Around the Industry

Verity O’Keefe, Employment and Skills Policy Adviser at EEF, says: “Tomorrow’s Engineers Week is a golden opportunity to rekindle realistic and achievable career aspiration in the young. By making it clear that our sector has plenty of interesting jobs available, pays well and offers good long-term career prospects, we will be ticking many of the boxes for young people and their parents.

BioDot, a supplier of system tools for diagnostic tests, and JOT Automation, a supplier of test and production solutions have installed an automated cassette assembly system for the volume manufacturing of lateral flow tests to the Chinese Inspection & Quarantine Facility (CIQ). The modular desktop assembly cell is based on the JOT IDeA (Intelligent Desktop Automation) platform.

RMI has strengthened its international sales presence with the appointment of Jason Jones. Jason will primarily focus on the Southern US region, though his experience within the Oil and Gas industry will help the company to continue its expansion worldwide. Jason is working within the Industrial Division of RMI Pressure Systems which supplies high pressure pumping solutions to onshore and offshore applications as well as steel and power plant customers.

TPEI has added laser alignment to its range of support services to ensure equipment runs at optimum performance. “With customers producing ever more sophisticated parts, there is an increased need for their machines to be better maintained and aligned,” said Harold Schafer, CEO at TPEI.  “Using high-quality laser alignment tools to quickly and accurately calibrate machinery allows us to serve our customers faster than relying on an outside resource.”

Elesa (UK)’s Panel Support Clamp was winner of the “Most Innovative Auxiliary Equipment” category at the PPMA Show 2014 Awards – presented by Rory Bremner.

JOST Group used the platform of the IAA show to launch its new Ultra range of Edbro cylinders. The Ultra range slims down two of the brand’s most popular cylinders, the CS17 and CS18, increasing payload without compromising on tipping speed or capacity. Designed primarily for European legislation regarding 44-50 tonne vehicles, the new cylinders can offer weight savings of up to 29kg.

A substantial six-figure investment by Morgan Advanced Materials in both people and equipment at its UK-based Certech sites is further enhancing the company’s offering to industrial sectors including aerospace and industrial gas turbines.

Imagine a world where all electrical and electronic devices are connected together using a wireless link. Well it’s not difficult to imagine according to ABI Research. It’s called the Internet of Everything and we’re heading towards it like wheel-shaped cheese rolling down a hill. Consumer devices and industrial automation systems alike have become so dependent on wireless, that if it failed, the consequences could be ruinous. 

The latest rapid protoyping 3D printer added to the RS Components portfolio is the production-quality micro-SLA ProJet 1200 from 3D Systems. The printer is the first product in the RS 3D printer range to use stereolithography (SLA) technology, which delivers a smoother finish and builds layers that are less visible compared to alternative low-cost 3D printer technologies such as Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF).

Amplicon has been listening to customer feedback and requirements and applied the comments to the development of a new series of wide operating temperature panel PCs. The Senses 5300 panel PCs come with three display size options: 10in, 12in & 15in, being versatile and adaptive for up to 99% of SCADA/HMI applications.