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TE catalogue highlights its sensor technologies
TE Connectivity has announced a catalogue highlighting its broad portfolio of sensor technologies. The catalogue also profiles markets served and wide range of applications. TE categorises its products into 18 sensor type sections. Each section is introduced with a brief description followed by simple product tables and specifications.
30 seconds to industrial automation take off
You may have noticed the increasing number of space and sci-fi film releases over the past few years. From the renowned Apollo films to the 2014 release, Gravity, everyone has a favourite that they can watch over and over. I try not to judge, but if you haven't heard of Interstellar by now you must have spent the last year hiding under a rock. Personally, I didn’t notice any industrial automation parts floating in the background, but if the...
ECS renews sluice automation equipment for EA
As the Environment Agency (EA) continues its programme to upgrade water control structures on the River Lee, it has contracted ECS Engineering Services to replace the actuators and gearboxes on the sluice gates at Rammey Marsh. The project also delivered improved automation and reliability which reduced maintenance costs.
Ultra-fast broadband network heading to Essex
Ultra-fast broadband provider Gigaclear is installing its pure fibre cable network as part of the £7.5m Superfast Essex Rural Challenge Project. The project, which has just commenced, will bring ultra-fast broadband to more than 4,500 homes and businesses in the east of Epping Forest District, providing internet speeds up to 1,000 times faster than currently available in the area.
Modern-day LEDs light up BBC period drama
Verbatim’s hi-tech LED candle lighting is being used as a safe, realistic and practical alternative to open flame candles by the producers of War and Peace, a TV adaption of Tolstoy’s classic Russian novel to be screened by the BBC in 2016.
High on safety
Major construction sites are tending to become very congested - in efforts to better exploit the available building space and speed project times. The workhorse tower crane is critical to the efficiency of such sites, and crane operators today often have to work in very complex 3D space envelopes with many potential collision zones.
Ultrasonic technology enhances paper production process
A tool that uses ultrasonic technology to enable early prediction of paper and board materials performance, while facilitating the optimisation of key production processes has been unveiled by ABB.The L&W TSO Tester measures Tensile Stiffness Index (TSI) and Tensile Stiffness Orientation (TSO) properties on machine- or cross-machine profile paper samples cut out from the jumbo reel.
Transparent display at Hard Rock Café
CDS are pleased to share an install of one of their transparent displays at a Hard Rock Café in Orlando. Hard Rock Café have implemented a transparent screen in their popular restaurant in Florida to showcase classic music memorabilia from The Beatles.
Shape-shifting navigation device
Combine mechanical engineering, experimental theatre, and an old dark church, and you’re bound to get some interesting results... A new navigation device, for instance.
Bentek to exhibit utility-scale PV products
Bentek will exhibit in Booth #3314 at Solar Power International (SPI), scheduled to take place 14th - 17th September, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Bentek will introduce several new Electrical Balance Of System (EBOS) solutions for the residential, commercial and utility-scale PV market.