Die-cast parts made of aluminium and magnesium alloys are increasingly being used in the automotive industry. Their advantage: they ensure a considerable reduction in vehicle weight. Zero-defect quality at the lowest possible cost is the declared requirement for the castings.

The LEMO B Series offers a modular, ergonomic, rugged and reliable circular multipole connector for applications needing quick and secure Push-Pull latching. Making it an ideal choice for test and measurement, instrumentation, medical devices, research and audio/video applications.

AutoCoding Systems are delighted to announce that they have received a Certificate of Grant of Patent for their automatic print inspection solution, 4Sight.

The innovation in print inspection was invented by Technical Director, Robin Eatch, after considering alternatives to OCR (optical character recognition) technology as a method of inspecting printed codes. Robin worked directly with SICK to develop the application which resides on the Inspector P range of SICK cameras.

E2CF is an industrial desktop 3D printer developed by Raise3D for carbon fiber-reinforced filaments and other composite materials. This IDEX equipped 3D printer is enhanced for 3D printing carbon fiber reinforced filaments through the use of new silicon carbide nozzles and Raise3D’s Dual direct Drive Extrusion system which includes a custom gear tooth profile which will firmly hold the filament.

UK Distribution Centres (DCs) in 2022 have some major challenges if they want to keep up with demand and unprecedented rapid e-commerce growth, plus Covid-19 and Brexit has increased labour problems, which is leaving DCs struggling to find qualified workers.

Toyota Material Handling and Interroll, have installed a powerful and efficient conveyor system for Imnasa in Campllong near Girona, Spain. Core components of the new material-handling solution are the Modular Conveyor Platform (MCP), the RollerDrive EC 5000 and the MultiControl from Interroll.

KNF is bringing some much-needed calm to the world with its family of Smooth Flow liquid pumps. The FP product family combines the established strengths of KNF diaphragm pump technology...

By John Barker, Managing Director at Humidity Solutions. Stable and reliable humidity control significantly increases efficiency, productivity, and profits in commercial and industrial environments.

Crystal Display Systems, the displays specialist, have teamed up with General Touch to supply their range of touchscreen monitors in the UK and other territories.

American manufacturer’s products are now available from TME’s catalogue. Regular magnets are an irreplaceable solution in many applications in the field of electromechanics.

Achieving the right installation torque with a virtual calculation. Determining the required installation torque for a tight flange system is a daily challenge for industrial valve manufacturers and plant operators alike.

This month Engineering Update editor Taylor Owens sits down with Chris Slay, Director of Skill Provision. We discussed the continuous issue regarding skill shortages within the engineering sector.

Titan Enterprises has published a white paper reporting on an investigation into the use of electronic flow meters in high-speed batching processes.

Some years ago, the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association – the organisation which represents the interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps – launched an initiative in e-learning for the pump industry. It was the first suite of truly independent pumping technology training, which is still revered worldwide today. Independently accredited and quality-controlled by the NOCN these courses are offered in accordance with Ofqual (The Office of Qualifications and Examination’s Regulation).

5-Star have designed some fantastically simple yet innovative systems for our sometimes very awkward requests, and they’ve stood the test of time perfectly.

Inchinnan, 24th March.This free-to-attend seminar addresses the key practical issues arising from the use of digital communications technologies in automated manufacturing and process industry applications, with particular attention being paid to Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

The modernisation project for Osberstown STF managed by Veolia involved the upgrade from a very energy intensive thermal drying plant to advanced anaerobic digestion using their Exelys™ thermal hydrolysis process.

SICK has released ‘all-in-one’, plug-and-play muting systems for its deTem4 Active/Passive range of safety light curtains, providing a fast-track to improved productivity for safe entry/exit applications.