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Gas turbines for liquefied natural gas

University is collaborating with Royal Dutch Shell in a project which looks at equipment selection for a liquefied natural gas plant

Maximising oil field pumping operation

Protect and care of the machine is a key issue, using the appropriate electric control and protection device to avoid mechanical stress and electrical problems

New heavy-lift offshore crane

The new Liebherr offshore crane, type MTC 78000, marks the Liebherr group of companies' entry into a new market segment of heavy-lift cranes

Intrinsic safety barriers for hazardous areas

Intrinsic Safety Barriers provide both power and signal isolation for an incremental encoder with differential quadrature outputs and an index

Pressure relief systems 'neglected'

Pressure relief systems appear to have been neglected over recent years, there will be a need to address this key area of vulnerability

Reciprocating diaphragm pumps for sour gas re-injection

Lewa’s diaphragm pumps are suitable for fluids endangering the environment, toxic, sensitive, highly viscous or abrasive fluids

Demand increases for clean fire suppression agent

Environmental considerations and the agent’s clean credentials are now major considerations when selecting a fire suppression system. Alan Elder reports

New process could cut the cost of LEDs

Researchers believe they have found a new way to manufacture LEDs that could cut the production cost to one-tenth of the current cost

Linear actuator incorporates linear motor and guide

A new Copley Servotube Module is available with integral linear motor, bearing rail, cable management and optional encoder

High-flow resins enable parts to have thinner walls

Sabic Innovative Plastics is launching the Valox family of super high flow resins for moulding thin-walled connectors and other electrical/electronic components

Linear Hall-effect sensor IC is user-programmable

New from Allegro Microsystems Europe is the A1386 linear Hall-effect sensor IC for automotive applications requiring flexible, accurate position sensing

Software tool validates 3D CAD models

CADIQ 6.0 is a new edition of ITI Transcendata's CAD model validation and product data quality analysis software that enables 3D PDF reports to be generated

New 3D laser scanners for reverse engineering

Roland's new LPX laser scanners are delivered with Pixform ProII reverse-engineering software that converts the scanned data into CAD models

Personal 3D printer builds model with ABSplus material

The new uPrint desktop 3D printer uses Stratasys ABSplus, a material that is on average 40 per cent stronger than the company's standard ABS material

Software helps to accelerate innovation

Invention Machine Goldfire 5.0, a task-based innovation software package, helps engineers to innovate and enables managers to track programmes and trends

High performance, hull-mounted side scan sonar

The StarFish 450 Series is designed to be 'Plug and Play', connecting to a Windows PC or laptop via a USB connection

Simplification of maintenance for boltings and fasteners

Electrodeposited Aluminium with a top layer of PTFE-based lacquer can deliver a lifetime corrosion protection in sub-sea or above-sea applications

Remotely monitor plant-floor operations

FactoryTalk ViewPoint software displays fully scalable, animated web applications from existing FactoryTalk View applications

Reduce current transducer size by 30 per cent

Transducers suitable for variable speed drives, UPS, air conditioning, home appliances, solar inverters and also precision systems such as servo drives

New international standard for labelling and marking

ISO has published ISO 28219:2009 'Packaging - Labelling and direct product marking with linear bar code and two-dimensional symbols'

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