Before I take a look at what the year ahead has in store for UK industry, I always review my thoughts from this time last year – a sort of, “goodbye 2018, hello 2019” exercise.

When a client approached Chell Instruments with a specific challenge, our engineering team got straight to work. Using our industry-leading expertise and experience, the ideal solution was developed to satisfy their gas meter calibration requirements. Now, a version of the Gas Meter Test Rig (GMTR) we created is available from Chell for everyone wishing to […]

Multicar is a versatile monorail system manufactured in Germany by Telelift GmbH and supplied, installed and maintained in the UK by Quirepace Ltd. A Multicar installation consists of a network of track, which can be linked by switches (points) enabling complex layouts to be configured. Trolleys operate autonomously on the track network carrying diverse payloads […]

Following the success of its range of premium storage tool cases, Carl Kammerling International is enhancing its range with the new C.K Magma Pro Tool Case Plus (MA2640), the ultimate bag to organise and protect tradesmen’s tools.  Regularly working with tradesmen gives C.K Magma valuable insight into what works best.  As a result, the C.K […]

New 200 MHz, 4-channel oscilloscopes ensure measurements at affordable price Keysight has introduced the 200 MHz, 4-channel models of the InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series oscilloscopes, providing professional-level measurements and capabilities at an affordable price, including 4-wire Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) decode and remote connection via local area networks (LANs).

The development of increasingly sophisticated automation systems is one of the main drivers for distance measurement sensors to combine features and functions such as high-accuracy, high speed and micro-millimeter precision, along with all the benefits of IO-Link connectivity. BAUMER is a leader in sensor technology and is responding with innovative, market leading products such as […]

The new range of robust and flexible ULTRASONIC SENSORS from BAUMER for distance measurement and object detection set high standards for process reliability and longevity in ultrasonic sensor technology. They are available in 2 designs; the cubical U500 and cylindrical UR18 with both options characterized by a robust housing and hermetically sealed sensor elements to […]

Cygnus Instruments Ltd has been a leading global manufacturer of both surface-based and underwater ultrasonic thickness gauges since 1983. The UK based company is the proud pioneer of the multiple-echo measuring technique – which has long been an industry standard for through coating measurement of material thickness.  Cygnus thrives on developing a product range that […]

With the new LB PROFINET gateway, Pepperl+Fuchs is connecting LB remote I/O systems to the PROFINET world. End-to-end communication also ensures optimal use of existing intelligence in the field, representing a crucial step toward making plants suitable for future requirements and Industry 4.0.

Following the success of its range of premium storage tool cases, Carl Kammerling International is enhancing its range with the new C.K Magma Pro Tool Case Plus (MA2640), the ultimate bag to organise and protect tradesmen’s tools.  Regularly working with tradesmen gives C.K Magma valuable insight into what works best.  As a result, the C.K […]

Amazon Filters reports that coatings manufacturers are installing their SupaClean contained filtration system prior to filling lines to remove impurities such as skins, coagulants and undispersed pigments from their final product.

Established in 1958 and home to the award-winning Dorset Clotted Cream, BV Dairy is one of the most highly respected suppliers of specialist dairy products in the South West of England.  In 2016, after being awarded a long-term contract to supply cultured milk drinks and drinking yogurts, they made a multimillion-pound investment in a new […]

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has optimised the consumables on its iSeries high-precision plasma systems for plasma bevelling applications. The new design, distinguished by a more pointed nozzle and shield cap, narrows the torch profile to enable tilting the torch at greater angles, moving the torch closer to the plate to maintain optimum arc lengths […]

The Jaldhaka Stage-1 Hydropower Station operated by the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) is back online following the successful completion of a project to convert its oil lubricated turbine guide bearing to Thordon’s water lubricated SXL bearing solution. Thordon Bearings’ Global Service & Support division completed the bearing conversion of the 10MW Francis […]

BVM, official distributor for Seiko Instruments’ printer mechanisms and portable printers for the UK and Ireland, has announced the CAPM347, a 24VDC high-speed rugged thermal print and cut unit optimised for use in ticketing and vending machines, receipt printing, lottery terminals, ATMs or other industrial, retail or medical applications. Two versions are available: for Point-of-Sale […]

Managing the progress of jobs simply yet effcetively is essential for any company or organisation whether they are manufacturing goods or providing services. Few would disagree that trading conditions in the UK are likely to beome even more challenging through 2019 so the focus on improving efficiency, improving processes and maintaining a competitve edge will […]

  FLIR X6900sc SLS and FLIR X8500sc SLS thermal cameras provide the faster frame rates, shorter snapshot speeds, and wider temperature ranges needed for the most demanding scientific research applications. These outstanding thermal cameras feature strained layer superlattice (SLS) detectors filtered for longwave infrared. These SLS detectors produce high frame rates and wide temperature ranges, […]

The EPOS4 product family is now complete. With the EPOS4 series, maxon is offering a reliable and extremely versatile platform of high-performance motion controllers. It addresses the needs of system integrators and fulfills the requirements of a variety of applications, such as industrial automation, apparatus engineering, and robotics. The platform is now being complemented with […]