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Charting the right course to efficiency in the marine industry

Charting the right course to efficiency in the marine industry

Spokespeople from British Fluid Power Association member companies Phoenix Hydraulic and Electrical Services, Hydraproducts and Rotec Hydraulics consider some of the challenges associated with effective use and maintenance of fluid power systems and related equipment within the marine sector.

21st March 2019
Flowmeter offers greater functionality

Flowmeter offers greater functionality

Bürkert has released the latest update to its FLOWave flowmeter, which offers greater functionality and widens its appeal for the pharmaceutical sector as well as food and beverage applications. The list of new capabilities includes the ability to detect different fluids, which will open-up new applications in many areas.

21st March 2019
Flowmeter gains the ability to detect different fluids

Flowmeter gains the ability to detect different fluids

Bürkert has released an update to its FLOWave flowmeter, which offers greater functionality and widens its appeal for the pharmaceutical sector as well as food and beverage applications. The list of new capabilities includes the ability to detect different fluids, which will open up new applications in many areas.

27th February 2019
BOGE unveils Anniversary Edition of S-4 screw compressor

BOGE unveils Anniversary Edition of S-4 screw compressor

This year marks BOGE Compressors' 111th anniversary, the company plans to celebrate this in style by unveiling a special Anniversary Edition of its popular S-Series screw compressors at the Hanover Fair (April 1-5, 2019). Now in its fourth generation of development, the S-4 takes energy saving, sound pressure dBA and ease of maintenance to an entirely new level. The S 111-4, a new "˜limited edition' compressor, packs some novel technologies, all of which will be revealed to visitors to the stand at this year's show.

19th February 2019
SKF Food Line bearings set new standard for hygienic design

SKF Food Line bearings set new standard for hygienic design

With companies striving to perfect a proactive approach to food safety, SKF is launching the new Food Line ball bearing units - Blue Range, which extend a hygienic-design mentality to bearing unit components for food-processing equipment.

6th February 2019
Machinery Directive

Machinery Directive

Paul Taylor, head of industrial products (UK) at TÜV SÜD Product Service asks if the Machinery Directive is future fit?

25th January 2019
Lube-free chain for food production

Lube-free chain for food production

Food grade lubricants are highly expensive and often wasteful, so here Derek Mack of Tsubaki UK discusses a possible alternative.

25th January 2019
Infrared inspection whatever the size

Infrared inspection whatever the size

An application at Cambridge Beer Festival demonstrates that no vessel is too small for thermal imaging inspection. The falling cost of the technology has now made it a cost-effective way to check the liquid level in a real ale beer cask and the temperature of its contents. This is just an entry-level example of how thermal imaging is being used but in industry at large it is also proving a quick and easy way of monitoring the integrity and content level of storage tanks.  And there are now several IR technologies that can be employed according to the requirement.

25th January 2019
Metal-detectable seals for contaminant-sensitive processes

Metal-detectable seals for contaminant-sensitive processes

SKF is launching an extended and improved portfolio of metal-detectable seals in a variety of process-compatible materials and configurations for pharmaceutical and food and beverage manufacturers.

15th January 2019

Robust, versatile ultrasonic sensors with IO-Link

Robust, versatile ultrasonic sensors with IO-Link

Baumer's new range of robust and flexible ultrasonic sensors for distance measurement and object detection set high standards for process reliability and longevity in ultrasonic sensor technology. They are available in two designs: the cubical U500 and cylindrical UR18, with both options characterised by a robust housing and hermetically sealed sensor elements to ensure they can withstand extreme environments.

14th January 2019
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