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Aerospace and Defence |
26/05/2004 |
| UK Aerospace is a knowledge intesnive industry accounting for 9.5 per cent of UK manufacturing's entire R&D expenditure. Dean Palmer takes a look at some important developments within the sector |
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dolphin tail doubles fluid efficiencies |
26/05/2004 |
| Novel marine propulsion, low head water power generation, mixing and other fluid operations can be made much more efficient by non linear oscillatory control. Tom Shelley reports
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Gilding net shaped manufacturing |
26/05/2004 |
| Tweaks to an old process allow the manufacture of short run, net shape formed products with exceptionally good surface finishes and low weight. Tom Shelley reports
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Lubricating the parts others cannot reach |
26/05/2004 |
| Selecting the most appropriate lubricant or grease for a bearing, engine or gearbox is critical to overall system reliability, efficiency and maintenance costs, writes Dean Palmer
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Half motor half logic controller |
24/05/2004 |
| A DC motor with a built-in logic controller has been developed that has fewer parts, is easy to program and provides fast installation and commissioning. Dean Palmer reports
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Faster reports from measurement software |
24/05/2004 |
| Design engineers familiar with National Instruments' test and measurement software LabVIEW, can now benefit from the company's latest add-on software module that speeds up the creation of Microsoft Excel and Word reports.
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Ribbed belts ideal for conveyors |
24/05/2004 |
| Due to differing lengths and varying levels of elongation, matched sets of V-belts will always have an unequal distribution of tension and load, which often leads to uneven wear and premature failure.
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