RENOLD CELEBRATES ITS 140TH ANNIVERSARY REINVENTING
Renold, the international engineering and power transmission group, is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year. The company was founded in 1870 by Hans Renold (pictured), who moved from Switzerland to the UK in 1873 and bought the James Slater Company, a small company manufacturing textile pin chain. In 1880 Renold patented the bush-roller chain, a precision steel chain for transmitting mechanical power that was designed to last significantly longer than the textile chains that were available at the time. Two years before the Hans Renold Company was founded, John Kemp Starley
formed a company with William Sutton to design and manufacture bicycles that would be safer and easier to ride than the Penny Farthing. The Starley & Sutton Company initially began manufacturing tricycles and by 1883 these were being sold under the Rover brand. In 1885 Starley launched the Rover Safety Bicycle – this had two wheels of a similar size on a diamond-shaped frame and a seat that was low enough for the rider’s feet to touch the ground. The bicycle was driven with pedals, connected by gears and chain to the wheel at the back. Renold’s bush-roller chain was the perfect solution for the Rover Safety Bicycle. As a result, the bicycle was a huge success and it remains the basic design of bicycles to this day. After inventing the bush-roller chain the Hans Renold
Company grew rapidly, changed its name to Hans Renold and moved to new premises. In 1885 Renold applied for a patent for block chain but then gave his idea to cycle manufacturers to be used freely. Renold is famous for a long list of innovations and
continuous product improvements that increased in pace as chain found more applications on a wider range of new industrial machinery, and demand increased from the bicycle, automotive and motorcycle industries. Many of the company’s original products are still part
of the range today, but with continuous improvement and the changing requirements of customers, over many decades these products have evolved into modern super chains. Renold’s 140th year anniversary promises to be an exciting one for customers according to the UK Chain Centre
manager, Alec Annand. Renold plans to launch more new products and innovations that will further benefit chain users across a variety of industries. Renold’s UK Chain Centre offers a wide range of attachments for both conveyor and transmission chain, custom chain design, such as specialist surface treatments, and a 24 hour service for urgent requirements. The five engineers that form the management team at the Chain Centre have amassed over 200 years of experience between them. For the full story, please visit
www.connectingindustry.com/designsolutions.
www.renold.com
RAILTEX 2019: VISITOR REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Professionals from across the rail industry are being urged to secure their place at Railtex 2019, the 14th international exhibition of railway equipment, systems and services. The event will take place from 14-16 May at Birmingham’s NEC. More than 330 organisations will be exhibiting, with a mix of UK and international suppliers spanning the full
range of rail infrastructure and rolling stock sectors. Alongside the main exhibition, the organisers
have developed a varied and informative supporting programme, with some huge industry names speaking on the biggest issues surrounding our network. Details of these will be announced soon.
www.railtex.co.uk
THE BLACK BOX Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Honeywell have partnered to develop a new way for airlines to monitor and analyse flight data. The companies will use real-time connectivity to reinvent the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) – commonly referred to as ‘black boxes’ – for the commercial airline, cargo transport and business jet markets. As part of the new agreement, Curtiss-Wright will be the exclusive supplier for Honeywell’s next-generation recorders for the Air Transport and Business Aviation markets. “The importance of reliable
Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorders cannot be overstated. That’s why we are working alongside Curtiss-Wright to design and develop the next generation of recorders that leverages our full hardware and software expertise to meet the 25-hour requirement, to identify the right information and make it available to airline operators when it’s most needed,” said Ben Driggs, president, Services & Connectivity, at Honeywell Aerospace.
www.curtisswright.com
SC21 STANDARD FOR INTELLICONNECT
Intelliconnect (Europe) has been awarded silver performance standard to the SC21, Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industry, Supply Chain Programme. Roy Phillips, managing director,
commented: “This is a significant achievement which is nationally recognised and I must congratulate our entire team for their efforts in obtaining this important recognition award as part of our supply chain excellence journey.”
www.intelliconnect.co.uk
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