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Norbar appoint new UK and Ireland business manager


Linx Clear UV-readable ink 1121 and Linx Clear security ink 3160


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Linx Printing Technologies Ltd. Tel: 01480 302100 Web: www.linxglobal.com


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Norbar’s global sales team. Jeremy will be responsible for managing sales and profitability throughout Norbar’s existing distribution network and is tasked with maximising torque solutions opportunities within the UK and Irish markets. Jeremy joins Norbar from BSS Industrial where he worked for 27 years, reaching director level. Jeremy brings a wealth of experience to the family owned torque tools manufacturer, having worked predominantly in the sale of industrial pipeline and heating solutions throughout the UK and Irish markets. Philip Brodey, Sales and Marketing Director of Norbar Torque Tools, said: “At Norbar we’re proud to be the world’s leading torque tools specialists, but we’re also proud to be a UK manufacturer. Whilst exports make up a huge part of our business, for us it is vital that we also focus on our own back yard. Jeremy is joining a strong sales team and we wish him all the best in his new position.” Jeremy joins Jonathan Firnberg, Global Business Manager, and Stuart Clarke, European Business Development Manager, at Norbar’s UK headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire.


N Norbar Torque Tools Ltd. Tel: 01295 270333 Web: www.norbar.com


ABB extends high pressure range with 1000 & 600 bar transmitters


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BB has launched 1000 bar gauge (266HSH) and 600 bar differential (266DSH) pressure transmitters, as additions to its widely used 266 range of transmitters. Designed to meet growing demand from the oil and gas industry and power markets, which frequently require pressure transmitters with higher working pressures, the high pressure transmitters are suitable for applications such as high pressure injection and other similar applications around the wellhead, such as high pressure gas compression systems. The 266HSH is a high overload gauge pressure transmitter with an upper range limit of 1050 bar, and offers a base accuracy of 0.15% of calibrated span, outperforming other competing transmitters. The 266MST is a differential pressure transmitter for flow and pressure applications with working pressures up to 600 bar. Both transmitters offer a choice of signalling protocols,


being available in 4 to 20mA HART, Foundation Fieldbus and Profibus versions. This makes the transmitters suitable for a wide range of applications, from oil and gas, which primarily use 4 to 20mA HART, to the water industry, which commonly employs Profibus.


ABB Ltd. Tel: 0870 600 6122


ne of the UK’s leading manufacturers of forged iron and solid brass lighting products is using the Clare Safetest Manufacturing/Luminaire (STM/L) digital electrical safety tester from


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Seaward to improve compliance testing during production at its Suffolk factory. Jim Lawrence is a family-owned business, designing and producing a range of wall, pendant, spot and picture lights (Class I) for UK and international customers, which are available through its showroom in Hadleigh near Ipswich or online shop. All products are rigorously tested in accordance with annex Q of the Luminaire Standard (BS EN 60598) as part of the company’s quality assurance guarantee. In a move to further secure product quality, performance and reliability, Jim Lawrence is using four STM/L units at its manufacturing facility, where hundreds of handmade lighting units are produced and tested each week. The STM/L performs 500V insulation tests using a DC test voltage, which can be used instead of a flash test when required, as well as completing earth bond, polarity and continuity and load and operation testing.


Seaward Electronic Ltd. Tel: 0191 586 3511 Web: www.seaward.co.uk


New Swiveler® ICP industrial accelerometer


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CB Piezotronics, a world leader in vibration, acoustic, pressure, force and torque sensors, has a new ICP industrial accelerometer that installs conveniently into tight spaces at lower cost than existing through bolt sensors. The new model 607A11 Swiveler® provides a unique 360º swivel mount making installation in tight spots quick and easy. The unique design facilitates positioning of the integral, side-exit cable while the floating lock nut keeps the sensor securely in place. This low-cost, smaller alternative to ring-style accelerometers has distinct advantages over other industrial-grade vibration sensors, for example, its small footprint of just 14mm diameter and its shear mode construction that minimises base bending and ambient temperature transient effects. Ideal for permanent installations in space-restricted locations, the 607A11s laser-welded hermetically sealed design and stainless steel construction make it suitable for use in dirty, oily and submerged applications. Specifications include sensitivity of 100mV/g and frequency range to 10kHz with ATEX intrinsically safe options available for use in hazardous area applications. Typically available for delivery in the UK in less than a week and substantially cheaper than most through-bolt designs, PCB Piezotronics new model 607A11 Swiveler® is the only logical choice for installations where space is restricted.


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Robotic palletiser boosts bagging line productivity


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new turnkey robotic palletising line from Brillopak looks set to yield a return on investment within less than 18 months of installation by doubling throughput at the Stowmarket factory of malted ingredients manufacturer Muntons.


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producing malt and malted ingredients for over 80 years and is a significant player in the supply of malts, malt extracts, homebrew kits, flours and flakes to the international food and drinks industry. With growth in both domestic and overseas demand, the company was seeking to increase capacity and, as part of this, required a robotic palletising solution that would boost throughput by 50 per cent and contribute to its lean manufacturing objectives. The Brillopak solution comprises a dual line robotic palletising system incorporating a Nachi LP 130 four axis robot together with the Brillopak STD1 Gripperhead incorporating vacuum for slip sheets,


two pallet dispensers, bag flatteners,


integrated metal detectors, label printers together with a stretch wrapper with hooder, plus all infeed and outfeed conveyors.


Brillopak Ltd. Tel: 01622 872907 Web: www.brillopak.co.uk


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orbar Torque Tools has appointed Jeremy Tucker as its new UK and Ireland business manager. Jeremy’s appointment comes as part of an expansion to


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