Sophisticated closedloop control system using electric and pneumatic automation technology ensures precision hot insertion process for the production of automotive throttle assemblies
Tough and reliable inverters help NOV Brandt to invrease the versatility and efficiency of its shale shakers, which are used to separate solids from the liquid component of drilling mud
The main pipe reel on an ocean-going vessel is a critical piece of equipment. The replacement of the two, six-tonne main pipe reel bearings on one of Technip's longest-serving pipelay vessels, the Apache has been completed successfully
Air spring systems ensure that the football fans on the Gautrain in South Afric have a safe and comfortable journey to the World Cup matches
One of the world’s largest automotive component manufacturers Johnson Controls is using water resistant SMVector drive range to power conveyors on a new car seat production line.
A filter plant at the BOS plant on the Scunthorpe Corus steelworks is using hybrid design gearboxes combining planetary and helical gear technology to open and close the doors on the iron desulphurisation process
the role of cables in reliable automation
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Maximum performance with minimum energy consumption: Nature shows the way to energy-efficient movement processes in tomorrow’s production and provides impulses for new practical applications
A 360 tonne wooden bridge was positioned over the A7 national road near Akkerwinde in Sneek (the Netherlands). Prior to being transported to its destination, the whole construction was lifted using a hydraulic computer-controlled Synchronous Lift System.
When the transport speed of the single stage worm gear used was too high for a bunker conveyor, a solution had to be found to match the particular needs of the customer.
Lithuanian based Altechna specify XY, Z stage with vertical counterbalance system and a motion controller for their sub-micron resolution laser micromachining – synchronised with laser for pin-point accuracy
One of the UK’s largest food producers was kept running during the worst of the recent snowy weather thanks to a timely repair on an unusual sealed motor gearbox unit.
Custom-designed, super precision ball bearings are playing a vital role in easuring the stability and reliability of optical guidance systems and stabilised camera mounts used in both military and commercial applications.
After more than 10 years of operation, spherical roller and spherical plain bearings are continuing to ensure that the London Eye keeps turning safely and reliably.
Quarry conditions – with all the shocks, dust and dampness inherent to them – make major demands on machinery and components. Hydraulic lines to stand the test in the grueling day-to-day construction site routine
Proportional valves regulate pressure during positioning and test processes
Oil rig drilling platforms are extremely high cost capital investments. So designers and end users of such massive structures have reliability and availability at the very top of their list of ‘must haves’ when they consider critical equipment
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