Chris Evans – Marketing and Operations Group Manager at Mitsubishi Electric UK looks at the effect the pandemic could have on the future adoption of automation in manufacturing within SMEs.

A catalyst for digital transformation

It is poignant to recall that at the time the world went into meltdown, industry in general was still riding the Industry 4.0 wave and looking forward to following a collective journey towards digitalisation and smart manufacturing. The global pandemic certainly put the brakes on that but what will happen when we emerge on the other side of this crisis?

Norton Clipper has expanded its diamond blade offering with the addition of its latest performance tier. The new ‘Standard’ range is designed for light to medium-duty building, construction and maintenance tasks.

Available in three main application sectors:

Standard Ceramic: Designed to cut ceramic, glazed ceramic, porcelain tiles and other similar materials for a quality cut 

Standard Universal: Suitable for universal building materials such as bricks, pavers and building blocks – also available in Universal Turbo for a more aggressive cut on harder materials (ideal for roof tiles)

When sand slurry is prepared for a process it usually passes through a Vibratory Ball Mill. Vibratory ball mills are used for the grinding and mixing of sand slurry.

In this process hundreds of steel balls rotate within a sealed drum which contains perforations along its axis at set sizes. When the slurry particles reach the required size, the sand and silica mixtures fall through the perforations within the drum making them suitable for the next stage in production. 

With the arrival of winter, the management of ventilation inside buildings is more important than ever. We’ve known for some time that there is a risk of Covid-19 spreading via airborne transmission. Now the cooler weather has arrived, forcing windows and natural ventilation sources to close, it is something that workplaces need to address.

Why is ventilation so important?

The role of adequate ventilation in reducing the spread of Covid-19 has been stressed by numerous professional bodies and government advisors. This is because, although the most common cause of transmission is through short-range droplets, long-range airborne transmission is possible and is a growing concern as we spend more time indoors. 

Rittal was approached by Powerfish, a Scottish-based panel builder and electrical engineering business, with a brief to design and deliver robust, flexible, and easy-to-install panels for a renewable energy customer.

All the consultations, as well as the design work on the panels, were done remotely, in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions. 

The copper connections were created in-house from drawings produced by Rittal’s online configurator, saving the client both time and money. 

The project was turned around quickly while still maintaining Rittal’s high standards across engineering and customer service.

Hydrotechnik UK are pleased to announce their Bluetooth and Wireless sensor range under the Watchlog brand name. Designed for use with our range of Mobile Apps and PC software as well a cloud based monitoring and logging service. Bluetooth up to 90m and Wireless up to 1.6Km offer users genuine choice.

Labfacility , the largest UK manufacturers of Temperature Sensors and Thermocouple Con-nectors reach their 50th year milestone in 2021. Started in the Riddett family front room , it now encompasses three UK sites and over 70 staff members!

Quality and Service have always been key elements in the continued growth of ISO 9001 accredited Labfacility; technical support is always freely available from their experienced technical sales teams, with exceptional Trustpilot customer reviews. 

On the 1st of November 2020, the Board of Directors of Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd were delighted to announce that Mr James Winn, the great grandson of the founder of the company has been appointed to the Board. 

James Winn has worked for the company for over 25 years and he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the management team. 

The Fabricated Type J or K Grounded Thermocouple has a stainless steel tube and available in various lengths and has the junction grounded at the tip for a fast response. Each thermocouple has 2 metres of IEC glass fibre stainless steel over braided cable terminating in bare tails. The probe has a temperature range of -60 to +350°C.

The latest process gas burner technology from Lanemark Combustion Engineering Ltd. is now helping one of the country’s leading manufacturers of construction equipment to benefit from optimised energy usage and minimised emissions. 

Warwickshire-based Thwaites Ltd., who provide a wide range of dumper truck designs particularly to the construction industry, have replaced two well-proven existing Lanemark FD5EP-3 burner installations with the company’s latest force-draught gas and air FD5GAP-3 models.  The result is a combination of excellent heat control and an anticipated, significant saving in gas usage.