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Sine pumps optimise high viscosity resin delivery at Enercon(08/05/2018)

One of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, Enercon, is using MasoSine SPS sinusoidal pumps from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group to optimise the delivery of protective impregnating resin at its Magdeburg production facility in Germany.
Bearings selection: the key to prolonging pump life(08/05/2018)

Well designed and manufactured bearings will ensure that a pump works more efficiently, can tolerate higher temperature running and cope with varying load conditions. Perhaps more importantly, bearing selection will also have a marked effect upon the life expectancy of a pump, as Phil Burge, Marketing and Communications Manager at SKF explains.
How to choose the right valve for optimised machine performance(08/05/2018)

Increased production demands in recent years have led to a need for more accurate, reliable and durable components. Ironically, as the range of available technologies and pneumatic valve types, models, and properties expands to meet these requirements, specifiers, machine builders, OEMs and plant engineers can find the choice daunting.
Using Industry 4.0 to optimise process control(09/02/2018)

Paul Trevitt, Operations and Engineering Manager, for Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, looks at the advantages of this evolving concept and how it can be implemented in process control scenarios.
QDOS 20 pump reduces maintenance at U.S. water treatment plant(02/02/2018)

A water treatment facility in the U.S. recently turned to the Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) when a new pump was needed to feed sodium hypochlorite under high pressure into its post-chlorination cycle.
Efficiency in action – what’s behind the UK’s booming sewage sludge sector?(02/02/2018)

Energy generation from the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge has reached 888GWh, according to figures from the 2016 Digest of UK Energy Statistics – an increase of over 25 percent since 2011.
New super-compressor from Vert Rotors to improve satellite performance(15/01/2018)

Vert Rotors, the Scottish innovative compressor firm is manufacturing powerful micro compressors designed to improve satellite propulsion systems, as the company targets Scotland’s space industry.
Atlas Copco powers BLOODHOUND SSC project towards finishing line(18/12/2017)

In October last year, the BLOODHOUND SSC project made history with its first ever test runs, during which the supersonic combined jet engine and rocket powered car achieved speeds of up to 200mph on the runway at Newquay Airport in Cornwall.
Improving the efficiency of compressed air systems(06/11/2017)

Compressed air systems are energy intensive but it is possible to reduce a compressor’s energy consumption – and boost its productivity at the same time - by applying sensible control measures. BOGE’s Mark Whitmore explains.
Why Flat Face couplings should be the choice in hydraulic hose applications(04/11/2017)

In this article Ronald Molijn of Eaton Hydraulics looks at some common problems associated with traditional hydraulic couplings and explores why Flat Face couplings could offer solutions.
Ways to reduce pump noise in hydraulic circuits(09/10/2017)

With the increase in the need for high pressure, high stiffness and quick response systems, the demand for hydraulic equipment started increasing, globally. The hydraulic system usage in aerospace and automobile industries is observed to increase by a CAGR of 5 percent in 2020.
How to choose a counterbalance valve(09/10/2017)

Thanks to some very specific functions, counterbalance valves play an integral role in safely controlling an actuator which may be holding a load or a person in the air.
Ensuring future production capacity by installing VSD compressor(09/10/2017)

Kingsmoor Packaging Ltd. (KPL) has increased production capacity and improved its energy efficiency in the process as a result of installing a GA90 VSD compressor from Atlas Copco.
Optimum level and flow control for food industry processes(14/07/2017)

Process control equipment used in the food and beverage industry has to operate effectively with a wide variety of fluids, granules and powders.
Rod locking pneumatic cylinders provide emergency locking and braking(30/06/2017)

In automation applications, fail safe is a pre-requisite for any installation. In order to prevent damage to the products being assembled or manufactured, the automation system or line, or, most seriously to alleviate the risk of injury to machinery operators or those in the vicinity, any kind of pause in operation must leave the equipment in a safe state.