Four ultra-slim controllers, from Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies, offer considerably more performance and working memory than their predecessors – as well as two Profinet control...
PID ControlFollowing the December 2009 meeting of the European Machinery Working Group in Brussels,
Machinery Directive
FAG Industrial Services (F'IS), the maintenance and condition monitoring division of Schaeffler, is offering rail operators a rapid reconditioning
service for its Tarol axle box bearings.
In a bid to drive down the cost of pump maintenance, pumping equipment manufacturer NOV Mono, has extended its universal parts range of replacement wear parts for others' pumps to include 2/3 geometry...
Pumps
A new ac motor control drive from Rockwell is being claimed to offer improved flexibility, ease of use and productivity for general-purpose applications.
MotorsLow cost Lithium-Ion cell chemistry and a flexible battery management system have come out of the Red Lion project (Reduced cost Li-Ion), a two-year project involving Ricardo and QinetiQ, part-funded...
Batteries
Bury-based safety seals maker Roxtec has signed a major deal to supply two massive semi-submersible oil drilling rigs, being built for off-shore
specialist SeaDragon.
Slewing bearings that use two self-lubricating, low-friction polymer sliding elements (in place of conventional ball bearings) have been developed by igus.
Bearings
Flows from 0.2l/min up to 760lit/min can now be achieved using Viking external gear pumps, from Michael Smith Engineers.
Bearings
For steam producers wanting to remove suspended and emulsified containments from wastewater without treatment chemicals, GEM has introduced its ceramic microfiltration system.
Steam Generation/EquipmentJungheinrich's 3-Series counterbalance forklift trucks use the same hydrostatic drive technology (self-contained hydraulic pump and motor systems) as its earlier 4-Series.
A high-flow, proportional pressure relief valve, from Eaton, with integrated control electronics on a standard 7-pin connector, looks interesting.
control valves