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Variable speed drive eliminates grinder stoppages

Variable speed drive eliminates grinder stoppages

Regular stoppages of a grinder used in the production of animal feed have been eliminated with the installation of an ABB variable speed drive (VSD) to control the input of ingredients.

24th November 2017
Renishaw vacuum casting technology accelerates innovation

Renishaw vacuum casting technology accelerates innovation

Renishaw has collaborated with designer and manufacturer of automatic juicers, Zumex, to facilitate a faster development cycle and cut third party costs. Renishaw supplied a 5/01 PLC vacuum casting machine, as well as tailored machine training, so that Zumex could produce prototypes for its innovative juicer designs faster than ever before.

9th November 2017
Thermal imaging measures temperature profile of air compressor

Thermal imaging measures temperature profile of air compressor

A UK-based engineering firm is using thermal imaging cameras from Micro-Epsilon to accurately measure the temperature profile of its new air compressor, which is already attracting worldwide attention due to its energy saving capabilities.

3rd November 2017
Double packing boost for global hand hygiene company

Double packing boost for global hand hygiene company

In one of its most complex, largest and innovative projects to date, Pacepacker has more than doubled the output for a world-leading hand hygiene supplier by automating the case erection, loading and palletising tasks previously performed manually.

31st October 2017
SKF helps keep Erdinger Weissbräu brewery flowing

SKF helps keep Erdinger Weissbräu brewery flowing

SKF has provided a modern lubrication system to the largest family-owned wheat beer brewery in Germany, to help them improve the flexibility of internal processes and meet growing demand. Using a sectional lubrication system to ensure peak operational performance, SKF helps Erdinger Weissbräu to keep its 1.81 million hectolitres of beer flowing.

19th October 2017
Double packing boost for global hand hygiene company

Double packing boost for global hand hygiene company

Finalist in the PPMA Most Innovative Packaging Machinery Award 2017, Pacepacker has more than doubled the output for a hand hygiene supplier by automating the case erection, loading and palletising tasks previously performed manually. Several elements line, including how Pacepacker now deploys 3D modelling and printing to produce bespoke components, is being showcased at PPMA 2017. Visit stand C50.

28th September 2017
Schaeffler bearings selected for wet steam-to-energy generators

Schaeffler bearings selected for wet steam-to-energy generators

Scottish manufacturer Heliex Power has selected cylindrical roller bearings and angular contact ball bearings from Schaeffler for use on its energy saving screw expander technology, which harnesses the power of wet steam and has been installed in industrial plants, incineration sites and large-scale farms and nurseries around the world

25th August 2017
Robust drive systems improve beverage sector production

Robust drive systems improve beverage sector production

Standstill is a word that smacks of bitter losses to the beverage industry. For drive technology in this sector, high availability and easy maintenance are therefore absolutely essential. David McNamer, manufacturing manager at G.C. Evans Sales & Mfg, an American manufacturer of cooling and heating equipment for the food and beverage industry, explains

22nd August 2017
HBM load cells in LGC Automation weighing/packaging machines

HBM load cells in LGC Automation weighing/packaging machines

When LGC Automation in France decided to develop its weighing and packaging machines, fitting a weight sensor which incorporated PW20i load cells from HBM was the obvious answer.

11th July 2017
Helicopter-based pylon delivery relies on wireless load sensing

Helicopter-based pylon delivery relies on wireless load sensing

Demonstrating that the electricity supply infrastructure can be developed more quickly and cost-effectively, Heli-Lift Services has pioneered the use of helicopters to remove and deliver poles and pylons in remote locations. An enabling technology in this enterprise is an innovative load sensing and monitoring technology from Sensor Technology.

22nd June 2017
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