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ESAB helps in jet hydroplane construction W


orld leader in the production of welding and cutting equipment and consumables, ESAB, is helping a British


team with a serving military pilot at the helm to build a jet hydroplane with the aim of smashing the long-standing world water speed record.


Project Lead David Aldred, is along with his team


constructing ‘Longbow’ – a powerful jet hydroplane – at its workshop in on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire.


With the ultimate intention of bettering the Outright


World Water Speed Record (WWSR), set in 1978 at 317mph by Ausralian Ken Warby MBE, the Longbow jet hydroplane once the build is finished will be driven by serving Royal Navy pilot Lt David-John Gibbs.


Mr Aldred explained: “We wanted a welding system that


was single phase, AC/DC and would weld aluminium as well as steel. As well as metalwork on the boat, we needed it for other applications such as engine mounting fabrication, pick-up points for lifting the hull and some of the engine cowling work.”


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rapid production for demanding consumers ABB will bring together the elements of a ‘factory of


the future’ at PPMA 2019, at the Birmingham NEC, 1st – 3rd October 2019, demonstrating how its latest automation and robotics technologies can transform performance in food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Stand F80 will feature examples from ABB’s


extensive automation and digital portfolio, showing how tomorrow’s factory will be able to respond rapidly to changing customer demands, while maintaining profitability, safety and quality. Among the demonstrations will be ABB’s SCARA


demo cell, showing how the precision, repeatability and rapid cycle time of ABB’s IRB 910SC (SCARA) robot can bring flexibility to pick and place and packaging applications. Another robot cell will show how humans and automated production lines can work together efficiently and safely.


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BB to show how the ingredients of an advanced factory come together to achieve customized, yet


Companies looking to build flexible automation


solutions can view the PLC range. Stand F80 will also feature ABB’s WiMon Conditioning


Monitoring System and the new NiTemp, a non-invasive temperature sensor. Maximising uptime of motors, pumps and bearings is


made easier with ABB Ability Digital Powertrain, which reads data to enable effective and timely maintenance. Also on show will be ABB’s range of emergency lighting, cable ties and details of ABB’s service offerings. “Today’s consumers want products that are tailored


to their needs faster than ever before. The factory of the future must therefore respond much more dynamically to ever-changing consumer requirements,” says Nigel Platt, LBL Manager, UK and Ireland – ABB Robotics. To find out more about ABB’s offering for food,


beverage and pharmaceutical applications, visit www.bit.ly/ABB_Food.


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Union Industries ‘preserves the heat’ for Stelrad Union Industries has established itself as the UK’s


leading manufacturer of bespoke warehousing and industrial solutions, working with a range of companies that operate across multiple sectors to help improve their logistics and reduce heat loss in distribution centres, warehouses, factories and storage facilities. Robert Howe, Technical Sales Engineer at Union


Industries, said: “We are proud of our rich heritage and reputation for delivering bespoke solutions to various industrial settings, which includes supporting organisations’ environmental policies. Stelrad is a world- leader in the manufacture of radiators and required a robust and resilient solution to further enhance the working environment for its staff, while preserving as much heat in its largescale building as possible. “Our Bulldoors have remained a popular choice for a


a world-leading radiator manufacturer. Stelrad has benefited from the installation of six of


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Union Industries’ Bulldoors at its Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 17-acre site. The facility handles Stelrad’s UK radiators business and the co-ordination of the company’s advanced production and distribution operation. Union Industries’ market-leading, bespoke high-speed


roller doors help to prevent the severe drop of ambient temperature in buildings, especially in the winter months, which eliminates any potential impact on production environments. The Leeds-based company’s Bulldoors are often


regarded as the ‘reliable workhorse’ of rapid roll doors and have been known to perform more than 1.4million cycles per year, making it a popular choice across several industries. The Bulldoors feature specialist Crash-Out’ and ‘Auto-Reset’ damage protection facilities, and offers


trio of installations by Union Industries has helped to support energy efficiency at the production facility of


control outputs for options such as airlocks, traffic control systems and remote monitoring, in addition to temperature control for ambient and chilled environments. Established in 1936, Stelrad has grown to become


Britain’s number one radiator brand, operating from facilities in the UK and Europe. The company distributes more than 2.5m products each year from its Mexborough site on Stelrad’s four manufacturing lines. "We're delighted with the Bulldoors installation in our


Distribution facility here in Mexborough," says Warehouse & Distribution Manager Paul Schofield. "Their installation is part of a planned upgrade of our facilities and will help us to save energy and create a far safer working environment during the colder months of the year. The amount of MHE moving around on site within Production and the National Distribution Centre completing the daily workload is substantial and any help we can have to reduce the heat loss in the buildings will contribute significantly to the overall efficiency of our operation."


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range of production facilities and industrial applications because of their toughness and bespoke features. Our entire range of high-speed roller doors are engineered and designed for long usage and high intensity operations, which are made specifically to meet each individual client’s requirements. “Heat loss and energy efficiency can prove to be a


major problem to companies such as Stelrad, which produce high volumes of quality products. We were delighted to support Stelrad’s working environment at its Mexborough facility with the installation of our Bulldoors.”


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