Double awards delight for Manufacturer of the Year Weir Minerals Europe

Weir Minerals Europe has been named Manufacturer of the Year by the EFF (formerly Engineering Employers’ Federation) at the annual national award ceremony.

The Todmorden-based company competed against other leading manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, Airbus and BAE Systems to claim the title at the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards in London. It also triumphed in the Health and Safety award. (Read More)

Slimline Motor Controllers Create Space In Enclosures

Small drives for machines and equipment are typically powered up to 9.0 A, and are protected by conventional motor circuit breakers. However, when space in the enclosure is limited, it is very difficult to find room for significant numbers of protective components.  (Read More)

Student And Apprentice Engineers Gear Up For Railway Engineering Competition

Competition run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers requires teams of up-and-coming engineers to build, design and run a locomotive

Eleven student and apprentice teams from the UK, Germany and Egypt are preparing to take part in the Institution of Mechanical (Read More) 

L&M SURVEY INVESTS £1.2M IN SPHERON-VR SCENECAM ‘NIGHT TO DAY’ CAMERAS

L&M Survey Services has announced a £1.2m investment in 22 SceneCam Cameras and SceneCenter 2.0 content management software.

The investment in SceneCam spherical HDR (High Dynamic Range) imagery will provide L&M Survey’s clients with game changing ‘night to day’ Visual Mapping services. (Read More)

Apex Unveils State-of-the-Art European HQ in Response to Increasing Demand for Self-Serve Automation

New Facility Enhances Customer Support Capabilities

Apex Supply Chain TechnologiesÒ Ltd. has expanded its presence to better serve its growing European customer base. (Read More) 

Rittal Hygienic Design Fire Extinguisher Enclosure

Rittal has been developing its Hygienic Design range over many years. Its customers have benefitted from better protection of their electrical and electronic equipment, as well as less time spent washing down, and cleaner manufacturing environments. (Read More)

HS2 awarded first BREEAM Infrastructure certificate

HS2 has become the UK’s first infrastructure project to be awarded a BREEAM Infrastructure (pilot) Scheme Certificate for its ambitious sustainability strategy on Phase 1 of the project.

The assessment demonstrates that HS2 is committed to going beyond enhancement and protection of the environment, to address the key social and economic impacts of the development. It includes features such as working in harmony with communities, being a great neighbour, putting safety and wellbeing at the heart of the project, and building sustainable economic benefits for the whole of the UK, such as better skills and career opportunities for a new generation. (Read More)

New Local Expert For Food And Beverage Sealing Solutions

Dichtomatik UK Ltd becomes the exclusive local provider for Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ food and beverage sector in the UK.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is the world’s leading specialist for high-quality sealing solutions for the food and beverage sector. As Dichtomatik UK Ltd is a part of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, (Read More) 

Exposure To Vibration: Do You Know The Limit?

Tim Turney, Technical Product Manager at Casella

Approximately two million people in UK workplaces are at risk of developing Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome, commonly referred to as HAVs.  (Read More)

1st Class Corrosion Solution for 3rd Largest Oilfield

Located in Southern Iraq near the Kuwaiti border, the oilfield spreads over a 1,800km2 area. In 2009, a $15bn service contract was signed for its development.

A group of asset owners have taken a leading role in developing the field with the most advanced technologies of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by water injection. (Read More)