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Hydromobile: responding to change
4th Quarter 2009, Hydromobile S.A.
Hydromobile has added an important new foreign supplier to its principals

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Debunking the myths of hydraulic to electric actuator conversion
4th Quarter 2009, Stone Stamcor
This article discusses the opportunities for integrating electric linear actuators in off-highway vehicles and machinery including recreational vehicles, sprayer booms, construction and agricultural equipment

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BMG TRD targets RAM-D
4th Quarter 2009, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG
Technical resources BMG’s specialist technical resources division (TRD), which was launched recently as part of the company’s re-brand and consolidation programme, provides and supports total process ...

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Fluid Power's silicon revolution
4th Quarter 2009
Microactuators are a key component of microsystems. Common actuation technologies include piezoelectric, electrostatic and thermal, but pressurised gases or liquids are rarely used.       Pressurised gas ...

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Sensors test rotor distortion
4th Quarter 2009, Associated Technology
Draw-wire sensors from Micro-Epsilon are being used in the testing of new wind turbine rotor blades at the Fraunhofer Institute IWES, Bremerhaven. The test rig, which simulates rotor blade distortion ...

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Robust 7-digit multimeter
4th Quarter 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The Kübler HR 47 hour meter is a reliable, robust and easy-to-read 7-digit run indicator. As an electromechanical meter the HR 47 is virtually impossible to manipulate and offers a long service life. The ...

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Accurate current measurement
4th Quarter 2009, Denver Technical Products
For accurate current measurement, ProSys has produced a range of high performance flexible current probes based on Rogowski technology. The complete probe consists of measuring head, (Rogowski coil), ...

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End-to-end safety
4th Quarter 2009, Turck Banner Southern Africa
New low-profile models of Banner Engineering Corp’s EZ-SCREEN family of safety light screens have been introduced. These are ideal for safeguarding smaller machines or even large power presses. The first ...

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G.Gun decreases dribble
4th Quarter 2009
The original G.Gun grease gun, which has been manufactured in South Africa for the last 20 years, has been improved by the addition of a new patented pressure return valve that significantly reduces grease ...

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BMG Hydraulics - the inside track
3rd Quarter 2009
The BMG philosophy is one of adopting best practice

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Universal appeal of lighter weight robots
3rd Quarter 2009
Small dimensions translate to large savings in the robotics market

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How the white lines appear on our roads
3rd Quarter 2009, Vepac Electronics
There are over 200 000 km in Germany alone covered with roadmarkings. And Wachendorff encoders are the ones to ensure their precise application. White lines at the edge of the road or in the centre of ...

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Stem seals benefit heavies
3rd Quarter 2009
Valve stem seals are devices engineered to allow a small amount of oil to pass through their lips to lubricate the valve stem/valve guide interface of a combustion engine.       SKF’s range of valve stem ...

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Robot brain deduces physical laws
3rd Quarter 2009
A robotic breakthrough may aid the discovery of new scientific truths that have until now eluded detection. Reporting in the 3 April, 2009, issue of Science, Cornell University Mechanical Engineering ...

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Condition monitoring
3rd Quarter 2009, Beckhoff Automation
An integral part of PC-based control.    Condition monitoring functions can be integrated simply and cost-effectively into the EtherCAT I/O system from Beckhoff using the EL3632 EtherCAT Terminal.    For ...

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NI's new suite for condition monitoring
3rd Quarter 2009
A new portable bus-powered dynamic signal acquisition module and a suite of vibration sensors that can be used for machine condition monitoring applications have been released by National Instruments. The ...

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Safety
3rd Quarter 2009, Rockwell Automation
The industrial manufacturing environment is constantly evolving – driven by the need to achieve a competitive edge. Derek Jones, manager safety business development, Rockwell Automation, discusses the ...

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Rugged draw-wire sensor
3rd Quarter 2009, Associated Technology
Draw-wire sensors are used in the Ariane rocket launcher. Once a satellite has reached a safe distance from the spacecraft during deployment, the wire sensor is responsible for supplying the triggering ...

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Grease guns for Africa
3rd Quarter 2009
Genflex has recently placed an order for 900 foot-operated grease guns from a major manufacturer of grease equipment. The manufacturer has modified its foot-operated gun to improve operation. The competitively-priced ...

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Fail-safe PC-based software controller
3rd Quarter 2009, Siemens South Africa
The Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed a fail-safe software controller for PC-based automation. For the first time, safety-related tasks can be performed via PC using Siemens’ technology. ...

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