Around the Industry

The group of companies actively supporting the SERCOS III real-time Ethernet solution has grown, with Festo AG, one of the largest German automation specialists, adding the international communication standard to its portfolio. Festo manufactures pneumatic and electrical components and systems. As Festo’s first SERCOS customer, Dürr AG will be integrating Festo solutions into the Dürr EcoRPC robot guidance system. Dürr is a leading machine and plant-manufacturing group with around 90% of its business in the automobile industry worldwide. Dürr also supplies the aviation, mechanical engineering, and chemical and pharmaceuticals industries.

Flomerics and Matchstick Productions have released a short video, available at : //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q09fO5SqHIo, which for the first time reveals the complex 3D airflow around a wingsuit that enables human beings to glide through the air like a bird. The video combines actual footage of human flight in wingsuits with airflow simulations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The actual wingsuit flight segments come from the film “Seven Sunny Days” by Matchstick Productions. Flomerics’ EFD family of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software was used to calculate the fluid flows and pressures that produce lift and drag forces that enable wingsuit fliers to glide with an extraordinary level of control that enables them to trace the contours of rock ledges and other obstacles from just a few feet away.

Kitagawa Europe Ltd is targeting major export growth with the establishment of a new sales organisation in India.

Altair today announced its industry-leading HyperWorks platform for enterprise analytics has been opened to third-party applications, all of which are available to customers under its revolutionary on-demand software licensing system. Six leading independent software vendors (ISVs) have already joined the HyperWorks Partner Solutions Program, which enables customers to operate 15 new third-party applications for zero incremental cost utilizing their existing HyperWorks licenses.

Wilkinson Star Limited launched a range of brand new welding automation systems at MACH 2008, has reported that the reaction to this new range of equipment from visitors to the show was very positive.

EADS Defence & Security has helped to devise a concept for bettering overall traffic situations. The idea involves a network of sensors mounted on public transportation. The results of the EU-funded research project, dubbed MORYNE (enhanceMent of public transpORt efficiencY through the use of mobile seNsor nEtworks) were recently announced by the members of the consortium. A total of eleven companies and organisations from Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary and Spain collaborated on the project.

Adept Scientific plc appoints Surak Perera as Applications Support Specialist.

AWS Group has been presented with the SBAC’s Silver Award for exceeding targets set by the Society in its SC21 (21st Century Supply Chain) change programme. AWS Group is the first company to be awarded, and has already been acknowledged by the Society of British Aerospace Companies as leading the field of about 350 suppliers signed up to the UK Aerospace market initiative.

Arc-Flash-Analytic v 2.0 software tool has been developed based on IEEE 1584 Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations as an easy to use and comprehensive instrument for calculating arc incident energy, flash protection boundary and risk category required by N.E.C and OSHA when work is to be performed on or near the energized equipment.

The latest generation of marine fuel filtration technology from Parker Hannifin is being used in the Garmin Racing powerboat that will compete in the Round Britain Powerboat Race in June. Parker’s MAXMP 75000 marine turbine series filter pump will ensure that the vessel is able to achieve optimum performance and maximise its chance of victory.