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Crane system for packaging board manufacturer

Terex Material handling has installed a Demag double girder overhead travelling process crane at Iggesund Paperboard’s production facility in Cumbria.

Cranes
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Easy rewiring encourages constant evolution of automated manufacturing plants

Until recently, rewiring automated plants as production requirements change and evolve could be a daunting prospect. Each change to the plant was likely to make the wiring a little more complicated...

Electrical Distribution
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Magnetic bearings tough enough for the depths of the sea

Today’s oil and gas industry is facing many challenges, including lower oil prices and environmental issues that are forcing companies to look into alternative methods of extraction. Many companies...

Bearings
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Water-cooled power controller offers extended lifespan

REO UK has launched the Reotron MDW 700 WK, a three-phase power controller with water-cooling for industrial applications.

Heating Systems
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Levelling feet for hygiene sensitive applications

WDS has introduced a new range of white based levelling feet with nickel-plated or stainless steel nuts and anti-microbial plastic bases, meeting the needs of conveyor systems and machinery used in...

Food Grade Equipment
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Servo gearboxes offer versatile performance for accuracy critical applications

Servo gearboxes are likely to be specified in an incredibly wide range of applications, from packaging machines to robots, medical equipment to aerospace, precision engineering and high speed printing...

Gearboxes
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Smart plastics for industry 4.0 condition monitoring and predictive maintenance

igus, the motion plastics specialist, has announced new technologies to enable Industry 4.0 applications - smart plastics.

Condition Monitoring
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Updated compressor range offers greater efficiency with a smaller footprint

Atlas Copco has upgraded its 30 to 45kW range of fixed-speed oil-injected rotary screw compressors to offer a smaller footprint, lower noise and a more compact design.

Compressors
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Study reveals two-thirds of product companies not taking full advantage of IoT data

LogMeIn has released the findings of a new commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of LogMeIn, Simplifying the Complexity of IoT, that reveals product companies may be missing a...

Plant Operations
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Firm avoids £50,000 electrical supply upgrade using variable speed drive

Variable-speed drive reduces machine load demand, avoiding costly upgrade while improving productivity

Variable Speed Drives
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Ultrasonic sensor solution assists smart meter development

Morgan Advanced Materials has brought to market a technical glass feedthrough solution offering enhanced-performance for residential, bulk commercial applications and industrial gas metering, allowing...

Sensors
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UK delivery drone plans take off after US clips Amazon’s wings

Delivery experts ParcelHero say Amazon’s new drone trials are being launched in the UK because the US backed away from legalising trials

Plant Operations