4th December 2008

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One-part, non-solvent elastic adhesive

ThreeBond’s 1530 shows excellent non-staining characteristics against all materials and is over paintable

New switches extend Ethernet to the field level

Harting is launching Ethernet switches that enable Ethernet to be used at the field level in industrial automation applications

Milling machine includes laser welding head

A team from the Fraunhofer Institute has adapted a five-axis machining centre to incorporate a laser welding head for adding...
 
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Energy

Kinetic energy recovery system

Bosch Motorsport is working on a kinetic energy recovery system and will offer users the choice of a lithium-ion battery or flywheel energy storage device

Advanced biological waste treatment facility opens

New Earth Solutions open advanced biological waste treatment facility as commissioned by local authority in UK

Energy-efficient chokes for inverters in wind turbines

The low-loss chokes stand out through their maintenance-free design and long service life, says SMP

160 watt power supply offers 92 per cent

Typical applications include telecoms, datacoms, industrial control, test and measurement and security systems, says Powerstax

Electronics

New switches extend Ethernet to the field level

Harting is launching Ethernet switches that enable Ethernet to be used at the field level in industrial automation applications

CPU board with 1.86GHz Intel Celeron M processor 440

Due to its components and 4Gigabit-Ethernet interfaces, the board is designed for industrial automation and IP switching applications

A forgettable year for memory chip makers

Major downturn caused revenue to fall for nearly all suppliers and contributed to negative results for the overall semiconductor industry

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Power

Index monitors air pollutants and greenhouse gases

Benefit of emission reduction in coal-fired power plants demonstrated with environmental burden index

Pressure sensors for flow measurements of liquids, gases, vapours

Suitable for power, pulp and paper and oil and gas industries; flange connections are available for chemical industries

Battery system enhances power distribution grid stability

Li-ion battery system will provide dynamic energy storage to help respond to disruptions in the grid due to increasing penetration of renewables

 

Oil & Gas

Oil-free compressors used for commission of FPSO

Atlas Copco Specialty Rental’s Singapore operation has supplied two PTS 916 oil-free air compressors and a desiccant dryer

Hydrostatic level sensor for saltwater applications

Waterpilot FMX167 rope probe is specially designed for use in saltwater and is suitable for applications on ships such as ballast water tanks

Ethernet connectors for ATEX explosive environments

The metal cases have been strengthened to meet the mechanical resistance criteria of EN 60079-15, including a 1kg mass dropped from 70 cm

Design

Miniature robot is portable and configurable

Qinetiq's new Dragon Runner Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle can be equipped with different modules for performing numerous roles in a variety of environments

One-part adhesive contains no solvents

New from Threebond is the 1530 one-part, non-solvent elastic adhesive that cures in air and can be used on a wide variety of materials without causing damage

Linear actuator for restricted space handling tasks

Offers machine builders and design engineers a compact modular unit that is suitable for both single and multi-axis linear automation systems

Process

Milling machine includes laser welding head

A team from the Fraunhofer Institute has adapted a five-axis machining centre to incorporate a laser welding head for adding metal to the workpiece

Kit for noise measurement applications

Each kit is supplied with a CR:812C Sound level meter, a calibrator, windshield, licence-free Deaf Defier3 software and manuals

Gas monitor for accurate toxic and combustible gas detection

AutoTest feature removes the need for manual checking and gives the D12 the lowest cost of ownership of any gas detector

 

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