News Industry £10million investment to help cut vehicle emissions
THE GOVERNMENT-BACKED Technology Strategy Board and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) are investing £10million in grants to sixteen collaborative research and development projects that focus on achieving significant
cuts in CO2 emissions for vehicle-centric technologies in low carbon vehicles. The new low carbon vehicle technologies to be developed by British companies with the funding provided will include ultra lightweight engine designs, advanced battery management systems and the next
generation of electric motors.
Mark Prisk, minister for business and enterprise, said: “This new government investment is part of our strategy to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology and is another step for the UK towards a low carbon economy. Developing such highly innovative strategic technolo- gies is vital if we are to mass produce low carbon vehicles in the UK and make this country a more attractive location for sustained investment by global vehicle man- ufacturers and suppliers.”
30 years of drives manufacture celebrated
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC is cele- brating 30 years of manufacturing variable speed drives, with unit sales of over 15 million frequency inverters worldwide.
The company has continuously contributed innovations to variable speed drive technology over the years, including develop- ing products that meet the need for energy savings. Furthermore, as global standards and specifica- tions emerge and evolve, Mitsubishi Electric has developed new products and technologies to
fulfil application requirements. One example is the Machinery Directive – the company responded with innovative safety technologies and techniques that protect users and machines alike. Typical of these developments are the features included in the most recent product range – the FR-E700SC. This new series provides integrated safety as stan- dard, with Safe Torque Off (STO) functionality and an advanced spring clip terminal design.
www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk
Construction begins on power network centre
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS the Duke of York has marked the start of construction work at the site of the University of Strathclyde’s multi-million pound Power Network Demonstration Centre (PNDC) which will open in 2012. The £12.5million centre is being created by the University and leading energy companies including ScottishPower and Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution, with support from Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Funding Council. It will accelerate the adoption of new, 'smart' technologies, from advanced power grids to electric cars and intelligent household appliances.
Professor Jim McDonald, principal of the University of
Strathclyde, said: “The Royal visit to the site of the Power Network Demonstration Centre is an important milestone in this project and we are delighted to welcome the Duke of York back for his second visit to the University this year. “The University’s research capabilities and long-standing partnerships with industry put us in an ideal place to develop the next generation of smart, electri- cal technologies. The new centre will remove many of the barriers to these technologies, improve energy efficiency and ensure that we maintain a secure supply of power and define grids of the future – setting new standards in electrical distribution.”
www.strath.ac.uk/tic
Supplying seals for an offshore wind farm
ROXTEC, A SUPPLIER of cable and pipe seals, has completed a contract for the world’s largest offshore wind farm – the London Array scheme.
The company worked with Siemens on two substations which will manage the power distribution from the windfarm. Once complete the scheme will be
the world’s first 1GW wind farm and will supply enough power for around 750,000 homes and displace the emission of 1.9m
tonnes of CO2 every year. It is expected to produce the first renewable power in 2012. Roxtec developed a bespoke fire and ingress cable seal for the project.
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Adding to this, Iain Gray, chief executive of the Technology Strategy Board, said: “Through our low carbon vehicle Integrated Delivery Programme we aim to integrate the low carbon vehicle innovation chain in the UK from the science base through collabora- tive R&D to fleet-level demonstration. By investing in such cutting-edge development, we are driving forward low carbon vehicle innovation in a range of strategically impor- tant areas for the UK.”
www.innovateuk.org www.bis.gov.uk
WEG celebrates its 50th Birthday
WEG CELEBRATED its 50th birth- day on 16th September. In five decades the company has evolved from a proprietary supplier of electric motors to become a major global solutions provider of power supply, power distribution, power transmission and turnkey automa- tion systems.
Its global sales now exceed the US$3-billion mark, representing increasing success across a wide range of product groups, including the latest generation of transform- ers and generators, LV control gear, inverter drive systems, soft starters, LV and HV motors, ATEX- compliant explosion proof motors, smoke extraction motors and full turnkey systems. In addition, WEG has recently made a signifi- cant strategic expansion of its product portfolio, and achieved synergies for its automation and control products through the cre- ation of a joint venture for the manufacture of wind turbines with Spanish company M Torres Olvega Industrial (MTOI). WEG’s global growth is under- pinned by 16 modern manufactur- ing plants worldwide.
www.weg.net
Hygienic solutions award for enclosure systems range
RITTAL HAS RECEIVED the Award for Hygiene Solutions at the recent Food Processing Awards 2011, in recognition of its technology in regards to hygieni- cally designed enclosure systems. Rittal’s HD enclosures avoid the hollows and dead spaces prohibiting micro bacterial growth, allowing faster and more reliable cleaning.
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Verotec, the UK-based enclosures and systems manufacturing successor to Vero Electronics and APW, has continued its internation- al expansion with the formation of a new French subsidiary. Located near Paris, Verotec SAS is headed up by Patrick Antoszczyk, who has more than seven years’ experience in the French electronics packaging market.
www.verotec.co.uk
ERIKS is to move operations from two separate centres in Leeds to a purpose built 15,000 square foot ‘superbranch’ in the city. ERIKS’ Industrial Distribution Service Centre will combine with the company’s Electro Mechanical Service Centre at the new operating site in October. The move will allow the company to expand its wide range of services for the provision and maintenance of machine parts, such as motors, bearings and fans, and to broaden its capability in other areas, for example, in the supply and maintenance of pumps.
www.eriks.co.uk
Since winning the contract to sup- ply its Blolite blown fibre solution, Brand-Rex has seen work begin on the first of the two new aircraft carriers currently under construc- tion at the Rosyth Royal Dockyard. Work is underway on the new 65,000 tonne Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier that is being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA), with the first consignments of the Blolite blown optical fibre solution now ready for installation. As the largest ships ever built for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will provide a 16,000m2 military operating base that can be deployed worldwide.
www.brand-rex.com
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