‘Development Service’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release Micro stepper motors bring pictures into focus from EMS, which we summarised at the time by saying "Electro Mechanical Systems has supplied Precistep micro-stepper motors to Life Optics to allow it to develop a compact, reliable and light-weight head-mounted microscope.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Ansys software helps Ferrari improve comfort from Ansys: "Italian car manufacturer Ferrari is using software from Ansys to optimise automobile design and performance.".

In November 2009, we covered the news from Stratophase - take a look at Insertion probes monitor bioproduction process which says: "Stratophase has collaborated with the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) to develop an insertion probe variant of its Spectrosens system. ".

Take a look also at the news release from Jena Rotary Technology, Jena Tec offers ballscrew repair discount, as well as Pressure transducers measure up to 20,000psig from Endevco, and Birchwood sealants prevent rust and corrosion from Birchwood Casey.

Latest stories...

Actuator system for sampling applications (November 2009)

Heason Technology has launched a low-cost modular actuator range for pick-and-place and sample dispensing in life science and other analytical equipment applications.

NI expands HIL simulation platform (November 2009)

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.

SGS offers acoustic emission testing package (November 2009)

SGS is offering an acoustic emission testing (AET) package, which allows users to locate structural defects and to monitor the material for discontinuities.

CPS launches Corob First 70 automatic dispenser (November 2009)

CPS Color, a supplier of advanced tinting systems, has launched the Corob First 70 automatic dispenser.

Liberty University wins simulation software grant (November 2009)

Simio has awarded a USD300,000 (GBP180,000) simulation software grant to the School of Engineering and Computational Science at Liberty University in Virginia.

Dassault Systemes releases latest PLM 2.0 platform (November 2009)

Dassault Systemes (DS) unveiled the latest release of its PLM 2.0 platform at its recent European Customer Forum.

Ricardo to help develop automatic transmission (November 2009)

Ricardo has been awarded a contract by Moscow-based Kate to partner it in the development of a seven-speed automatic transmission for use in Avtovaz cars.

Saft shows battery technologies for telecom market (November 2009)

Saft is demonstrating advanced battery technologies for the telecommunications market at Vietnam Comm 09.

University product development services recognised

The team behind projects ranging from the inflatable car jack to spider catchers and new manufacturing management procedures has been recognised as a UK centre of expertise in manufacturing.