February 2010
Pump control software cuts maintenance costs
Severn Trent Water is making savings of up to £2,400 a week on pump maintenance after upgrading its pump control software, which was...
December 2009
Driving theme park in Latin America with motors, inverters and soft starters
From a rollercoaster to water pumps and compressors; WEG motors, inverters and soft starters are providing safe and efficient operation...
Robotic testing of composites Reliable temperature control
With sales of more than $1.3bn, Hexcel is the worlds leading advanced structural materials company and is a global enterprise with...
RFID system for precise movement Verifying the position determination of a transport crane
It is hot at the iron and steel works company Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) in Duisburg, Germany. As one of the leading steel...
Roller bearings for coal handling conveyors save up to 90% downtime
SRB Split Roller Bearings from UK manufacturer, Revolvo Ltd, are playing a major role in the operation of the recently re-opened Hatfield...
Building kit system for switching devices Precision in confined space
Rotary transfer machine designed with various components of the item MB Building Kit System. The manufacturing of contacts for switching...
Dynamometer for satellite positioning wheels Keeping the satellite on target
Most equipment manufacturers aim for maximum reliability but still maintain a team of service engineers for the few times something...
Conveyor for cockpit manufacturer Relocation by 20 metres
Excel Monorail Systems (formerly Translift Systems), a division of Excel Automation, has recently completed an extension to a conveying...
Standard drives in pastry production Saving costs up to 17% per annum
Eight ABB standard drives are saving Ginsters bakery a potential 17% per annum on its chilled water energy bill following installation...
Condition monitoring system in power turbine helps to prevent failures
An FAG DTECT X1 online vibration monitoring system has prevented the failure of a steam turbine, which could have cost the Corus plant...
Pipeline protection system Reducing costs with high pressure
A new type of flow-based pipeline protection system (PPS) for the new Gjøa field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea will lead...
November 2009
Ceramic coated bearings for modern trains
Today’s generation of trains is required to go faster than ever before, and to travel much longer distances without maintenance. These...
Protection of measuring devices from magnetic fields
The uses of neodymium magnets or a strong magnetic field created by electromagnetic devices can have a negative influence on the correct...
Real time thermal imaging of poorly insulated UK homes
Every lamp post, telephone box and even manhole cover in the UK has a grid reference. And it’s this level Ordnance Survey detail that...
Weld monitoring systems optimises welding processes
Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a welding process invented by TWI in 1991. The process involves a spinning tool, in contact with the...
Power meter measures transformer losses
The Yokogawa WT3000 digital power analyser is at the heart of a test system being used by Smit Transformers NV, one of Europe's leading...
Sensors for the Chocolate Museum Non-contact level detection
The Chocolate Museum in Cologne lets its visitors savour the sweet taste of chocolate. In 1993 the museum was founded and financed...
Testing station for card reader
Quality inspection plays an important part during the manufacturing of card readers for memory cards, e.g. for video cameras, mobile...
Anti-static conveyor is key to aerosol packing
A modular conveying system, developed and manufactured by Autarky Automation with modular Schuco conveyor components, is being used...
Bearing solutions ensure high availability of continuous casting plants
The Schaeffler Group has launched its Continuous Caster Bearing (CoCaB) programme, a new service that offers a comprehensive range...
