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320T Cutterhead For China’s Biggest TBM Tunnelling Project
Sheffield heavy engineering company DavyMarkham has fabricated and shipped a 320 tonne cutterhead for a 12.4m diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM), being built by The Robbins Company of Ohio, the world’s foremost manufacturer of underground construction machinery. It has been despatched to the mountains of Sichuan Province, China, where it will be instrumental in one of the biggest TBM-driven tunnelling projects in Chinese history, for the new 4,800MW Jinping II hydropower station on the Yalong River.
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Safety Interlocks Protect Employees at JRI
JRI manufactures joint replacement implants and surgical instruments. The final stage of manufacturing requires spraying an artificial bone coating on the joints with a plasma torch inside a vacuum vessel. Having been told it was impossible to interlock the plasma torch with the door of the vacuum vessel, which would then expose workers to potential danger should the plasma torch power up when the door is open for a tool change, JRI immediately approached Fortress with its problem.
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Prime performance from Börger’s Pumps with Birse Water
In conjunction with Birse Water, pumps designed and manufactured by Börger are playing a key role in the continuous improvement of processes at one of the UK’s largest sewage treatment works.
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The complete solution for conveyor units
When Conveyor Units, the UK’s largest manufacturer of roller and belt conveyors, needed a compact drive panel for use with its innovative new range of Uni-Flex flexible roller conveyors, drive expert Vacon was able to supply a complete and cost-effective solution. The panels supplied by Vacon incorporate 1.5kW versions of the company’s versatile NXL drives, plus contactors and individual motor protection devices with trip indicators for every motor.
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Deutsch embraces change - Aylesbury Automation delivers a flexible solution
A flexible robotic production cell solution has been delivered to Deutsch UK by robotics and automation specialist Aylesbury Automation. The robot-based machine has been introduced as a result of increasing product demand. It assembles a range of similar, two pin electrical plugs and sockets and produces one complete part every six seconds.
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Engineering needs a new image if it is to attract a workforce to fill the skills shortage
Engineering needs to dispel its image of hard hats and overalls if it is to attract more people into the profession, according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). “Raising awareness that choosing, or retraining, in a career in engineering and technology is entering into a profession which presents well paid, creative and rewarding opportunities is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry,” said IET Deputy President, Chris Earnshaw.
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