William Dalrymple

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Thermal calibration laboratory celebrates 50 years

AMETEK Land’s Sheffield infrared temperature calibration laboratory is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Instrument Calibrator
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Drive-by-internet demonstrated for subsea ROVs

Forum Energy Technologies of the UK has developed and demonstrated the ability to remotely operate two types of submersible ROV robots between an offshore vessel and a remote location.

Offshore
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SOCOTEC wins preferred supplier status with Jaguar Building Services

Testing, inspection and compliance services firm SOCOTEC has been awarded preferred supplier status with Jaguar Building Services, a provider of mechanical, electrical and public health building...

Water Treatment
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SEW Eurodrive relocates in Scotland

SEW Eurodrive has opened a new sales and service centre in Cumbernauld (near Glasgow), to meet the growing demand for its wide range of maintenance and service options, as well as new industrial gear...

Gearboxes
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Illuminated beacon tower manages post-COVID queuing

RS Components has introduced the RS PRO SMART-Q queue management system, a configurable beacon tower that manages the flow of customers and staff, by helping them to move around safely and efficiently...

Communication Systems
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Bridge crane adapts to lift 500t uneven loads

Kranbau Köthen has built a crane with a lifting capacity of 500 tons and a special design whereby the weight distribution in two axes can be finely balanced using a special shaft end support.

Cranes
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McDonalds and Miele prevent fatbergs by tweaking grease recovery

McDonald’s Restaurants in the UK is working alongside Miele to prevent fatbergs and reduce the resources required to respond to grease-related drain blockages. The same project is also helping...

Pollution Control
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Time is money for production robot at injection moulder

SynthoTec of Malvern produces injection-moulded high precision components. Its new Kawasaki RS20N robot has allowed it to boost production, cut costs and achieve a significant reduction in waste...

Robots
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Electric bus batteries installed in 200kWh solar cell trial

Batteries from electric bus route 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden, are getting a second lease of life for solar energy storage.

Electrical/Electronic Testing
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The case for choppers

According to distributor P&M Pumps, 80% of the 366,000 sewer blockages occurring in the UK are caused by non-flushable items, of which the biggest offender is wet wipes.

Water Treatment
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Laser tracker-based system aims to improve robot accuracy

Laser measurement technology company API has launched a laser tracker-based industrial robot performance and calibration solution that claims to have improved position accuracy up to 12 times in...

Robots
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Eriks proposes bacteria action plan for food industry gears and motors

Industrial component supplier Eriks, which supplies the Fenner brand of gears and motors for the food industry, is recommending a three-step action plan to reduce bacterial contamination and costs in...

Motors