulti to meet every application need. Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (20 August 2003)
Concrete Solution Provides Analysis
Mettler Toledo auto-titrators offer quick and precise testing, auto-samplers reduce workload and eliminate operator errors and auto-traceability ensures compliance with industry legislation. Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (20 August 2003)
Embracing Linux for Image Analysis
The cost-effectiveness of Linux can be combined to the ease-of-use MultiCam drivers and eVision tools as well as the Picolo series of frame grabbers. Brochure Available
News from Multipix Imaging (20 August 2003)
Logic Analysers For Cost-Conscious Customers
The high-speed TLA5000 Series logic analysers are said to deliver industry's fastest deep memory timing and state acquisition for measurement simplicity and affordability. Brochure Available
News from Tektronix (20 August 2003)
Book Your Place For Dinner
A celebration of the successes achieved in the water and allied industries will be the focus of attention of the re-styled IWEX Gala Evening.
News from Turret Group (20 August 2003)
Weld overlay and cladding flexibility increased
Arc Energy Resources, a specialist in corrosion and wear resistant weld overlay cladding, is completing a comprehensive equipment refit to increase flexibility and capacity by 25%.
News from Arc Energy Resources (19 August 2003)
Industrial robots intended for clean room use
To meet the ever increasing demand for clean room assembly systems, a wide range of robots includes a comprehensive selection of Class 10 approved clean room robots.
News from CPR Automation (19 August 2003)
Armour steel 'flat pack' kits ordered by MoD
Corus has been awarded a contract by Alvis Vickers to supply flat-pack kits of complex armour steel profiles for the manufacture of 66 armoured engineer vehicles for the Ministry of Defence. Brochure Available
News from Corus Group (Automotive) (19 August 2003)
Hinges ensure maximum cabinet door dimensions
Hinges that suit flange returns of 16mm to 25mm or greater are available for the traditional lay-on protruding door that has a number of advantages for electrical or electronic cabinets. Brochure Available
News from Elesa (UK) (19 August 2003)
RFID tags make pallet tracking more efficient
User Application Article 'Smart' pallets with RFID tags embedded in their construction help keep track of each pallet more efficiently and limit pallet losses.
News from Escort Memory Systems (19 August 2003)
Marshallers facilitate better product flow control
Two sets of marshallers feature a toggle action to provide feed separation and improved product flow control on conveyor lines. Brochure Available
News from Festo (19 August 2003)
Medium pressure UV disinfection purifies water
User Application Article To ensure wash and process water remains free from pathogens such as Cryptosporidium, a food manufacturer has installed a UV disinfection system to purify water used in processing.
News from Hanovia (19 August 2003)
Job shops' costs estimating needs met
Cost estimating software is designed to meet the cost estimating needs all job shops, regardless of the type of processes they perform and at a price point that any company can afford.
News from MTI Systems (19 August 2003)
True part costs for manufacturing revealed
A powerful program designed specifically for OEMs makes significant savings by revealing true part costs for all types of manufacturing applications, including machining, fabricating, and assembly.
News from MTI Systems (19 August 2003)
AC TIG eases orbital welding of aluminium tubes
User Application Article AC orbital welding power supplies allow aluminium and aluminium alloys to be welded much more successfully with AC TIG in a production environment when compared with DC TIG.
News from Orbimatic (19 August 2003)
Assembly line also calibrates and tests pumps
User Application Article A new "world-class assembly line" for one of the world's leading pump manufacturers also calibrates and tests of over 200 different types of pump.
News from Precision Engineering (19 August 2003)
Poster helps interpret hazardous area requirements
To help engineers, an easy-to-use poster gives comprehensive details of the zones, categories, classes and terms appropriate to the ATEX directive relating to hazardous areas.
News from Schmersal UK (19 August 2003)
Daylight readable LEDs update the shop floor
Electronic noticeboards with daylight readable LEDs provide TCP/IP over Ethernet Interface connectivity to provide easily updated production plant information on the shop floor.
News from Vision-Text Messagemaker (19 August 2003)
Superform gains DIN 6700-2 Class C2 weld standard
Recently Superform Aluminium, the world's leading supplier of superformed components, has become one of very few UK companies to have gained the stringent DIN 6700-2 Klasse C2 welding standard.
News from Superform Aluminium (19 August 2003)
Aluminium panels up to 10mm thick superformed
Capacity at Superform Aluminium now offers formed aluminium parts up to 10mm thick following the completion of a new GBP1m at its Worcester, UK, production facility.
News from Superform Aluminium (19 August 2003)
Cross roller bearings can improve machinery
Cross roller bearings can replace traditional angular contact ball bearing mechanisms to help users of automation and robotics make significant improvements to machine performance.
News from THK UK (19 August 2003)
Accurate Temperature and Resistance Measurement
Designed for accurate resistance and temperature measurement, the Microlink 752 from Biodata also offers counting and output control.
