Around the Industry

Innovation leaders Festo and leakage management specialists LeekSeek International have announced a joint initiative to combat energy wastage. The two companies are launching a unique energy-saving service for users of pneumatic automation, which provides comprehensive site-wide detection, management and resolution of compressed air leakages. The potential cost savings are huge – industry analysts estimate that European manufacturers currently waste 25-35 per cent of the compressed air that they generate, mainly through leakage caused by bad maintenance practices.

The SpectrAlarm family from E2S has been designed to offer high performance audible and visual signalling in a single unit. Sound outputs of up to 126dB can now be combined with a powerful beacon with a choice of rotating mirror, flashing Xenon or LED technologies.

A highlight of the seminar programme at Process Engineering Live, held in Manchester last week, was Atlas Copco’s paper on issues surrounding Class 0 and oil free air. The paper was delivered by Anil Hingorani, Project Manager in Atlas Copco Compressor Technique’s Oil-free Air Division who presented an overview of oil-free applications within the process industries and discussed why air purity is of vital importance to their operations.

Capture and record thermal distribution and variations in real time. See and accurately measure heat patterns, dissipation, leakage, and other temperature factors. The new FLIR programme of R & D seminars will demonstrate the wide application scope of infrared in electronics, physics and manufacturing engineering.

Keithley Instruments, Inc. will broadcast a webcast seminar titled “Practical Tips and Tricks for Avoiding Common Pitfalls when Implementing Parallel Test” on Thursday, March 26, 2009. This one-hour seminar will offer guidance on migrating from sequential test to parallel test and explore ways to maximize resource utilization, balance system controller duties efficiently, and manage control of test timing and sequencing.

In these times of economic gloom, one Company, Adept Scientific is bucking the trend and actually taking on additional staff.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced that it will host an informative seminar on the increasingly popular Raman spectroscopic technique. Aimed at scientists looking to expand their analysis capabilities in either routine or research laboratories, the free seminar will take place on 23rd April 2009 at Thermo Fisher’s Hemel Hempstead facility and will be hosted by representatives from Thermo Fisher. Space is limited so preregistration is recommended to guarantee a place. Please visit www.thermo.com/ukscievents to register for this event.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced the signing of a partnership with Symyx Technologies, Inc. to market and sell Symyx Notebook and Symyx Isentris® decision support software. The collaboration with Symyx is a key component of the company’s recent launch of Thermo Scientific Connects, and demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to provide the most comprehensive informatics solutions, in partnership with other industry leaders, to meet the changing needs of business around the world.

Altair Engineering Ltd announced today that BASE, a leading engineering service provider, has joined the Altair Channel Partner Program to resell HyperWorks within Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland.

Laser Design, Inc., and GKS Inspection Services, welcomed Giles Gaskell to their Michigan team as the Business Development Manager. Gaskell is one of the most experienced professionals in the 3D scanning industry, having worked internationally on projects with many of the world’s leading manufacturers since 1995.