All articles by Nick Holt – Page 58
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Rigid and masterbatch compounds from Multibase
Multibase (a Dow Corning company), a key player in thermoplastic materials, has introduced a new range of rigid and masterbatch compounds, reinforced with micrometric structural talcs, (PP-μTalc).This new product line offers new technical and competitive cost alternatives for the design and manufacturing of structural plastic parts.Automotive parts need to integrate ...
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ArticleGE Launches New Extem* Resin Line
GE Plastics Extem* thermoplastic polyimide (TPI) resins are a new family of amorphous polymers that provide exceptional performance, while eliminating the drawbacks of semi-crystalline materials, imidized thermosets, and competitive amorphous thermoplastics.They deliver a powerful combination of melt processability and ultra-high thermal, chemical, and mechanical properties.They meet growing industry demand for ...
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Swivel Head Force Gauge from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques has released the new Swivel Head Force Gauge, specifically designed for measuring the force between the electrodes in resistance welders used in automotive metal fabrication.This new model replaces the old fixed head resistance welding force gauge as well as the old swivel head version and combines the ...
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New measurement capability from Bruel & Kjaer
Bruel & Kjaer has introduced its Response Equalisation Extreme (REq-X) measurement solution as part of its PULSE sound and vibration data acquisition and analysis platform. It extends the measurement capability, facilitates the first-time acquisition of valid data, and eliminates annoying measurement re-takes.The new REq-X feature extends and flattens the frequency-response ...
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ArticlePopular photoelectric sensors now feature 4-in-1 outputs
Pepperl+Fuchs’ popular Tru-Vue series photoelectric sensors are now available with 4-in- 1™ outputs. This enables a single sensor to operate in NPN normally open, NPN normally closed, PNP normally open, or PNP normally closed configurations. 4-in-1 simplifies sensor selection and stocking because one sensor model can now replace four sensor ...
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Go configure with Rexroth’s Easy-2-Combine
Rexroth’s Easy-2-Combine online confi gurator tool for handling systems features pneumatic and electric components that can interface with one another. It quickly and easily compiles a handling module without any extra calculation work and allows users to display handling modules online quickly and precisely. As an added benefit, the configurator ...
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Platform preparation in one Magics session
Materialise NV has released a new part of its Magics e-RP Suite called Magics 11 which speeds up the build set-up process with an automatic planning and process control system. This involves preparing multiple platforms in a single Magics session, enabling production planning on different machines simultaneously; though even with ...
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ArticleSolid carbide drill for wet and dry machining
Kennametal’s new B222HP solid carbide drill has been specifi cally designed for both wet and dry machining applications at drilling depths of 5x diameter. The drill is designed for application in both steel and cast irons and complements the already successful B221HP range of drills.It has the patented Kennametal HP ...
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ArticleEcoBelt – new Ecoclean belt cleaning system
Dürr Ecoclean has introduced a new belt cleaning system called EcoBelt. It has a modular design and the standard system consists of a cleaning module with tank, a drying module with blower, a spray tunnel, a transport system and a control system. It is available in four different sizes.The standard ...
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ArticleInstron launches ElectroPuls – revolutionary electrodynamic test instruments
Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment solutions designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components,has introduced ElectroPuls, an innovative new family of electrodynamic test instruments.The ElectroPuls systems incorporate state-of-the-art and patentedpending technologies that can perform both static and dynamic testing of a wide variety of materials and components. ...
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ArticleHuron Technologies provides cleaner mould coating
Mold Release Coating 7391 is a specially formulated rotational moulding application from Huron Technologies. Water based and semi-permanent, the coating provides a consistently cleaner mould due to less build-up on the mould surface. The part surface is also smoother and defect-free.Mold Release Coating 7391 can be used for up to ...
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ArticleGetting a grip on sheet metal
J. Schmalz’s SGM magnetic grippers are an ideal supplement for the construction of tailor-made gripper systems for safe handling of sheet-metal parts. The product range, with diameters of 20mm, 47mm and 80mm, has now been extended with a new variant with a diameter of 34mm. The design and technology of ...