Yokogawa Test & Measurement has added another new instrument to its ScopeCorder family of portable multi-channel data-acquisition recorders, extending and improving their speed, channel count and data...
Electrical/Electronic Testing
British agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer JCB markets a brand of fast tractors called Fastrac that can travel up to 43mph. While at that speed even a large field will whip by, it...
Mobile Plant
A new report from a trade association brings together, for the first time, reports of incidents and accidents involving powered access platforms. The data pinpoints the key safety risks of these...
Machine Safety/Protection
Condimentum’s new mustard mill and mint processing facility in Norwich, UK, features an HPC Kaeser air compression system to remove any risk of lost production or product spoilage, while optimising...
Compressors
A Kawasaki robot has been installed to replace an older version which completed an estimated 2 million lifting cycles for one of Ireland’s leading producers of pallets.
Robots
Since March, many office staff have switched to work at home most or all of their time, many of whom are essentially lone workers. Merely relying on the day-to-day business activity may not be enough...
Occupational Health
Lift drives that capture energy generated by the system can help reduce electricity bills, but the savings depend on the specific installation
Lifts
A UK bakery was experiencing frequent, unexpected stoppages due to the premature failure of plummer block type ball-bearing mounted units fitted to the recirculation fan of a high-temperature oven.
Fans
For more than 50 years, hybrid bearings, which use ceramic silicon nitride rolling elements and steel rings, have been the preferred choice for high-speed, high-precision equipment. After a...
Bearings
More than a century after Ford pioneered the use of the moving assembly line, the company is now using big data to identify potential machinery breakdowns before they occur.
Model-based Predictive Control
Next year, the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway along Cardigan Bay, Wales celebrates its 125th anniversary carrying tourists up to the top of Constitution Hill 97m above sea level. A new control system will...
Variable Speed Drives
As part of a more than 500 million EUR upgrade programme, the Royal Netherlands Army is implementing a rubber track system on its fleet of 144 Dutch CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Mobile Plant