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On a recent project, Moeller Electric SmartWire, the panel wiring system that puts fieldbus-like connectivity inside the control panel, has made it possible for refrigeration expert Greencold of Kettering to use just one control panel instead of the three originally planned, to eliminate the need for a costly PLC, and to dramatically reduce panel wiring time.

Amaechi Oduah has joined Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems Division to head up its marketing and communications activities. He has over a decade’s experience in the telecommunications, electrical and electronic manufacturing sector and gained his education at the University of Greenwich. He explains that moving into automation was a strategic decision, as manufacturing is set to be one of the best growth sectors in the medium and long ...

Weldability-SIF, the Letchworth Garden City based supplier of MIG, TIG, MMA, Spot and Oxy/Fuel welding and Plasma cutting machines, torches, accessories, consumables and personal protective equipment has announced the launch of a brand new portable welding curtain and frame supplied complete in a lightweight box.

E2S has added a new product to its intrinsically safe range of sounders and beacons, the IS-pA1 panel mount sounder, which is certified II 1G Ex ia IIB T4/5/6 for use in Zones 0, 1 and 2. The IS sounder is ideal for use as fault indication or process alarm in control panels located in intrinsically safe environments. It produces a 100dB(A) @ 1m continuous 2600Hz tone that can be pulsed externally to produce different signals.

It would seem simple. Some construction sites have an excess of material, others have insufficient. So why can’t they simply exchange these materials? It would be the most sustainable option; avoiding landfill and potentially, unnecessary quarrying of primary aggregates. The Environment Agency and numerous NGO’s actively promote such approaches, and there are a number of mechanisms by which the exchange of surplus materials can take place...

Shackle load cells are used widely in lifting and weighing applications and LCM Systems, one of the UK’s leading designers and manufacturers of load cells and load monitoring systems has seen a recent surge in the demand for its recently launched TELSHACK range of wireless shackle cells. Designed specifically for use in harsh or rugged environments, these innovative load cells are already in use in applications such as under-hook hoist and cran...

Start-ups are the life blood of today’s economies and will play a major role in keeping the UK out of recession, was the message from Dr Hermann Hauser, partner and co-founder of Amadeus Partners, in his keynote session at the ‘Show us the Money’ conference at the Møller Centre in Cambridge on 13th July 2010. The event marked the launch of Discovering Start-Ups 2010, a competition and initiative organised by the Cambridge...

Volex Group plc, is working with Sony as a major supplier of the power supply cord set and AC power inlet for the worldwide roll-out of the 5th generation (5G) Blu-ray disc player/recorder. The supply deal is part of a larger agreement between the two organisations, which has seen Volex apply its significant global presence and design expertise to become one of Sony’s main powercord suppliers, delivering to stringent environmental benchmark...

Cambridge based technology engineering company TWI is working with the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car design team to provide expertise in adhesive bonding. TWI’s role is to identify and test the perfect materials joining technique for the lower chassis structure of the car designed to inspire the next generation of scientist, engineers and mathematicians and set the new 1000 mph World Land Speed Record.

Owners of the Z Corporation ZPrinter® 310 Plus and Spectrum Z™510 3D printers can now produce 3D physical models that are stronger and more colorful, with brilliant whites, thanks to the company’s new zp®150 premium composite build material. zp150 also enables users of all current-generation ZPrinters to use water as the curing agent for finishing multicolor models.