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INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS FEATURE


WAREHOUSE PROVIDES RIGHT CONDITIONS FOR TIMBER T


emporary building specialist Smart- Space has provided bespoke kitchen


manufacturer Sigma 3 with a permanent steel structure to house its raw materials at its factory in Llantrisant, Wales. As one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of kitchens in the UK Sigma 3 has a 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility complete with state-of-the-art equipment near Cardiff.


IMPROVED EFFICIENCIES With its kitchen board stock currently stored in trailers in the yard Sigma 3 sought to improve efficiencies by bringing the stock into one location and closer to the main building so that it could be fed directly into the cutting machines. Smart-Space provided Sigma 3 with a 16m by 35m Eave Mono pitch purpose-built permanent steel building. Fitted to the adjoining workshop it has


a rigid steel roof, is clad with horizontally ribbed wall panels and equipped with two roller doors for ease of loading and unloading. Smart-Space took care of the entire project from start to finish including obtaining the necessary planning permissions. Unlike previous portable PVC


alternatives the Eave Mono pitch provides a more permanent solution that


offers ideal conditions for timber storage as it is fully insulated with a 35-year rust and corrosion warranty. Furthermore, its insulative properties are important for keeping the wood-based products dry and protected from the elements.


The warehouse was built in stages starting with the floor then the walls and finally the roof. This caused minimum disruption to the manufacturer, allowing the site to remain fully operational throughout installation. Sigma 3 chose Smart-Space because of its ability to


Fully insulated with a 35-year rust and corrosion warranty, the building provides ideal conditions for timber storage


provide a quick turnaround with custom- built products to meet its requirements. “The service and communication from


Smart-Space was exceptional,” says Martin Hatcher, operations manager at Sigma 3. “The fitters got on with the job, delivering a quality structure quickly and efficiently which has provided us with a single facility for ideal timber storage.”


Smart-Space T: 0808 278 1499 www.smart-space.co.uk


TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION ADVERTORIAL


Starrett VB300 provides fully functional cost-effective measurement and inspection


esigned to offer an accurate, cost-effective method of measuring and inspecting small components, the recently launched Starrett VB300 is a compact profile projector that has a number of advanced features. The vertical benchtop optical system features a 300mm (12 inch) diameter screen that can be fully viewed to the edge, with crosshairs, calibrations marks and overlay clips it is ideal for the rapid inspection of small components.


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VB300c Marketing Manager, John Cove, says: “Although the Starrett VB300 has been designed to meet a price break point at around the current market cost for a comparable system, it has been done without compromising quality or functionality.”


With an integrated hood, the Starrett VB300 features an all-metal construction for rigidity, accuracy and longevity. Flat parts up to 5kg can be accommodated on the 225mm by 225mm precision workstage top, which features a 155mm by 155mm toughened glass insert and 100mm by 100mm of high resolution measurement travel. A manual focus range of 100mm ensures every detail of the component being measured remains in sharp relief.


Engineers, technicians and operators can simply ‘plug and play’ the new


VB300, which comes as standard with an integral DRO system that allows X and Y linear axis measurements and angular measurements to be made on the screen and read off the LED display located just below. Linear positional feedback comes from precision glass scales with a resolution of 0.001mm, while the digital protractor provides a resolution of 1 minute.


Optionally, customers can upgrade to Heidenhain or Metlogix geometric measurement systems with increased measurement functionality offered, such as edge detection, to match the application. These systems support the functions of measuring, recording, analysing and reporting dimensional data to fully support the inspection and measurement process.


Able to measure a wide range of component sizes the VB300 has a quick- action bayonet fitting single lens mount that can accept a variety of optional precision ground magnification lenses, including 10x, 20x, 25x, 50x and 100x, that take just seconds to change over.


Surface and profile illumination comes from Starrett’s newly developed LED source that not only improves the level and quality of lighting available, but also significantly reduces the heat soak created by traditional tungsten halogen lamps. The robust design of the solid-state LED source also has a predicted service life of more than 5 years, compared to the annual replacement required for tungsten halogen lamps.


Starrett  01835 863501  www.starret.co.uk


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