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Small matter
Micro-manufacturing techniques could soon be leaping from the pilot scale into true industrial production. Julie Bieles reports
 13/07/2008 

Removing all moisture with assurance
Automatic systems ensure thorough single connection purging of systems and instruments
 17/12/2007 

Mark of quality
The new FAYb range of laser markers from Sunx offers a host of advantages over traditional YAG-based technology
 17/12/2007 

Super labels show material advantage
Advanced materials technologies have dramatically transformed the humble label, says Tom Shelley
 13/11/2007 

Running flat out
A levelling machine with automatic feedback – and subsequent high accuracy – is aimed at the emerging generation of high strength steels. Lou Reade reports
 20/07/2007 

Inside view on deep heat
Radio frequency ovens may soon be poised to take over from microwave or conventional ones. Tom Shelley reports
 14/05/2007 

Plastic fantastic
A thin film coating technology is poised to hit the big time. Tom Shelley reports
 26/04/2007 

Robot expands to fit ducts
A pneumatically powered, remotely operated vehicle of novel design is now being used to survey, clean and spray coat the insides of air conditioning and ventilation ducts
 26/04/2007 

Putting heat only where it’s needed
Tom Shelley reports on a simple, low cost technology that heats water by direct application of electric current
 13/03/2007 

High pressure gas expands forming
Roger Bishop reports on an emerging process that converts metal tubes into automotive components
 22/02/2007 

Rise of the robots
Tom Shelley says that general-purpose robots could deliver advantages in product manufacture – especially when a design has not been fully crystallised
 16/01/2007 

Chemically bonded surfaces get active
Tom Shelley reports on an innovation that will radically expand the capabilities of products made in plastics
 20/12/2006 

Doing the twist
Tom Shelley reports on a low-cost machine based on a simple linear system that can produce decorative wooden posts
 22/09/2006 

Technology opens up a colourful future
Dean Palmer reports on a unique, full wrap decoration technology that enables any 3D object to be decorated with a full colour design or photographic quality image
 10/08/2006 

No-power sensors respond when asked
Tom Shelley reports on a sensing system that slashes cost while improving data quality and system reliability
 10/08/2006 

Nano materials go for high tonnage
Tom Shelley reports on nano materials developments in the former Soviet Union that are now moving from laboratory scale to commercial production
 13/04/2006 

Tool eases tightening problems in restricted spaces
The accurate tightening of fasteners in restricted spaces can be a real problem for manufacturers. Often, inaccessible fasteners can only be reached using improvised tools which lack any kind of calibration or verifiable accuracy.
 06/03/2006 

Sensor makes life a tad easier
Dean Palmer reports on a new self-monitoring temperature sensor that means regular calibration is a thing of the past
 09/02/2006 

Conveyor brackets offer fast belt release for washdowns
A unique quick-release assembly bracket for belt conveyors has been developed that should prove useful in food processing and packaging applications, writes Dean Palmer
 26/01/2006 

Boiling water delivers heat and force
Tom Shelley reports on a Dutch domestic appliance built on old but very useful engineering principles
 26/01/2006 

Generator solves mixing and dispensing problem
Dean Palmer reports on a unique design of disinfectant generator that not only solves a common dispensing problem for the medical industry but which could also be utilised by other industries
 10/10/2005 

Fast air drying saves time and energy
Tom Shelley reports on a simple way of saving money in the washroom and in a wide range of processes
 09/10/2005 

Extruded tube with twisted fins improves heat exchanger design
A small UK-based engineering company has developed a novel method of manufacturing heat exchangers which improves the efficiency and cost of manufacturing. Dean Palmer reports
 04/08/2005 

Modular access and control system is safe, smart and lightweight
Dean Palmer reports on a new approach to controlling access to hazardous machinery that enables mechanical trapped key interlocks and electrical safety gate switch interlocks to be integrated in one unit
 06/06/2005 

Devices swallow energy on demand
Tom Shelley reports on a superficially simple looking family of devices likely to revolutionise much of mechanical engineering
 05/05/2005 

 
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