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13/02/2018 Condition monitoring of critical calender roller bearings prevents costly production stoppages
With more than 30 manufacturing locations in over 20 countries worldwide, the Renolit Group is a leading global producer of high-quality plastic film and related products for technical applications.
12/02/2018 Archie Crawford retires
The North East Scotland Branch of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) recently held a retirement lunch for Archie Crawford, who was presented with a quaich, engraved with the BINDT logo and best wishes for a healthy and long retirement, along with a custom-made cake and a couple of bottles of festive cheer.
09/02/2018 Dozens of projects announced as EPSRC welcomes Year of Engineering
As the ‘Year of Engineering’ gets underway, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced support for 28 pioneering new research projects.
08/02/2018 Engineering today: the supply and demand for engineers in the UK
A report into the engineering labour market has revealed the challenges facing the industry’s workforce in the UK, both now and in the future.
07/02/2018 AIT offers aerospace NDT courses in Malaysia
Aerospace Inspection Training (AIT) Ltd, one of the world’s leading providers of aerospace NDT training, has announced that it now offers courses in Malaysia.
06/02/2018 Global industrial X-ray inspection system market (2017-2022) report
In recent years, the global X-ray inspection system industry has been growing rapidly, while the food and pharmaceutical industries have been witnessing the highest growth. Globally, the growth in the industrial X-ray inspection system market is driven by rising worldwide growth of automobile and aviation industries, along with rising demand for advanced technical systems in the manufacturing industry.
05/02/2018 Tank floor inspection technologies added to rental fleet
As part of its new rental partnership with Silverwing, Ashtead Technology has added a range of tank floor inspection technologies to its fleet of rental instruments. Manufactured by Eddyfi Technologies, the new equipment is from the Silverwing product line and includes the Floormap 3DiM tank floor scanner and the Handscan manual tank floor scanner, as well as vacuum boxes for bubble leak testing of tank floor welds.
02/02/2018 Element awarded leading research contract in Singapore
Admaterials Technologies Pte Ltd has signed a one-year contract with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) to conduct innovative research on the effectiveness of different coating systems on the protection of critical concrete structures. Admaterials Technologies is part of Exova Group Ltd, which was recently acquired by Element Materials Technology to create one world-class global testing services partner.
01/02/2018 Engineering Council to provide external quality assurance for apprenticeships
The Engineering Council actively supports the delivery of high-quality apprenticeships that meet the needs of employers and apprentices, support individuals on their journey towards professional registration and assure the public about the competence of those who are successful.
