Thursday 17/5/2012

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 Daily News 
 
16/05/2012 HONEYWELL ANNOUNCES GLOBAL LAUNCH OF ENTERPRISE-WIDE SOFTWARE FOR PROCESS INDUSTRIES
16/05/2012 Altra Industrial Motion Breaks Ground in Changzhou, China
16/05/2012 BRAMMER AND FESTO’S ‘SMART’ SOLUTION FOR NESTLE APPRENTICES
16/05/2012 New UK Business Manager Appointed at West Midlands Engineering Firm
16/05/2012 Achema 2012: Rockwell Automation showcases integrated, scalable solutions for the process industry
16/05/2012 igus UK exhibits next-generation plastic bearings, energy chains and cables at Midlands Design & Manufacturing Show 2012
16/05/2012 New international collaboration launched with plans to create a more energy efficient world
16/05/2012 Achema 2012 Bosch presents enhanced inspection portfolio
16/05/2012 Metso automates a greenfield combined-cycle power plant in Turkey
15/05/2012 Selecting Position Sensors in High Vibration Environments – the Do’s and Don’ts








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ACCELEROMETERS ACTUATORS ANALYSERS BEARINGS COMPRESSORS CONVEYORS
DRIVES ENCLOSURES FLOWMETERS MOTORS PUMPS RELAYS
SENSORS TRANSDUCERS TRANSMITTERS VALVES WEIGHING  

 Case Studies  
 
OPTISWIRL 4070 put to the test
•       Vortex flowmeter tested at the pigsar test facility under practical conditions.

•       The accuracy of natural gas measurement was better than device specifications at the tested pressures.

•       Advantages for the user: Highly accurate monitoring of natural gas pipelines in the plant, improved burner control and more accurate billing.

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Roulunds Braking Accelerates Growth With Autodesk PLM 360
Farnborough, UK, May 8, 2012 — Roulunds Braking — one of the world’s leading manufacturers of braking products to the automotive industry — has been successfully using Autodesk PLM 360 lifecycle management software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) as its central source of information for the expansion of the company’s manufactured products business.
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PURPOSE DESIGNED BOP HANDLING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED PROFILE
A purpose-designed BOP handling system comprising twin air-operated monorail hoists, with a joint lifting capacity of 200 tonnes has been supplied by J D Neuhaus. These hoists are a special compact design which has been developed to suit on-site operational requirements and each hoist represents a 45% reduction in the horizontal profile length compared to the JDN standard EH-100 product.

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Twiflex Disc Brakes Meet the needs of Overland Coal Conveyors
When coal processing plants are an appreciable distance from the mine, how best to transport the coal from one to the other is a key consideration. It is not unusual for the processing plant to be tens of miles away, which might at first glance suggest delivery by truck. But overland conveyors can often provide a far more economical solution, providing cost reductions in the order of 20-40% or more.

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DRIVES HAVE MAJOR ROLE IN RSC AUTOMATION
The four-year, £112 million transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon has included a major project to automate the movements of back-drops and scenery as well as the complex system of lighting arrays. At the heart of the project, designed and installed by Dutch theatre automation company Trekwerk, there are around 100 AC drives and servo motors from Control Techniques. The contract was awarded by Trekwerk to Control Techniques’ Rotterdam Drive Centre.
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 Editor's Comment 
 

Editor writes:

Selecting Position Sensors in High Vibration Environments – the Do’s and Don’ts
Machines that are subject to harsh or prolonged vibration present challenges for many components – none more so than position and speed sensors. In this article, Mark Howard of Zettlex, lists 10 simple rules for design engineers when selecting position and speed sensors that must cope with shock or vibration.

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