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KUKA Metallurgical Laboratory Supports Friction Weld Expertise
in the specification and design of products, KUKA has expanded its established, sub contract friction welding facility with the addition of an on-site metallurgy consultancy. Experienced metallurgist Professor Kameel Sawalha has
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MCERTS radar features Bluetooth
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he first and only radar level system to qualify for MCERTS approval for open channel flow now features
Bluetooth set up. It enables quick and simple radar sensor ranging and optimisation for the flow measurement system. The radar sensor is also capable of flow computation as a standalone device independently of the flow computer, with additional protocols including Profibus, SDI12 and Modbus. To find out more about the benefits of changing to radar based level sensors in the water industry contact VEGA UK at
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moved his independent laboratory business, Aston Microscopy & Engineering, from Aston University to KUKA’s premises at Halesowen where it joins a wide variety of components using the friction welding method. He is a fellow and chartered engineer and holds a BSc degree in mechanical and production engineering (Napier University), MSc in manufacturing system engineering (Warwick) and a PhD in materials engineering (Aston). In addition, Prof. Sawalha has published numerous scientific papers and has been a visiting professor of material at a number of academic institutions. He examines and reports on the integrity of welds
performed by the friction welding technique, a cost- effective, accurate and repeatable joining method that achieves parent material bonds with no requirement for third-party consumables such as filler, wire or gas. His metallurgical investigations range from straightforward elemental analysis to in-depth studies of failure or fracture mechanisms. He also offers materials selection advice, assessing their suitability for friction welding and recommending improvements where appropriate. In fact, more component makers in industries as diverse as aerospace, automotive, construction machine and
mineral exploration are turning to friction welding to help combat rising raw material costs. Extending our array of sub contract services with an on-site metallurgy consultancy ensures KUKA can provide a comprehensive resource for manufacturers on all aspects of friction welding metallurgy and weldability.
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd u 0121 585 0888 u
www.kuka.com
Motor and drives from ABB bring farm history to life for stately home visitors
century motor and variable speed drives (VSDs). ABB and its authorised value provider, Central
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Electrical, supported the Tatton Hall estate’s £1.3 million Field to Fork project by supplying an ABB motor and eight VSDs to run original farm machinery. They also overhauled and rewound existing motors from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Tatton Hall is an historic country estate. A major
part of its Field to Fork project is the restoration of the farm’s Victorian mill, which produced feed for the farm’s livestock using machinery such as grinders and crushers. Previously run by water power, then steam and,
finally, electricity, the grinders and crushers are now powered by eight ABB general purpose drives, rated from 2 kilowatt (kW) to 18.5 kW. The VSDs provide a ‘soft start’ which, together with running the mill machinery at lower speed, reduces excessive wear and extends the operating life of the machines. On the ground floor of the feed mill, a VSD is used
to operate a hammer mill which crushes barley, wheat and oats into pig meal. On the first floor is a crushing and grinding machine for preparing cattle feed. Other VSDs run a winnower, a mixer and a sack hoist used to take heavy sacks up to the first floor storage room. The farm’s miller can use a mobile phone or iPad,
connected remotely to the VSDs, to control the grinder and crusher motors to enable them to talk through the demonstrations at different speeds.
ABB Ltd u 07000 DRIVES (07000 374837) u
energy@gb.abb.com u
www.new.abb.com/uk/campaigns/energy-productivity
36 NOVEMBER 2018 | PROCESS & CONTROL T Every Ball Valve in Stock
horite, the UK’s largest supplier of compressed air and fluid power products, has just launched a special
promotion for one of the most important components in any compressed air or fluid power system; the ball valve. The promotion is entitled Every Ball Valve in Stock and
is in place until the end of October. In common with every Thorite promotion, there are significant discounts available on already competitively priced products. Every Ball Valve in Stock applies to all valves
manufactured from either stainless steel or nickel plated brass, any port size from ¼ inch to 3 inch and for any media including oil, air, water and gas. While all eleven of the Thorite Sales and Service Centres
are involved in this promotion, customers have the option to purchase on-line at
www.thorite.co.uk
Thorite Ltd u 01274 663471 u
info@thorite.co.uk u
www.thorite.com
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farm in Cheshire is bringing 200 years of agricultural history to life for visitors using a 21st
s part of a new investment programme to underline its recognition of the important role of materials science
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