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High power gearboxes provide improved control for dynamic motors

As motor technology is becoming ever more sophisticated and dynamic so is the need for improved gearbox technology to keep pace with developments to help machine builders exploit the benefits of more...

Gearboxes
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Loadalls under starter’s orders for British Grand Prix role

A fleet of JCB machines is under starter’s orders to take on a starring role at the British Grand Prix.

Materials Handling
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ECS steelwork to help improve York’s flood defenses

Structural steelwork is being provided by ECS Engineering to create a new pump hall and control room above the existing facilities at the Foss Barrier flood defence scheme in the centre of York.

Construction
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Upgrade to Ion Science Gascheck G gas leak detectors

Latest handheld instruments replace 20-year old Ion Science GasCheck B detectors for monitoring gas leaks after high pressure cylinder changes

Gas Detection
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WEG launches new SSW900 soft starter series

The high-performance soft starters provide gentle starting and stopping of three-phase induction motors along with comprehensive motor protection.

Motors
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Modular connector interface enables compressed air delivery with thousands of mating cycles

Harting has developed a new compressed air module to meet the increased demands on pneumatic interfaces in flexible production processes.

Pneumatic Components/Equipment
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Helicopter-based electricity pylon delivery relies on wireless load sensing

Demonstrating that the electricity supply infrastructure can be developed more quickly and cost-effectively, Heli-Lift Services has pioneered the use of helicopters to remove and deliver poles and...

Sensors
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Continuously modulating damper actuation for major Greek power station

Nearly two hundred Auma electric actuators have been supplied to Greece’s largest power station, the 1600MW Agios Dimitrios in West Macedonia in the north of the country.

valve actuators
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Quick disconnect hydraulic couplings offer performance and reliability in high pressure applications

Eaton has introduced its redesigned FF-series Quick Disconnect Couplings to help mobile machine manufacturers meet market demand for high pressure and high pulse pressure solutions.

Hydraulics Control
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Reinventing the conductive wheel and castor

To reduce the likelihood of unexpected electrostatic discharges when transporting goods, norelem UK has added electrically conductive equivalents of its existing range of wheels and castors to its...

Materials Handling
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Vibration sensing solutions with transmitter interface

Sensonics has developed its range of 4-20mA sensing devices for vibration sensing solutions available for critical items of plant and equipment, such as motors, fans, pumps and compressors.

Noise/Vibration Control
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Smart sensor for low voltage motors arrives in the UK

A new smart sensing solution from ABB can reduce downtimes of low-voltage motors by up to 70 percent, extend motor lifetime by as much as 30 percent and cut energy consumption by up to 10 percent.

Motors