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06 March 2014

• From drill and tap to complete job - ROBODRILL evolution at R&G Precision

  When R&G Precision Engineering purchased a solution for fast drilling and tapping back in 1992, a FANUC ROBODRILL 14T, they had little idea that the range of machining centres would evolve into a highly flexible solution for machining complete jobs.

• Vacuum Receiver with Pneumatic Dump Valve

  Flexicon has introduced a new Vacuum Receiver with a pneumatically-actuated dump valve for dilute phase pneumatic conveying systems.

• Rigid, Abrasion Resistant Two Component Epoxy for Bonding, Coating and Sealing Applications

  Engineered with a silicon carbide filler material, Master Bond EP21SC-1 delivers abrasion resistance for an array of chemical and mechanical processing applications. This epoxy has a smooth paste consistency and a non-critical one to one mix ratio by weight or volume. As a two part system, it cures readily at room temperature or more quickly at elevated temperatures.

• All-electric injection presses form part of £7m 'future view' investment at Owen Mumford Ltd.

  Owen Mumford, one of the UK’s leading companies in the supply and manufacture of specialist medical devices, has invested in all-electric injection moulding presses for its 'Phase 5' manufacturing facility, now close to completion, at the firm’s Chipping Norton site. The all-electric moulding presses include 5 FANUC ROBOSHOT moulding machines and 4 FANUC 6 axes robots.

• New Clamping Device for Round Shafts from Elesa

  The ingenious GN928 launched recently by Elesa is a novel clamping device to be incorporated into equipment mountings, e.g. machine vice or similar, where frequent readjustment is required for the quick and precise operation of a mounting shaft/tubular shaft.

• Rittal SE 8 free-standing enclosure for extreme conditions

  Rittal’s SE 8 enclosure range is now fit for extreme conditions with a new NEMA 4/4x protection category. The SE 8 enclosure type has UL, cUL and NEMA 12 (IP55 equivalent) approvals as standard features, with protection class NEMA 12 as the default, sufficient for the majority of applications.

• Leading Forklift Attachment Firm Provides Speedy Disposal Solution

  A leading forklift attachment firm has helped one of its customers solve the problematic task of disposing contents from industrial steel drums.

• Advances in optical sensing technologies provide way forward for processing shale gas: new white paper available

  Michell Instruments has issued a white paper, Advances in Optical Techniques for Moisture and Hydrocarbon Detection, which discusses how new optical sensing techniques for processing natural gas will help the industry face current challenges.

• Fine Tubes relocates It's Indian Office to accommodate growing customer base.

  Fine Tubes, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of precision tubes for critical applications, is delighted to announce that it is strategically relocating its office in India to keep up with the growing demand for its high quality tubing products.

• Process Technology Unveils its New Inline Fluid Heaters

  Process Technology announces a NEW Inline Fluid Heater for the heating and cooling industry.