ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
STATE-OF-THE-ART TEST FOR RETRO CARBURETTORS
Salisbury niche automotive equipment supplier Burlen has upgraded its manufacturing facility with new equipment to provide retro automotive products to modern quality standards. The company’s portfolio includes the SU, Amal and Zenith carburettor brands and the new equipment allows Burlen to continue to manufacturer these brands, which are still in high demand, as well as undertake new product development and rapid prototyping activities. Production capable 3D scanning and
printing allows engineers to accurately measure apertures, robustly verify prototype and production parts and reverse engineer many products that have been unavailable or deemed too time consuming to produce in the past. A five-axis milling machine, universal turning centre and laser cutter give the company the ability to produce one-off parts to meet client demand as well as providing the ability to manufacture many of the metal parts needed for SU and Amal
ENVIRONMENTAL TEST CALIBRATION AND SERVICE
Environmental engineering specialist Unitemp is now offering preventative maintenance and support services for environmental test cabinets in a bid to increase efficiency and profitability for end users by ensuring equipment reliability, maximising uptime through preventative maintenance. The service covers Espec- and Unitemp-supplied equipment plus third-party
❱❱ Service contract can help reduce unplanned interventions for test cabinets and chambers
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systems. Three levels of service can be tailored to suit: Maintenance Only, Maintenance Plus and Comprehensive, which includes all replacement parts and labour for clarity & cost certainty. Each package comprises one or two preventative maintenance visits a year including one UKAS traceable calibration and a 15-point check list covering basic functions and safety.
products, which are difficult
to produce. A hub-mounted vehicle
dynamometer completes Burlen’s in-
house research and development investment and allows for immediate testing of new applications in a controlled environment. Burlen’s newly created, bespoke dyno cell allows for consistent results due to its combined extraction and cooling system that is capable of a complete room air change every 6 seconds and can provide air speeds of up to 50mph.
AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES UNDERGO ABUSE TESTING
Millbrook has added a 10m high drop tower to its battery test facility, allowing suppliers to ensure their products are safe and operable after being dropped from heights. The drop test helps makers understand
how a vehicle battery is affected in different impact scenarios, such as falling from a forklift truck or from warehouse racking. Impact and penetration tests can also be carried out as the tower’s guidance system allows items to be dropped onto an impact
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