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Easy to install and completely maintenance-free plastic slewing ring bearings

There is a new way to tackle high load rotational applications traditionally solved by using ball bearings. The PRT slewing ring from plastic bearings specialist igus UK uses two self-lubricating, ... more
Seals & bearings

Maintec co-locates with Health & Safety Midlands in 2014

Maintec will be co-located with the new Health & Safety Midlands when it returns to the NEC in Birmingham on 11 – 13 March 2014. The co-location is said to be a perfect fit as Maintec focuses on ... more
News

Manufacturers report rebound

Manufacturers reported a rebound in orders and continue to expect moderate growth in output over the next three months, according to the CBI Monthly Industrial Trends Survey for February.Anna Leach, ... more
News

Innovation key to competitiveness

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK manufacturer of premium vehicles, has recommended the Government continues to support measures to enhance innovation and engineering skills to ensure Britain’s future ... more
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£21m for manufacturing research

Four new research centres, which will develop new ways of manufacturing in electronics, laser use in production processes, medical devices and food production, have been awarded £21 million in ... more
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Record numbers visit Southern Manufacturing show

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2013 has been hailed as the most successful ever staged, with record numbers of visitors and exhibitors converging on FIVE, Farnborough last month.This year ... more
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Lean manufacturing needs lean stock management

Truly efficient lean manufacturing should include practices beyond the ­production line, including stock, components and WIP. Keith Couzens of Couzens Storage Solutions takes a close look at this ... more
Handling & storage

Lockout tagout: Brady’s all-round approach from training to market leading products

Brady’s expert, Liz Gallagher urges safety managers to watch the company’s training film which targets the best global ­practice in hazardous energy controlA theme I have returned to again and again ... more
Health & safety

Safe as warehouses

Jean-Paul Gatel, managing director of Verlinde explains why safety in the warehouse needs good products as well as good practicesMany years of stringent health and safety legislation have ensured ... more
Health & safety

The right precautions to minimise cold store accidents

Warehousing and storage cover a wide range of activities that can result in various hazards. The harsh environment found in cold stores can exacerbate these safety implications and, as such, requires ... more
Health & safety

Noise measurement for industrial plants

Cirrus Environmental, has launched a specially designed acoustic interface, ZE: 908, which allows users to add a noise measurement capability to an existing process ­control system. The ZE: 908 is ... more
Health & safety

Software streamlines inspections

A global chemicals business has achieved an 85 per cent reduction in time spent on hazardous area inspections and repairs after adopting innovative data capture software from Terrington Data ... more
Inspection & measurement

Vibration meter detects early signs of failure

Monitran’s new hand-held meter, the MTN/VM220, which was launched at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2013, is suitable for detecting the early signs of component wear or failure in pumps, ... more
Inspection & measurement

Adaptable 3D inclinometer

Turck Banner’s 3D inclinometer can be adapted extensively and precisely by the customer to the requirements of the application via IO-Link.With a double 360 degree measuring range, the sensor is not ... more
Inspection & measurement

Infrared non-contact thermometer

The Mini RayTemp infrared thermometer from ETI is a compact, lightweight and low cost non-contact infrared thermometer. Simply aim and pull the trigger to display the temperature of the item being ... more
Inspection & measurement

 
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