News from Biodata (19 August 2003)
Zeiss Supplies Replacement Microscopes at Glasgow
User Application Article NewMicroscopes from Carl Zeiss replaces item destroyed in October 2001 when a fire devastated Glasgow University's hundred-year-old Bower Building.
News from Carl Zeiss (19 August 2003)
New Item Added to High-Pressure Components Family
EPSI's hydraulically powered Intensifier was specifically designed to withstand both external and internal pressure to eliminate intrusion of seawater.
News from EPSI (19 August 2003)
New HAST Test Chamber from Hirayama
The new Model R8 HAST chamber from Hirayama is said to be free from condensation and contamination problems and of a higher quality than previous models or others on the market.
News from Hastest Solutions (19 August 2003)
Technical Illustration at Ulrich Alber
User Application Article Ulrich Alber KG specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative technology for wheelchair drivers and people restricted in their mobility.
News from Itedo Software (19 August 2003)
Results Boosted By Analytical Innovation
Its latest annual report shows LGC has more than doubled staff and tripled sales in the past seven years through a deliberate policy of placing technology at the heart of its corporate strategy.
News from LGC (19 August 2003)
More Features, Same Price For Density Meter
On new portable density meter - Densito 30PX and refractometer - Refracto 30PX a built-in clock allows results to be transmitted via the infrared interface together with time and date of measurement. Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (19 August 2003)
Mettler Toledo Helps Solve Monster Mystery
User Application Article This autumn Channel 4 will broadcast The Big Monster Dig - a new factual programme - and a Mettler Toledo instrument enjoys a leading role in one of the episodes. Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (19 August 2003)
Latest Titration Techniques From Mettler Toledo
User Training courses from Mettler Toledo concentrate on programming, operation, troubleshooting and maintenance and will help attendees become more efficient and develop better methods. Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (19 August 2003)
Oxoid Acquires Prepared Media Manufacturing
From early September 2003, Oxoid will take direct control of the Medvet manufacturing operations in Adelaide - a purpose-built facility created less than three years ago. Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (19 August 2003)
New Brochure On eRecordmanager Data Archival
An eight-page brochure on eRecordmanager provides a comprehensive overview of the system's functionality for data storage, searching and retrieval of instrument data, reports and documents. Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (19 August 2003)
IWEX for Everyone in Water
With over 200 exhibitors and a free to attend seminar programme, IWEX covers all aspects of the industry from trenchless technology and civil engineering through to water filtration, monitoring.
News from Turret Group (19 August 2003)
Free Technical Seminars At Imaging Science
With different programmes on each day of the show, the aim of a UKIVA - led seminar programme at Photonex 03 is to keep visitors up to date with the latest in imaging technology.
News from UK Industrial Vision Association (19 August 2003)
Visitors Represent 60% of Market
The average fork lift truck fleet of IMHX visitors is 14 so IMHX visitors are responsible for over 150,000 fork lifts trucks, representing total penetration of the under 6 year old truck park.
News from Turret Group (19 August 2003)
UK service manager brings 29 years' experience
Boge Compressors has promoted Chris Camsell to the position of UK service manager, to provide technical support for the Boge distributor network and for end users in the UK. Brochure Available
News from Boge Compressors (18 August 2003)
Guarding service covers where standard types fail
A special and bespoke guarding service covers the range of situations where standard guards cannot be adapted to the parameters of a machine, or cannot provide the levels of operator protection.
News from Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley Guardmaster ) (18 August 2003)
New sales manager appointed at magnets maker
Greg Erskine is the new sales manager at Rotherham-based Magnequench. He succeeds Andrew Myers, who moved up to the role of general manager earlier this year.
News from Precision Magnetics (18 August 2003)
High speed wire/rod mill operates up to 105m/sec
User Application Article High-speed mill to be added to Anon's existing bar mill will be capable of producing rod at 105 meters per second and 90 metric tons per hour for the production of wire rod and rebar.
News from Morgan Construction Company (18 August 2003)
Specialist subby returns for 5th injection moulder
User Application Article Peterborough-based Polytech Precision Plastics has purchased its fifth Sandretto injection moulding machine in as many years.
News from Sandretto UK (18 August 2003)
CD includes extensive library of software
A completely revamped Open Automation Solutions CD contains the latest version (2.2) of SIXNET's I/O Tool Kit, and an extensive library of open Linux software and resources. Brochure Available
News from Sixnet (18 August 2003)
Manager is responsible for UK gas product sales
Witt Gas Techniques has appointed Stuart Henderson (41) as UK Sales Manager, responsible for the sales of all Witt Gas products in the United Kingdom.
News from Witt Gas Techniques (18 August 2003)
Royalty-free processor combo
Integrated RISC/DSP core provides potent platform for accelerating volume ASIC projects
News from Cambridge Consultants (18 August 2003)
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