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Return to growth as exports pick up

23 February, 2010

Manufacturing production rose for the first time in two years, as overseas demand for UK-made goods increased and stock reductions eased, says the CBI

Virtual scalpel’s a cut above

23 February, 2010

The ultra-fine control, accuracy and repeatability promised by Burkert’s CMOSens mass flow controller technology (MFC) has been instrumental in enabling Plasma Surgical to develop PlasmaJet, claimed to be the only true plasma surgery system...

Parcel sorting system delivers efficiency

24 February, 2010

Hermes’ new 85,000 square foot national distribution hub in Nuneaton, Warwickshire is now open. It handles a large proportion of the company’s UK deliveries, and uses parcel identification and volume-measuring technology from Vitronic to...

Conveyor has parcel sorting wrapped up

24 February, 2010

Following the successful installation of a high-tech hub-style sortation system at TNT’s Birmingham depot, Astec Conveyors has continued to deliver and support similar parcel sortation systems at other TNT Express sites

Line control system a recipe for success at ready meal facility

24 February, 2010

Factory floor profitability expert, Marco, has enhanced the production ¬efficiency and security of ready meal producer, Bakkavör Cucina Sano with the installation of the Trac-IT Line Control Module at the Cucina Sano facility in Lincolnshire

Seeing the benefits of 3D vision systems

25 January, 2010

More and more manufacturing plants are today incorporating machine vision into their factories, especially if using robotics as they embrace the dawn of imaging software’s latest development, a set of comprehensive 3D vision tools

Drives cut bakery’s energy bills

23 February, 2010

Eight ABB standard drives are saving Ginsters bakery a potential 17 per cent per annum on its chilled water energy bill following installation on chiller pumps at its Callington bakery in Cornwall

Coolant control for engine test rig

25 January, 2010

An integrated globe valve and positioner combination from Burkert, manufacturer of control and measuring systems for fluids and gases, is providing reliable coolant control on a BP Castrol engine test rig

Machinery Directive puts value on safety

25 January, 2010

The new EU Machinery Directive will enable end users and specifiers to introduce quantitative assessment of safety factors, over and above the qualitative approach embodied in EN 954-1. Paul Considine, of Wieland Electric explains

Wireless transmitters monitor tank temperatures

23 February, 2010

Wireless temperature transmitters from Emerson Process Management have been installed at BP Exploration’s Dalmeny onshore terminal. Once in place, the new wireless network confirmed that the existing tank protection system was capable of...

Safeguarding your intellectual assets

26 October, 2009

Jackie Maguire, CEO, Coller IP Management explains the often misunderstood subjects of intellectual property (IP) and intellectual capital and explains why protecting them is so important for manufacturing and engineering businesses, particularly...

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