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Contrinex’s photoelectric sensors ‘get a grip’ of shipping containers

At busy container seaports, Contrinex's C23PA photoelectric sensors help ‘get a grip’ of shipping containers on straddle-carriers, the purpose-designed container-handling vehicles which operate around the clock, loading, unloading and stacking containers.

Factors to consider when specifying brakes for theatre and stage applications

KEB has been supplying spring-applied brakes for the theatre and stage industry for more than 40 years. From deck winches and turntables, to line shaft hoists and orchestra lifts, a range of factors should be considered when specifying brakes, says Jonathan Bullick of KEB Automation.

Cutting wasted product development time for knife maker

Engineers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have saved a knife manufacturer valuable time and wasted energy by simulating the manufacturing process and estimating the production costs of introducing additive manufacturing (AM) in its production process.

Increasing the efficiency of solar power: Power resistors are a key solar component

Oxford-based solar technology firm, Oxford PV, plans to volume manufacture the world’s most efficient solar panel by the end of 2020.

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Full speed ahead: Exploring advancements in electric vehicles and charging in 2020(23/10/2020)

Electric vehicles (EVs) and the wider electric transportation has gone from strength to strength in the past decade. Over the next five years, a total of eight million drivers in the UK will switch to hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs) according to CompareTheMarket, driving demand for robust charging infrastructure. Here, Steve Hughes, Managing Director of transport power quality specialist REO UK, explores how the industry is shaping up for the 2020s.
A linear guide system for a complex setup(23/10/2020)

Spie GmbH is responsible for the repair, maintenance and refurbishment of machinery for a leading train manufacturer in Germany. It was faced with a difficult problem: an old DUO welding system was breaking down more than it was in operation – and it was giving the company a constant headache.
More efficient pumps easily achieved with new wear rings(21/10/2020)

Independent tests by a pump manufacturer prove corrosion-free Vesconite Hilube wear rings safely allow reduced running clearances and improve pump efficiency.
RARUK Automation helps JB Springs optimise wire-form production(14/10/2020)

A Universal Robots UR10e, supplied by RARUK Automation, has removed the need to manually unload and pack wire forms produced at John Binns & Son (Springs) Ltd.
Bosch Connected Industry digitalises rail transport(12/10/2020)

Lineas, a large private rail freight operator in Europe, is digitalising its wagon fleet with Nexeed Track and Trace from Bosch Connected Industry.