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Novel approach to high-security print inspection
The combination of a contact image sensor (CIS) with a print and pattern inspection tool greatly improves security print inspection and verification, explains Peter Stiefenhöfer.The inspection and...
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Hazardous threat detection
Tony Gerillo reports on how the latest high-voltage converters are being put to use in a range of applications and are finding many fans in high-risk areas, where they are used to detect potential...
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Keep the complicated simple with user experience design
User experience design is becoming a norm in industrial product design, providing users with competitive advantages such as time and money savings with minimum environmental impact. Marjukka Mäkelä...
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Golden opportunity: for dentists and jewellers
With the SLM 50, Realizer delivers a selective laser melting (SLM) desktop machine for manufacturing components made of metal.The desktop device has been designed for the manufacturing of components...
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VSDs with safety built in
A range of built-in safety features for variable-speed drives (VSDs) that make it easier to achieve safe operation of processes and protect maintenance staff working on motor driven machinery has been...
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Permanent bearing protection
When Bill Kuczynski from Casey Industrial noticed a large amount of oil leaking from a gearbox on a SAG mill at a client’s at Arizona copper milling facility, he knew it was time to recommend a...
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Intelligent robots: should we be scared?
In 1942 science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov bestowed upon the world The Three Laws of Robotics in his collection of short stories I, Robot. This was the basis for a reasonably successful film by the...
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Optimising processes and up-scaling for graphene delivery
As it enters its final phase, the NanoMaster Project is reporting exciting results related to graphene and expanded graphite production and the development of novel nanocomposite intermediates.Over the...
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Footswitches feature the Bluetooth Smart closed network
Herga Technology, the medical footswitch and hand control specialist, has launched a new range of single and multipedal footswitches that utilise the intelligent and power friendly Bluetooth Smart...
View ArticleShortage of 1 million women engineers
As newly released statistics illustrate the continuing imbalance of women in science and engineering professions, leaders of 20 of the UK’s science, technology, engineering and manufacturing companies...
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New light cure adhesive
Intertronics launch the new DYMAX Encompass technology in a range of light cure adhesives, which combine the benefits of colour change once cured with red fluorescence.This combination offers the...
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High speed vision inspection
Optimal Industrial Automation Ltd has designed, developed and installed a bespoke high speed vision inspection system for a manufacturer of high technology web that is fabricated for use in green...
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How to select the right linear guidance system
With numerous designs to choose from, specifying the right linear guidance system can be a daunting task. Mike Hughes provides an overview of the types of system available, as well as their main design...
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New generation CAT 7 and CAT 7 A cables
The requirements on cables for industrial applications are extremely high. They must be resistant against rough environmental conditions including high temperatures, pollution with oil and grease,...
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Polyimide resin for high temperature applications
Nexam Chemical’s NEXIMID MHT-R is a new resin for use in high temperature applications, with Tg above 400°C. The resin is primarily intended for use in Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) of high temperature...
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Electric car to be designed using cloud-based tools
Cadonix Ltd, the Cloud-based automotive harness CAD specialist, has announced that Riversimple has adopted its Arcadia cloud-based tools to develop the first road-going version of its hydrogen fuel...
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Compressor brings dancing robots to life
One of the most popular events at the Merge Arts, Music and Performance Festival, currently being held on London's Bankside, is being performed by a troupe of eight perfectly synchronised dancing...
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O-rings and seals: why they leak
No matter how well they are made or what precautions you take, all O-rings and seals let liquids and/or greases through - simply because they allow water and hydrocarbon vapours, etc, to permeate...
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Tribo-filament for 3D printers
Plastics specialist igus has developed a new tribo-polymer filament for 3D printers, developed specifically for engineers who wish to create structurally robust prototypes or small batch components for...
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Optimum damping through hydraulic resistance
Hydraulic resistance increases the vibration damping effect of suspension components. ContiTech Vibration Control knows how to use this effect. The suspension specialist's comprehensive product line...
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