Around the Industry

For many years now, igus has been using the Internet to distribute and support its products globally. What started on a small scale about ten years ago has rapidly developed into an extensive online range. Today, the online shop comprises of around 80,000 different products with access to information and ordering that is currently available in 16 languages, catering for international customers.

igus has announced its engineers are available once again this year to examine energy chains and flexible cables free of charge before or during factory shutdowns in July and August.

ABLE is pleased to announce the order award for their Jerome mercury analyser for the Shell operated Clipper gas production platform. The portable Jerome Analyser will be used during maintenance and engineering activities on the platform and associated satellite wellhead platforms in the Southern sector of the North Sea., approximately 62 km from Bacton.

Hexis has been granted renewal of their ISO 9001:2000 certification for their quality management system for the design, manufacture, distribution and trading of visual communication media and protective films on its 4 sites in France. Hexis have ISO 9001:2000 approval since 2005.

SERAPID, Inc is part of the Sears Tower renovation project opening to the public Thursday, July 2. The new “Sears Tower Ledge” allows visitors to step out over the edge of the building (some 103 stories) above the busy streets of Chicago.

The Racor Division of Parker Hannifin has introduced an ultra-low power marine fuel polishing system for use in pleasure and smaller commercial vessels. The new system has been developed to remove the moisture and fine particles that accumulate in fuel tanks and lines, especially when vessels have been lying idle for extended periods, preventing filtration systems from becoming clogged and protecting the operation of diesel engines.

Need shims to a specific thickness or washers to precise dimensions? Need a flat part that is truly flat, stress free and burr free? If what you need is out of the ordinary and not an “off the shelf” item, the chances are that the quickest and most economical way of producing it will be by photochemical machining (etching), although few engineers are familiar with the process and its benefits.

Bearing manufacturer NKE AUSTRIA GmbH completed and moved into its new headquarters in the industrial park Stadtgut Steyr in June 2009. More than fifteen million euro have been invested in the new works with a floor space of more than 10,000 square metres.

Altair Engineering, Inc announced today that its HyperWorks CAE platform has been used by ABstructures, an Italian structural design company, to structurally design and optimize the winning yacht in the Volvo Ocean Race, Ericsson 4. The yacht, skippered by Torben Grael, claimed victory in the Volvo Ocean Race on June 27 in St. Petersburg, Russia, after 8 months and more than 37,000 nautical miles sailed around the world under the harshest conditions.

Ethernet Direct Corporation is pleased to share success stories involved in deploying Falcon series Industrial wireless devices in different applications especially in Mining systems.