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Professor Stathis Ioannides has been presented with the Leonardo da Vinci award for his advanced work in the field of tribology. In particular, the award has been presented for Professor Ioannides’ work in bridging the gap between tribology theory and its technical and practical application throughout industry, and his contribution to the design of new rolling bearings.

Tekscan, Inc, announces high temperature, tactile pressure sensors for use in environments up to 200 °Celsius (400 °Fahrenheit).

A Birmingham City University team has successfully completed its latest two-year automotive supply chain support programme for Birmingham Chamber’s Accelerate programme. It has also seen scheme beneficiary, Barkley Plastics carry off both the ‘Large SME’ and ‘Best Birmingham Company’ titles in Accelerate’s 2008 Supplier Awards.

Concern over the low level of UK Industry’s innovation performance, led the West Midlands Regional Observatory (WMRO) and Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Technology Innovation and Development, to co-host a workshop for researchers and industry bodies from across the region, and beyond.

Hi-line are pleased to announce the recent appointment of Nigel Winfield to the management team, reporting directly to company directors, Steven Smith and Michael Thurlow.

Creaform is proud to introduce the latest improvement to its inspection systems: the C-Link functionality. Through C-Link, it is possible to network up to 4 C-Tracks and operate them simultaneously with a HandyPROBE portable CMM or a MetraSCAN 3D optical CMM scanner.

In the twenty years since Master Chemical Corporation established a foothold in the UK a lot has changed in the metalworking world. And naturally the UK arm of this specialist in production fluids has changed with it. Now the company that was initially set-up to supply and support the UK market not only serves the wider Europe and beyond but is also the research and development centre for the entire region.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today that it is partnering with The Manufacturing Institute to bring automation and control systems certifications to the National Association of Manufacturers

The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today the offerings of its Analyzers Track at ISA Automation Week 2011: Technology and Solutions Event, which will take place in Mobile, Alabama, USA, 17-20 October 2011, at the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center. The Analyzers Track provides up-to-date information on the use of process analyzers for both environmental and process monitoring and control.

The brand new Mitsubishi FX3G PLC is designed for smaller systems, but it still delivers a powerful combination of essential features, plus others that are not usually expected from a controller at this level. These include; a large program memory to implement sophisticated algorithms, ample space for data storage, logging or recipes, plus high speed execution to enhance system productivity. Dual bus architecture provides flexible expansion possi...