‘Maintenance Procedures’

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

In November 2009, we covered the news from Able Instruments and Controls - take a look at Resources company selects Able gas flowmeter which says: "A global resources company has replaced its existing turbine flowmeter with the new portable ultrasonic gas flowmeter from Able Instrument and Controls to ensure reliability and accurate measurement.".

Take a look also at the news release from Endress+Hauser, Liquiphant accurately measures liquid levels, as well as Fluke offers trial promotion of Ti9 thermal imager from Fluke (UK), and Saft shows battery technologies for telecom market from Saft Industrial Batteries.

Latest stories...

DC motors engineered for transportation purposes (November 2009)

Rotron brushless DC motors from Ametek, engineered for applications on board heavy-duty transit buses, coaches and other vehicles, deliver long-life power solutions serving up to 60,000 hours.

Borri offers leasing on uninterruptible power (November 2009)

Borri is offering leasing contracts alongside direct purchases, providing companies with emergency power for their IT systems.

Vistagy composite engineering for Bombardier (November 2009)

Vistagy has been selected by Bombardier Aerospace to provide the FiberSIM software suite as the standard composite engineering solution for all aircraft programmes at Bombardier.

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.

Dragon Runner robot supports military troops (November 2009)

Qinetiq has been awarded a contract to supply almost 100 Dragon Runner robots, associated spares and technical services to support of current military operations in Afghanistan.

CNC router reduces time to market (November 2009)

A manufacturer of personal care products has saved money by switching to a low-cost computerised numerical control (CNC) router that can produce point of purchase displays internally.

Emerson Smart Wireless monitors resin products (November 2009)

Emerson Process Management's Smart Wireless technology is monitoring resin-batch temperatures at AOC's Perris, California, USA facility to enable better process control.

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.