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  • Laser barrel sensor rejects ambient changes 
    Leuze Mayser, St Neots, 19 September 2005
    A new laser barrel sensor will appeal to companies developing and building automated conveying systems.

  • Welding power supply does more 
    Orbimatic, Peterborough, 19 September 2005
    The Orbimat 165CB orbital welding power supply now has even more inbuilt features.

  • Hydraulic power helps with reconstruction of Iraq 
    Bosch Rexroth - Hydraulics, St Neots, 13 September 2005
    Bosch Rexroth is providing the lifting power for two 120m long bascule bridges destined for southern Iraq, as part of a major infrastructure rebuilding programme.

  • Head is dedicated to tube to tubesheet welding 
    Orbimatic, Peterborough, 12 September 2005
    The P24 is an automatic TIG welding head which is specifically designed for tube to tubesheet welding applications and can be used for high production environments where a fusion weld is suitable.

  • New contracts for Peter Brotherhood 
    Peter Brotherhood, Peterborough, 5 September 2005
    Peter Brotherhood has fought off strong competition to gain a number of new contracts and is set to achieve one of its best years to date.

  • Putting the squeeze on compressed air costs 
    ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation), St Neots, 2 September 2005
    With energy prices on the rise and huge savings there for the taking, Mark Allinson of ABB argues that the time has come to take control of compressed air.

  • Speedy payback spurs AC drive acceptance 
    ARC Advisory Group, Huntingdon, 30 August 2005
    The low power AC drive market experienced robust growth in 2004, as the world economy enjoyed one of its strongest years of growth with heightened demand from various emerging markets.

  • Weld inspector takes an all-round view 
    Orbimatic, Peterborough, 25 August 2005
    The Inviz Site Weld Inspector can be used for inspection of tubes from 14 to 150mm and includes a rotating head which allows for uninterrupted weld seam inspection.

  • Single source for service programmes 
    Bosch Rexroth - Service, St Neots, 24 August 2005
    Rexroth supplies complete service for factory and industrial automation all from a single source.

  • Repair service covers many types of equipment 
    Bosch Rexroth - Service, St Neots, 23 August 2005
    All repairs sent through Bosch Rexroth are performed using genuine Rexroth spare parts in repair facilities equipped to the very latest standards.

  • Increasing popularity for plant asset management 
    ARC Advisory Group, Huntingdon, 18 August 2005
    Manufacturer needs, driven by economic and competitive factors, are creating unprecedented growth in the plant asset management systems market, says a new report.

  • Welding systems come with free logging software 
    Orbimatic, Peterborough, 15 August 2005
    Orbimatic (UK) is offering customers free OrbiProt weld data documentation software with any new welding systems purchased.

  • Asia fuels growth of pressure transmitter market 
    ARC Advisory Group, Huntingdon, 11 August 2005
    The pressure transmitter worldwide market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 3.8% over the next five years, according to a new report.

  • Optoelectronic sensors add precision to handling 
    Leuze Mayser, St Neots, 8 August 2005
    A new CD from Leuze Mayser provides an insight into the company's range of optoelectronic sensors that can add that vital precision control to a host of handling applications.

  • Big show planned at Olympics of welding 
    Orbimatic, Peterborough, 2 August 2005
    Orbimatic will have a range of new products on display at Schweissen and Schneiden 2005, to be held in Essen, Germany from 12th to 17th September 2005.

  • Meter cuts the cost of flow measurement 
    ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation), St Neots, 1 August 2005
    The cost of electromagnetic flow measurement has been cut by up to 20% with the launch of the FXL4000 (COPA-XL range) flow meter from ABB.

  • Serial device servers come with free training 
    Entrix Computing, Huntingdon, 28 July 2005
    Entrix is now offering an increasing range of products from Digi International to provide serial over Ethernet, wireless and GSM/GPRS.

  • Industrial PCs come with two-year warranties 
    Display Solutions, Huntingdon, 20 July 2005
    Leading UK distributor and system integrator Display Solutions will fully support the extension of the warranty for the Boxer and Boxer S series industrial PCs to two years.

  • Cordless machine prepares tube ends for welding 
    Orbimatic, Peterborough, 18 July 2005
    Orbimatic UK has added the Georg Fischer RPG 1.5B tube end preparation machine to its range.

  • Calibration software offers more instrumentation 
    Dspace UK, Huntingdon, 12 July 2005
    Version 1.2 of Dspace's calibration software includes new plotter functions and extended instrumentation options.

  • Hydraulic systems and components have ATEX covered 
    Bosch Rexroth - Hydraulics, St Neots, 8 July 2005
    Rexroth produces and delivers its product range with strictest observance of ATEX Directive 94/9/EC.

  • Novel instruments to drive IR systems growth 
    ARC Advisory Group, Huntingdon, 1 July 2005
    New innovative spectroscopic instruments such as miniaturised spectrometers and encoded photometric infra-red analysers will breathe new life into the process infra-red systems market.

  • Differential pressure flowmeters for Kazhakstan 
    ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation), St Neots, 30 June 2005
    ABB is helping boost oil production in Kazhakstan with the supply of differential pressure flowmeters worth GBP 500,000.

  • Models make more of automotive simulation 
    Dspace UK, Huntingdon, 29 June 2005
    Dspace is to offer complete simulation solutions for automotive applications, combining its well-known simulator hardware with its new simulation models.

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