Electronic Specifier

The game-changing Waveform Roughing strategy from Edgecam is providing a solution to an issue of parts distorting, faced by a company manufacturing flight control components. Aerospace specialists Produmax were having to leave components ‘to rest’ for a week after roughing, as the process led to them bending. But Managing Director Jeremy Ridyard said when they started using Waveform milling to speed up cycle times and provide better swarf control, they discovered an added benefit: the components were being subjected to considerably less stress.

The addition of tower models to the on-line rackmount SC UPS family has been announced by Falcon Electric. The new 700VA to 3kVA tower-configured SC UPS protects IT/IoT equipment, telecommunications, servers, security systems, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and other power-sensitive electronic systems against costly power disruptions.

Digpro has been chosen to supply the Swedish energy company E.ON with their dpPower Maintainer, a tool for inspection management. E.ON produces and delivers energy to the Nordic market in the form of electricity, gas, heating, cooling and waste treatment and energy-related services to approximately one million customers.

An electric motor is a vital cog in the machine for businesses, and if it fails, processes can ground to a halt, causing losses in both time and revenue. In the event of planned downtime, like site inactivity for example, correct storage is essential in ensuring your electric motor is kept well protected and in good working order. Failing to do so can severely impact the lifespan of your electric motors. Motor repair specialist, Houghton International explains the optimum storage methods to extend your motor life:

  Preparing to highlight its tailored solutions, electrical switchgear manufacturers, E+I Engineering Group will be at the Data Centre World show, taking place at ExCeL, London, from 15th-16th March 2017.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to Lincoln Cathedral for the return of the Spark Engineering Festival that’s taking place from 5th to 7th May. This will be the third Spark festival and this year takes the theme of ‘Back to the Future’ – as organisers prepare to celebrate Lincolnshire’s pioneering excellence in engineering and its lead in engineering innovation - now and in the future.  

Developed for the accurate determination of the biofuel content of diesel blends, advanced sensor technology is used in a wide range of industrial power applications. Hand held DieselProve technology from Salunda is designed to provide a fast and simple diagnostic tool to assess the biofuel content in biodiesel fuels, as well as identifying other impurities such as vegetable oil, white spirit and water.

When it comes to college education there are so many options, sometimes it can be hard to decide what degree you want to go for. Some people walk out of high school with specific goals in life and many times that includes a specific job in a specific industry.  Civil engineering is one industry that requires you to take specific courses in college. When thinking about your new career, you want to choose one that is going to allow you to work in the long term. Here we are going to look at the future of civil engineering:

Commissioning four newKonecranes 10T CXT cranes, IOT Group Australia (IOT) the company hopes to optimise efficiency and reliability in its new facility in Jandakot, Western Australia. Konecranes was involved in the entire process, from design and product selection, to installation and commissioning – and IOT District Manager, Australia and New Zealand, Neil Killoh was impressed with the consistently high levels of customer service.

A Broadcast Receiver Service has been launched to help manufacturers meet the new requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) by TÜV SÜD Product Service. It is the only laboratory in the UK to offer a complete RED broadcast receiver test and certification service.

A gearbox has been a standard component for many high-powered pump, compressor or blower applications for many years now. The addition of gearing made it possible to increase or decrease rpm to the desired level. However, the presence of a gearbox posed several disadvantages.

Elevator buckets that become worn and damaged through typical manufacturing operations may contaminate the food with fragments and particles of various sizes. The potential for contamination has increased industry demand for all plastic parts that come into contact with food directly or indirectly to be detectable and compliant with food industry standards and specifications.

Now available in the UK, a staple resource of German industry has made this move to help design engineers adapt to an increasingly changing role in industry. norelem, has released its BIG GREEN BOOK in the UK, as in addition to profiling the company’s 33,000 individual standard parts relating to standard machinery and operating elements, the book also acts as an invaluable reference guide for design engineers, mechanical engineers, machine builders and toolmakers.

A strategic alliance has been formed between Silentbloc UK and Reich Dive Systems UK, a subsidiary of German-based Reich-Kupplungen, to share engineering expertise in the development of a new coupling and vibration control solution, which is being manufactured primarily for the power generation market.

The optical technologies trade fair, SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco, sensor specialist First Sensor and Velodyne LiDAR announced an expansion of their cooperation for Avalanche photodiodes (APD), which has been in place since 2005. The strategic supply cooperation has a volume in the millions over the next three years. Velodyne LiDAR uses Avalanche photodiodes (APD) from First Sensor in its entire product range of LiDAR scanners.

The arrival of new products designed by Safety Apparel LLC has been announced by EngineerSupply.

  The British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs) for 2017 are now open for entries. 

Designed to boost the post-Brexit UK economy, Prime Minister, Theresa May has revealed the industrial strategy and her plans for British industry. Promising the government will be stepping into a new active role, the PM's plan was published in a green paper, as she held a regional cabinet meeting in the north-west of England.

An Industrial Strategy has been announced by the Prime Minister, which aims to drive growth across the whole country and create more high skilled, high paid jobs.

  Headlining the next event from the Network Engineering and Equipment Group, (NEEG), is the National Grid Gas tRIIO team, taking place on 16th February in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.