‘Bearing Technologies’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release ABB drives reduce swimming pool energy bills from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors), which we summarised at the time by saying "ABB drives have helped a UK holiday park operator save GBP77,000 a year on energy bills for its swimming pools. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release NI expands HIL simulation platform from National Instruments: "National Instruments (NI) has announced the expansion of its hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation platform, which includes numerous products to optimise embedded system validation. ".

In November 2009, we covered the news from Saft Industrial Batteries - take a look at Saft shows battery technologies for telecom market which says: "Saft is demonstrating advanced battery technologies for the telecommunications market at Vietnam Comm 09.".

Take a look also at the news release from Hart Communication Foundation, Namur approves Wirelesshart for process uses , as well as Wheelabrator newsletter has global-aerospace focus from Wheelabrator Group, and Brochure details surface preparation for Shipyards from Wheelabrator Group.

Latest stories...

Designing joints and structural adhesives (November 2009)

Sally Sinai, technical manager of ITW Plexus, considers the issues that should be considered before designing joints to be bonded together with structural adhesives.

TEC unveils rapid-prototype machines at ACTE (November 2009)

Technology Education Concepts (TEC) will be demonstrating a 3D printer and a tabletop prototyping factory at the 2009 Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Convention.

Tyre pressure monitoring system saves downtime (November 2009)

Ferrybridge Power Station has fitted its Terex TS40 Motor Scraper with a tyre pressure monitoring system (TMS) supplied by AM Bromley as part of a tyre management programme with Earth Mover Tyres.

FAG Dtect prevents power-turbine failure at Corus (November 2009)

An FAG Dtect X1 online vibration-monitoring system has prevented the failure of a steam turbine at a Scunthorpe Corus plant, and in doing so has saved thousands of pounds in lost power generation.

Centa offers bespoke transmission designs (November 2009)

Centa Transmissions can create bespoke powertrain designs for wind, wave, tidal and solar power systems.

Beko Technologies endorses work of VBRA (November 2009)

Beko Technologies recently joined the Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association (VBRA ) following a decision to become more involved in the motor vehicle paint spraying industry.

Turbine producer adopts NSK cost-saving programme (November 2009)

By employing a programme of material substitution and longer-life lubrication technology, NSK has achieved significant cost savings for a manufacturer of micro wind turbines.

Minitec releases News 2009 brochure (November 2009)

Minitec has published its latest News brochure, covering products that have recently been added to its Profile System range of machine framing and building components.