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Latest PSL Datatrack production
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SL Datatrack is highlighting the latest version of its production management software at the Open House to be held at the Tornos Technology Centre 10 – 12 November 2015. Designed for precision engineering and sub-contract engineering companies, the 2015 release PSL Datatrack is notable for its extra functionality and many new user-friendly features including faster navigation and easier data input. In addition, visitors to the stand can find out about the major advantages of implementing an industry standard production management system over individually created programs based on Excel, Access or other general software. PSL Datatrack has worked closely with Tornos for a number of years in the quest for higher production levels, lower overheads and reduced manual administration during manufacturing or assembly operations.
PSL Datatrack 08456 345931
www.psldatatrack.com
abcock Wanson has completed a project for delicatessen meat producer Puredrive Fine Foods which includes integration of the heating systems for two of Puredrive’s production lines at its processing facility in Corby as part of an expansion programme that has seen a major new Frying and Oven cooking line installed. In order to build greater flexibility into Puredrive’s plant and reduce downtime for scheduled maintenance, Babcock Wanson integrated the new processing line with an existing one to ensure the TPC 600B Thermal Fluid Heaters already installed can feed both lines with the heat they need. A contingency measure, it ensures the smooth running of the processing facility without the need to add costly ‘back-up’ measures that would also take up a lot of space in a relatively compact plant and it helps keep capital costs under tight control. A long standing customer of almost 30 years, Puredrive operates two Babcock Wanson coil type steam generators and seven thermal fluid heaters in total.
Babcock Wanson 020 8953 7111
www.babcock-wanson.co.uk
ABB partner MKE doubles factory size to serve growing drives’ business
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BB’s authorised value provider MKE Engineering Group has doubled the size of its factory devoted to variable- speed drives and automation solutions. This allows the company to offer more stock availability and expand its drives’ repair service. MKE’s drives systems department is now housed in a 3,150 square feet facility a short distance from the main plant. The dedicated facility provides more space for stock holding, including ABB’s latest standard and industrial variable-speed drives. The new facility is headed up by the existing Drive Systems Manager, Steve Bootes: “The drive systems department has grown rapidly in recent years. We now employ 11 engineers and a total of 19 staff, up from the five we had seven years ago. The only feasible option was to move into a dedicated facility.”
ABB Ltd 01925 741 111
Dock houses – are good thing? D
www.abb.co.uk/energy
ock houses – complete pods consisting of a dock leveller and dock shelter in one are used to maximise warehouse space, providing an additional area between the warehouse and the vehicles being loaded and unloaded. Situated on the outside of the warehouse walls, they allow the use of internal space to be maximised. It’s also possible to build dock houses that can be moved around,
creating ‘portable’ loading docks which can greatly improve flexibility in the operation. In short, they can be invaluable additions to warehouses or distribution centres. Stertil Dock Products, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of loading bay equipment, believes that dock houses are an underrated option that more logistics operations should consider. If properly designed, dock houses can be relatively light in structure whilst still being strong enough to cope with heavy loads.
Stertil 0870 770 0471
www.stertil.co.uk
AxFlow develops feed system for food processing production lines
xFlow has developed a bespoke feed and pump system for food processing applications. The system comprises an auger into which ingredients are fed and then forces them into the pump via a screw feed. This provides the pump with a constant flow at a pressure no greater than 4 bar to maintain the integrity of the product. The Waukesha pump performs exceptionally well handling delicate media, particularly where it can become viscous. However, in some applications where the nature of the media prevents a steady flow from a gravity feed system, the pump can be starved resulting in erratic flows on to the next stage of the production cycle, such as a homogeniser. The screw feed auger, which meets all hygienic requirements, removes this problem, ensuring a smooth and continuous flow. According to AxFlow, its auger feed and Waukesha pump system maintains product quality and enables producers to meet production processing targets.
A AxFlow Ltd 020 8579 2111
www.axflow.co.uk / FACTORY EQUIPMENT
Routine turbine handling in offshore conditions
he Gerritsen On- & Offshore Services BV company have handled a routine turbine maintenance procedure being undertaken on an offshore location in the Southern North Sea. This involved four of their personnel, utilising an air operated hoist unit manufactured by the J D Neuhaus company for the safe and effective lift and manoeuvre procedures for a turbine lift load of 12000kgs. The turbine was responsible for supplying power to a gas-compressor utilised for power, steam and other general services. The JDN hoist was a Profi TI and this unit was also combined with an overhead rail mounted trolley, also air powered, to provide horizontal movements of the load. For maximum safety of operation in offshore conditions, a rack and pinion drive was incorporated into the trolley mechanism, with the whole lifting package also incorporating a spark resistant finish for operation within potentially explosive atmospheres. Control operations for the hoist mechanism were incorporated into a JDN E-type pendant controller providing single speed control of the raise/lower/traverse load movements.
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JD Neuhaus 01224 722751
www.jdngroup.com
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