Industrial Technology

33 ways 3D printing is transforming the world

RS components has conducted some research over the past 12 months to understand what engineers are most interested in when it comes to technology, and the findings have shown that 3D printing has dominated online conversations. From these findings, RS Components has developed this interactive and responsive infographic.

25th August 2015

Steel maker improves roller table reliability with AC drives

The roller table has 80 rollers to transport finished steel billets at Celsa Manufacturing's plant in Cardiff. Each drive controls four banks of 20 roller motors. Celsa's existing roller table drives were obsolete as the company's electrical engineer, Nicholas Drane, explains: "The existing drives could not be interrogated to discover what they are doing or what condition they are in. It was also getting difficult to source spares for them.

24th August 2015

Rittal's enclosure solutions on show at Offshore Europe 2015

Rittal will be out in force, showcasing its top-of-the-range system at this year's Offshore Europe 2015 event in Aberdeen. With many specific and often high-risk security issues in the oil and gas industry, safety remains of paramount importance in the use of correct equipment and preventing sources of ignition.

20th August 2015

PTG Heavy Industries introduces sub-contract friction stir welding

Precision Technologies Group company, PTG Heavy Industries, is now able to offer full Friction Stir Welding sub-contract welding facilities from its purpose-built FSW manufacturing facility in Elland, UK.

19th August 2015

Morgan Advanced Materials invests in the semiconductor market

Morgan Advanced Materials has made a further major investment in its capability for manufacturing semiconductor processing products, at its Technical Ceramics facility at Rugby in the UK. The investment confirms Morgan's ongoing commitment to optimising its manufacturing capabilities in order to best serve its growing global customer base.

18th August 2015

Marine type approval for Unidrive M

Emerson's Control Techniques Unidrive M range has received the DNV type approval certificate. Rob de Ruiter of DNV-GL at Barendrecht, NL, presented the certificate to Teun van der Heiden of Emerson Industrial Automation at Sliedrecht, NL. In the maritime market, DNV-GL is known as a demanding classification society which sets high standards for products for maritime applications.

17th August 2015

Bosch Rexroth and wave industry leaders secure Â£2million WavePOD funding

Bosch Rexroth and wave energy machine developers Aquamarine Power and Carnegie Wave Energy have taken a significant step towards the creation of a standardised, self-contained offshore electricity generator, with the announcement of new funding to support the project.

14th August 2015

The importance of inspecting sutures

Medical suture specialist, PharmSouth, have expanded their range, using maxon DC motors and controllers, with a new inspection machine, that will save labour and material costs and achieve a much higher quality product.

13th August 2015

Parker AC30 drives achieve DNV certification

Parker Hannifin is pleased to announce that the AC30 series of drives has achieved DNV (Det Norske Veritas) certification to guarantee performance in demanding marine applications.

12th August 2015

Repaired industrial gearboxes are better than before

Renold Gears states that a gearbox it has repaired is usually better than when it was new. This would typically include improvements in performance, efficiency and possibly even reduced future maintenance.

7th August 2015

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