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News Release from: Tinius Olsen | Subject: H20KW
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 August 2004
Scallop Researchers Use FE College
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A Further Education College on the Isle of Man has again come to the aid of a local project by making it's Tinius Olsen materials testing machine available for Research and Development work.
A Further Education College on the Isle of Man has again come to the aid of a local project by making it's Tinius Olsen materials testing machine available for Research and Development work On this occasion, the H20KW machine is being used by students from Liverpool University's Marine Biological Station on the island to test scallop shells for a study, partly funded by the island's Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Liverpool University needed to establish the strength of the scallop shells to see how much they were affected by the dredging method of harvesting currently practised," explains materials science lecturer John Marchment.
"The Marine Biological Station does not have its own test equipment, so they asked us to help out." Using the H20KW machine with some specially-developed grips, the Liverpool students were able to conduct tests on scallops of various ages collected from different fishery areas and record the data for subsequent analysis.
"The machine is a nice, easy one to use," says John.
"And the test results were invaluable in conducting the project." The Tinius Olsen machine is regularly used by John's own students at the College and is also used by other businesses in the area.
"Last time it was used by a firm of agricultural engineers for spring rake testing," says John.
The practice seems to be an effective way to offset the costs of providing students with the latest equipment. Request a free brochure from Tinius Olsen ...
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