The Ethernet Train



Regional trains in Germany and the Netherlands are currently being delivered by Bombardier with an on board Ethernet network. This is the world's first example of Ethernet protocol being used for train control data management. The Ethernet devices will reduce costs and increase functionalities. For this innovation, Bombardier has chosen Westermo's RedFox railway switches...

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RFID system in confectionery machines



With its high-quality production plants for the confectionery industry, Winkler und Dünnebier (WDS) can offer its customers maximum plant efficiency, safety and control, thanks to optimum mold logistics. Here data defining the latest status of every mold is supplied by Turck's RFID BL ident system. Santa Clauses made of chocolate, Easter rabbits filled with nougat or...

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Cleaning system for Indian air force



Rotajet Systems has followed up its success in supplying around 70 of its aqueous- based industrial cleaning systems to the UK's armed forces, with a new order, the first from the Indian air force, for a Rotajet D40 machine to degrease aerospace components. The system is fully automated and uses an aerospace industry approved cleaning agent supplied by Rotajet, overcoming...

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Thermography helps the Bullet Train



Non-intrusive condition monitoring is a very important element. For example at the company's engineering depot at Ashford an MRX system has been installed that will automatically measure wheel profiles and shoe gear thickness. Thermography was another 'must have' and as a result Hitachi Rail Maintenance has recently taken delivery of a FLIR Systems' ThermaCAM T400...

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The Royal Mint Improves pH Control

The Royal Mint has selected its Q45/72 pH/ORP monitor to improve the quality of its effluents and to better comply with Environment Agency regulations. The versatile Q45/72 system from Analytical Technology is designed for use in industrial and municipal applications and contains sensors specifically engineered to function normally in applications where conventional sensors...

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Mobile terminals in parcel operations



Dependable performance has been a key factor in TNT's growth from a family transport company to the leading express delivery company. It is a core value that permeates the whole organisation from company mission statement through to the management systems employed worldwide. It was also an important criterion in the company's selection of DLoG MPC mobile terminals for...

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New drive for oil cooling



"At first I was thinking that we'd put a modern Mitsubishi E540 drive into a new sheet steel cabinet and make bespoke interfaces so that they could be reinstalled back on site. But then I had a brain wave and wondered about stripping out the original electronics and putting a Mitsubishi inverter in the oil filled case. Doing so would maintain the same external appearance and...

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Innovative Parking Management Solution



The City of Bilbao, Spain, has just purchased a complete system comprising 600 payment terminals to cover the entire city. Thanks to this major contract, Southco, designer and manufacturer of engineered access solutions, has confirmed its strong position in the market for outdoor technical cabinets, as Open Traffic recognises that they could not find a higher performance access...

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Safety system helps keep Caterpillar on track



Helping maintain the operating efficiency of Caterpillar's lifting equipment and light crane systems at its steel track shoes facility in Skinningrove on Teeside is the maintenance services division of Morris Material Handling - one of the UK's leading lifting services provider. In addition to carrying out a rigorously planned maintenance programme across 90% of the Caterpillar lifting equipment...

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