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Removing all moisture with assurance
Automatic systems ensure thorough single connection purging of systems and instruments
 17/12/2007 

Mark of quality
The new FAYb range of laser markers from Sunx offers a host of advantages over traditional YAG-based technology
 17/12/2007 

Super labels show material advantage
Advanced materials technologies have dramatically transformed the humble label, says Tom Shelley
 13/11/2007 

Running flat out
A levelling machine with automatic feedback – and subsequent high accuracy – is aimed at the emerging generation of high strength steels. Lou Reade reports
 20/07/2007 

Inside view on deep heat
Radio frequency ovens may soon be poised to take over from microwave or conventional ones. Tom Shelley reports
 14/05/2007 

Plastic fantastic
A thin film coating technology is poised to hit the big time. Tom Shelley reports
 26/04/2007 

Robot expands to fit ducts
A pneumatically powered, remotely operated vehicle of novel design is now being used to survey, clean and spray coat the insides of air conditioning and ventilation ducts
 26/04/2007 

Putting heat only where it’s needed
Tom Shelley reports on a simple, low cost technology that heats water by direct application of electric current
 13/03/2007 

High pressure gas expands forming
Roger Bishop reports on an emerging process that converts metal tubes into automotive components
 22/02/2007 

Rise of the robots
Tom Shelley says that general-purpose robots could deliver advantages in product manufacture – especially when a design has not been fully crystallised
 16/01/2007 

Chemically bonded surfaces get active
Tom Shelley reports on an innovation that will radically expand the capabilities of products made in plastics
 20/12/2006 

Doing the twist
Tom Shelley reports on a low-cost machine based on a simple linear system that can produce decorative wooden posts
 22/09/2006 

Technology opens up a colourful future
Dean Palmer reports on a unique, full wrap decoration technology that enables any 3D object to be decorated with a full colour design or photographic quality image
 10/08/2006 

No-power sensors respond when asked
Tom Shelley reports on a sensing system that slashes cost while improving data quality and system reliability
 10/08/2006 

Nano materials go for high tonnage
Tom Shelley reports on nano materials developments in the former Soviet Union that are now moving from laboratory scale to commercial production
 13/04/2006 

Tool eases tightening problems in restricted spaces
The accurate tightening of fasteners in restricted spaces can be a real problem for manufacturers. Often, inaccessible fasteners can only be reached using improvised tools which lack any kind of calibration or verifiable accuracy.
 06/03/2006 

Sensor makes life a tad easier
Dean Palmer reports on a new self-monitoring temperature sensor that means regular calibration is a thing of the past
 09/02/2006 

Conveyor brackets offer fast belt release for washdowns
A unique quick-release assembly bracket for belt conveyors has been developed that should prove useful in food processing and packaging applications, writes Dean Palmer
 26/01/2006 

Boiling water delivers heat and force
Tom Shelley reports on a Dutch domestic appliance built on old but very useful engineering principles
 26/01/2006 

Generator solves mixing and dispensing problem
Dean Palmer reports on a unique design of disinfectant generator that not only solves a common dispensing problem for the medical industry but which could also be utilised by other industries
 10/10/2005 

Fast air drying saves time and energy
Tom Shelley reports on a simple way of saving money in the washroom and in a wide range of processes
 09/10/2005 

Extruded tube with twisted fins improves heat exchanger design
A small UK-based engineering company has developed a novel method of manufacturing heat exchangers which improves the efficiency and cost of manufacturing. Dean Palmer reports
 04/08/2005 

Modular access and control system is safe, smart and lightweight
Dean Palmer reports on a new approach to controlling access to hazardous machinery that enables mechanical trapped key interlocks and electrical safety gate switch interlocks to be integrated in one unit
 06/06/2005 

Devices swallow energy on demand
Tom Shelley reports on a superficially simple looking family of devices likely to revolutionise much of mechanical engineering
 05/05/2005 

Insulation material gives car makers the edge
A new range of sound absorbing materials for the automotive sector is being launched this month, which will enable design engineers to totally rethink their approach to acoustic absorption in many parts of the vehicle. Dean Palmer reports
 05/05/2005 

 
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