9th September 2021
As Covid and Brexit hit UK imports – standard parts and components included – OEMs have been forced to respond. Component delays have impacted time to market and availability of existing OEM-designed products, requiring alternate supply channels or even re-specification and re-design.
Many harbours and canals owe their existence to dredging vessels. Designed to suck sediment up from the depths, these vessels help to combat sedimentation to ensure safe access for shipping.
To improve throughput and space utilisation, warehouses use stacker cranes for the automated retrieval and storage of goods. While operating at high speed, these devices effectively locate, pick, transport and unload cargo. Variable speeds drives (VSDs) play a key role in determining their correct and effective operations.
8th September 2021
A railway pioneer, the UK has a long and proud history in the train manufacturing industry. Nowadays, leading rail OEMs operate state-of-the-art UK-based production lines, each designed to manufacture the next generation of trains. KM Tools is helping OEMs to meet the demand for advanced rolling stock with a turnkey, bespoke engineering service for production machinery.
Enclosures provide a safe and secure location for electrical power and control components as well as protecting against environmental conditions.
When specifying brushless DC motors, the designer will of course consider key parameters such as operating speed and torque, along with voltage and current. Just as important, but often overlooked, is the stall torque of the motor
6th September 2021
ECS Engineering Services’ initial three-year agreement with National Highways has been extended for another year to maintain multiple drainage pumping stations in Derbyshire, the East Midlands and Nottinghamshire.
3rd September 2021
Optimal will have a hybrid physical and virtual presence at CHEMUK 2021 supply-chain expo. During the event, visitors will be able to learn about the company’s state-of-the-art process control and quality assurance technologies for the chemical industry.
2nd September 2021
Together, Sulzer and Tamturbo are developing technologies and offerings for oil-free compressed air. The uniquely designed HSR high-speed turbocompressor is manufactured in Finland. Not a single drop of oil is present in the machine, making it truly oil-free.
KM Tools has designed and manufactured multiple SmartLine Jigs to enable the efficient assembly of Alstom INNOVIA™ monorail 300 trains for export to the Cairo Monorail project.