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06 September 2012

• Available in the UK from Ixthus Instrumentation: over forty Strainsert customised force sensors are deployed on the Mars Rover Curiosity

  The USA based premier force sensor manufacturer, Strainsert Company, recently announced that it has supplied over forty customised sensors that have been deployed across NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission which recently and successfully landed its Mars Rover Curiosity mobile laboratory in the Gale Crater area on the Red Planet.

• Acorns Children's Hospice Becomes Olympic Winners

  Thanks to EIC and Abacus Lighting.

• Lano's Lasting Legacy to Abbey School

  Minister for Sport and Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP, recently officially opened the brand new artificial pitch at Abbey School, Faversham, funded by the Football Foundation.

• Blakedown go Global at Southgate Hockey Club

  Blakedown Sport & Play are very proud to have been involved with the refurbishment of the two existing pitches at Southgate Hockey Club in Hertfordshire.

• Gefen's new HDMI matrix switcher with HDBaseT using a CAT5 cable

  Gefen are proud to announce the release of their GefenPRO 8x8 HDMI Matrix w/4 ELR (Extra Long Range) extenders is now shipping, offering one of the most versatile solutions for high definition video integration and HDMI extension in one convenient enclosure. ITM Components are the leading distributor of Gefen equipment across Europe, and all products are available for immediate purchase.

• A quick and effortless assembly of lawnmowers

  To assemble lawnmowers a Company needed two workers who manually had to pick, lift, rotate by 180° and precisely position the product (weighing 30 kg) on the assembly line. The operation required consistent physical strain with non ergonomic movements for the two workers, with consequent risk of personal injury and product damage.In addition, the tack time could never be achieved.

• German Study Declares Carpet the Healthy Flooring Option

  An independent study undertaken by the Germany Asthma and Allergy Foundation (DAAB) and the German Society for Environment and Indoor Analysis was recently completed and the findings of the study proved conclusively that the indoor air in a carpeted room was of much better quality than that in rooms with smooth floors.

• Hytera's brilliant ATEX Radio and Mobile Repeater

  For impressive technological achievements in two-way digital radio communication systems, look no further than the Hytera Digital Two Way Radio range.

• Elesa at PPMA 2012, Hall 5, Stand E70

  Elesa will have an intriguing selection of new products on their stand this year at PPMA Exhibition on 25th – 27th September at the NEC, Birmingham.

• Gearboxes provide 90 degree shaft direction change

  The W100 multi-turn bevel gearbox has been introduced by Rotork Gears for applications where the input to a gearbox needs to change direction by 90 degrees to allow manual operation.