Article Archive

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Impact assessment for potential pilot park for floating wind turbine

Xodus Group to carry out environmental study for Statoil for potential floating offshore wind pilot park

Japanese nuclear crisis: no need to curtail operations of nuclear plants in UK, says report

Early analysis of Japanese nuclear accident makes 26 recommendations for UK but 'lessons to be learnt'

Current transducers have operating temperature range of -40 to 105°C

LEM’s CTSR current transducers combine safety and high performance in solar installations

High-power, wide-input bus converters

Intermediate-bus converters deliver 98 per cent; peak efficiency; 36-60V input voltage range

Hire demand for new advanced XRF metals analyser

XRF analysers provide fast, non-destructive, qualitative and quantitative assessment of metals and alloys

Shell to build world’s largest offshore floating facility

The FLNG facility will be 488 metres – longer than four football fields laid end to end

Chains: the umbilical of modern machinery

E-Chains are designed to accommodate cables and hoses in many different types of applications

2011-06-01

China's dragon and the Asian tigers roar on

North and East Asia have experienced mixed fortunes in recent years, yet the area remains the world's most dynamic region, thanks to China's seemingly unstoppable economic growth

Radically different approaches to car design and manufacture

Are the mainstream automakers inherently the wrong organisations to make step changes in how we fulfil our need for personal mobility?

Tough rules for small engines

When it needed fully functioning prototypes for an engine management system, Scion-Sprays Ltd chose the rapid manufacturing services of Proto Labs

Smart relays help to cut the cost of controls

Machine builders and original equipment manufacturers needing to incorporate controls in their designs had limited options until the introduction of 'smart relays'

Stainless steel types, applications and new developments

Stainless steel is an attractive material for a variety of applications, usually due to the corrosion resistance and strength but sometimes also for aesthetics. However, designers that are new to stainless steel can find the choice of grades confusing. Alistair Rae provides an overview of the different types, typical applications and recent developments

Torque management ensures the security of threaded fasteners

Nobody wants a threaded fastener to fail. Paul Stevens reports on some of the latest developments for ensuring that threaded fasteners are tightened correctly and do not lose their tension over time

Sensors measure laser power and energy

Ophir Photonics Group introduces BeamTrack, industry's first laser power/position/size sensors

2011-08-01

Flange connector system reduces assembly times and production costs

Frank Wiele outlines the benefits of using a flange connector system which simplifies assembly, maintenance and subsequent modification costs

Around the pipe in 80 seconds

Magnetism stops welding. Then the old 'black magic' begins. John Anderson reviews the causes and some solutions without recourse to witch doctors

Is health and safety intervention hampered by culture?

Glen Robertson describes a dramatic approach to health and safety intervention in the offshore sector

Cutting the downtime

A new plant design suite can help reduce wasted engineering hours, says Derry Vaughan

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