ESSENTRA COMPONENTS NEW GUIDE TO FACTORS INVOLVED IN SOURCING HIGH QUALITY PLASTIC COMPONENTS A


s manufacturers of high-quality plastic items, Essentra Components Ireland are


well placed to offer generic advice to engineers involved in the sourcing process. It is a truism that it is always helpful to a best possible outcome if both supplier and customer are fully involved – so in consideration of this ongoing conversation Essentra Components are delighted to offer some free guidance which can be downloaded from their group website at www.essentracomponents.com/en- gb/news/guides/a-short-guide-to-finding- high-quality-plastic-components. Their view is that whether you’re designing or


assembling a new product, ensuring that your plastic components are made of the best materials and to the closest tolerances is essential. As well as affecting the quality of the


final product, selecting an inaccurate part can cause faults in its function and lead to increased costs and customer dissatisfaction. Plastic injection moulding is one of the most


popular manufacturing methods for producing plastic components across the UK and wider world. Its ability to mass produce high-quality parts to an accuracy of within 0.005 inches makes it clear why the British Plastics Federation estimated the UK turnover of the process to be in the region of £3.5 billion. However, to guarantee a consistent level of


quality, manufacturers have to consider and control a range of parameters within the process, such as temperature, mould design and machine efficiency. For engineers and assemblers to ensure they have the highest quality parts possible, they need to choose a manufacturer who’ll offer


expertise at each stage of the process. Guidance from Essentra Components covers


headings such as: - How to choose the right manufacturer - Creating an accurate mould - Choosing the right plastic - Efficiency of the injection moulding process - Reduce and recycle waste - Machinery maintenance - OEE score - Choosing a manufacturer with the right


machinery - Using Industry 4.0 to maintain quality - Look for great service with efficient process


Further information on Essentra Components products can be found on the Essentra Components website – www.essentracomponents.ie.


FUTURE ENGINEERING IRELAND TO RETURN TO DUBLIN EVENT T W


elcome to the


October issue of Irish Manufacturing. Hopefully you will now be looking forward to the increased amount of issues landing on your desks. In this months issue we look at automation, compressed air, boilers, pumps and valves and more. If you are interested in contributing to an issue, please contact myself or Charley for the updated features list.. Rachel Tucker - Editor


he Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has


announced that Future Engineering Ireland (FEI) will once again be part of the National Supply Chain and Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition in Dublin in January 2020. Following the success of the event


in January of this year, the organisers have extended the exhibition to cover two-days. The 2020 edition of FEI will take place on 29-30 January at Citywest, Dublin. The exhibition will provide a great


opportunity for manufacturing technology providers to show off their latest innovations to potential customers closer to their businesses than ever before. Future Engineering


Ireland proved a great success in 2019 and has the potential to carve out an even bigger place in the Irish manufacturing landscape. This year’s show saw over 6,100


delegates attend and the 2020 edition is expanding to become a two-day event to accommodate the increased numbers and larger footprint of the show. Kevin Gilbert, managing director,


Mills CNC, said: “Mills CNC has a massive customer base across the whole island of Ireland, this being built over many years of hard work by our business manager covering this area promoting Mills CNC and Doosan Machine Tools. Many of our customers were visiting FEI 2019 and so it was a great way to see


many good customers and friends in the one day period in a good central location.” Like Mills CNC, Hurco also


exhibited and had a successful show at FEI 2019. Graham Maskell, export sales manager at Hurco explains why they are so keen to return to the 2020 edition of the show: “Future Engineering Ireland 2019 presented us with an opportunity to exhibit some of our great products and we even sold the machine that was on our stand by the end of the show to a new customer in Galway. It was good opportunity to meet potential new customers and catch with existing customers and friends. It was a great show and we look forward to the 2020 exhibition.”


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BT BRINGS 5G FUTURE TO BELFAST HARBOUR WITH ‘LIVE’ DEMONSTRATIONS OF AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY Immersive experiences have the potential to


elfast Harbour, BT and mixed reality partners Ubimax and VRtuoso are today


(Friday 18 October) showcasing the tangible benefits that 5G can deliver to business and industry across the UK. In a first for the UK, the demonstrations, performed ‘live’ over BT’s public 5G network, show two 5G enabled applications that are being explored by Belfast Harbour as part of their vision for creating a ‘Smart Port’ and an iconic waterfront for the City. The first demonstration shows a member of


Belfast Harbour’s operations team wearing an augmented reality headset connected to a 5G device. They’ll be seen inspecting one of the Harbour’s cranes and receiving step-by-step maintenance guidance and remote support through video collaboration with a remote expert, via an application server in the cloud. 5G provides the ultrafast speeds and reliability needed, while augmented reality solution specialists Ubimax provide the software for the headsets. These computing devices can easily be worn by any operational staff working out in the Port. The demonstration shows how maintenance activities can be simplified and improved, by


delivering information directly to staff when and where they need it. The hands-free headsets are particularly suitable in hazardous environments, where health and safety is essential, and built to work with personal protective equipment such as hard hats. EE, part of BT Group, was the first operator to


launch a 5G network in the UK, with Belfast one of six cities chosen for phase one of the roll out. The potential industry and business benefits of 5G enabled applications like this are vast, from improved operational efficiency and productivity, to fast and reliable knowledge transfer and higher employee satisfaction and engagement. The second demonstration shows a 5G


immersive experience, illustrating how 5G can make virtual reality ‘boundary-less’ by allowing geographically dispersed participants to draw virtual reality content down from the cloud. Participants can then be connected into the same real-time, virtual presentation or training event. Content creation and event sessions are managed using the simple to use VR solution from VRtuoso. Only 5G can provide the connectivity needed for the content download and real time event interaction.


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transform marketing and training activities. They enable companies like Belfast Harbour, with large fixed infrastructures, to take the Harbour to the customer, letting them experience the environment and services in a much more captivating and immediate way. They can also be a powerful training tool - an immersive 360-degree experience makes the brain feel like the user has experienced a situation, creating a memory that leads to higher levels of engagement and retention. Gerry McQuade, CEO of BT’s Enterprise unit,


said: “We’re delighted to be working with Belfast Harbour, Ubimax and VRtuoso to explore the benefits that 5G can bring to the Port and to the City of Belfast. “Over the next 15 years, 5G technologies are expected to contribute 2.2 trillion dollars to the global economy. It will deliver far more than enhanced mobile broadband services for consumers and will have a far bigger impact in the enterprise space, by transforming entire industries. But 5G can’t be viewed in isolation. It needs to be considered as a vital component of a brand- new digital ecosystem.”


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