News
27/05/2021 Online vibration monitoring system upgrade
SPM Instrument AB has received an order for a total of 154 sensors for the replacement of an older SPM system on the drive side of the drying section on Hallsta’s PM12 paper machine in Sweden.
27/05/2021 SKF given excellence award
The SKF Cooper sealed split spherical roller bearing, said to be the only sealed split spherical roller bearing currently on the market, has earned a 2020 Manufacturer Excellence Award for Innovation in Product Design from the Bearing Specialists Association (BSA). This the third BSA Manufacturer Excellence Award for SKF. The company was honoured in 2019 for the SKF Pulse vibration sensor and mobile app and in 2017 for the SKF Multilog On-line System.
27/05/2021 Onyx Insight signs wind farm deal
Data analytics company Onyx InSight has been selected by Eurus to monitor and analyse the health and performance of 33 wind turbines at two wind farms in Japan.
26/05/2021 Join the Big Engineering Conversation to drive change
EngineeringUK is inviting the engineering community to take part in the Big Engineering Conversation, a new campaign to encourage discussion and realise the ambition to increase the diversity and number of young people entering engineering.
26/05/2021 Rolls-Royce announces service agreement with Uganda Airlines
Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare® agreement with new customer Uganda Airlines for their two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines received the first A330neo in December 2020 and the second in January 2021.
25/05/2021 Applus+ acquires Inecosa and Adícora from Iberdrola
Applus+, a global testing, inspection and certification company, has announced the acquisition of 100% of Inecosa and Adícora, which are two separate subsidiary companies of the Iberdrola Group. The two companies will form part of the Energy & Industry division of Applus+.
25/05/2021 LK Metrology optimistic after three years of independence
LK Metrology, the Derbyshire, UK-based coordinate measuring machine (CMM) manufacturer, is this year celebrating its 58th anniversary as a fully independent company once again, following a change of ownership in 2018. The company pioneered CMM technology and its name is linked to numerous innovations, such as ceramic bridge design, air bearing and granite guideways, carbon fibre composite spindles and horizontal-arm coordinate measuring.
24/05/2021 Wärtsilä provides support for Siem Offshore vessels
Finland-based company Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Siem Offshore covering reduction in emissions and predictive maintenance for two well intervention vessels.
24/05/2021 Schaeffler receives Red Dot Design Award in two categories with OPTIME
The innovative condition monitoring solution OPTIME is a winner of this year’s Red Dot Design Award in two categories. A jury composed of designers, professors and journalists from various specialist fields awarded OPTIME in the categories of ‘Smart Product’ and ‘Industrial Design’, thus confirming the outstanding product design, functional configuration and high level of innovation demonstrated by the digital service solution from Schaeffler.
20/05/2021 Teledyne e2v and Yumain announce collaboration to create AI-based imaging solutions for machine vision
Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company and global innovator of imaging solutions, has announced a new technology and industrial collaboration with Yumain, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) vision solutions provider serving a broad range of industrial applications. Together, the companies will develop cutting-edge bio-inspired vision solutions that can enable innovation in industrial applications.
20/05/2021 In-line XRF analyser
The new Vanta iX in-line X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyser automates material analysis and alloy ID on the manufacturing line, delivering instant results for real-time process monitoring and 100% inspection. Designed to operate 24/7, the analyser streamlines quality inspections for metal fabrication and geoprocessing.
18/05/2021 Screening Eagle Technologies welcomes new Chief Sales Officer
Screening Eagle Technologies is excited to welcome Darren Burford to its leadership team in the newly created position of Chief Sales Officer.
18/05/2021 CAN secures DNVGL approval for remote inspection techniques
CAN Group has announced that it has received approval from DNVGL to provide remote inspection techniques as an alternative inspection solution for the classification surveys of the structures of ships and mobile offshore units.
13/05/2021 FLIR dual-vision cameras for automatic incident detection keep Norwegian tunnels safe
FLIR was selected to provide intelligent dual-vision cameras with embedded automatic incident detection (AID) to be installed in the new Hundvåg and Eiganes tunnels in Norway. The cameras now alert tunnel operators on a variety of possible traffic incidents, including stopped vehicles, lost cargo and pedestrians, allowing emergency services to react quickly.
11/05/2021 Baugh & Weedon partner Tecnitest successfully completes installation of automated UT part inspection system at CERN
Tecnitest Ingenieros SL has successfully completed the development and installation of an automatic ultrasonic (UT) part inspection system for the non-destructive testing (NDT) service at CERN’s Group for Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
10/05/2021 Altera Infrastructure contract award bolsters Bilfinger’s inspection growth strategy
Leading operations, maintenance and asset integrity contractor Bilfinger Salamis UK has secured a three-year global support contract to provide offshore execution services, including inspection and enactment services, to Altera Infrastructure Production AS.
07/05/2021 Conservation-quality 3D scanning platform for commercial art world launched
Arius Technology Inc, a world-leading art technology company, has partnered with Crozier, a global leader in fine arts logistics and an Iron Mountain business, to provide clients with ultra-high-resolution imaging previously unavailable to the commercial art world. The core of the technology, known as the Art Digital Master File (ADMF™) platform, will transform analytics, documentation and visualisation of art, bringing art collectors into the digital age of art preservation and stewardship.
07/05/2021 RAEng President comments on ODA and Horizon Europe funding
Commenting on the importance of maintaining funding for research and innovation and international partnerships, Professor Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), said: “World-leading scientific research coupled with engineering innovation provides the lifeblood of economic success in the modern world and international cooperation is essential for the success of Global Britain. While economic circumstances are challenging, it was very disappointing that research and innovation programmes suffered severely when international development expenditure was reduced from 0.7% to 0.5% of UK gross national income (GNI), despite appeals from across the charity and research sectors to the Foreign Secretary.
06/05/2021 Brüel & Kjær Vibro acquired by NSK
Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro), a leading independent supplier of condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery, has been acquired by NSK, a global organisation specialising in the research, design and manufacture of motion and control solutions.
06/05/2021 Ynvisible and SpotSee announce collaboration
Ynvisible Interactive Inc, located in Vancouver, Canada, has announced its first customer collaboration to bring new temperature indication solutions to market with Dallas-based SpotSee, a global provider of shock, vibration and temperature monitoring through low-cost connectivity and data. Both companies are partners in the CHARISMA project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme.
04/05/2021 Baker Hughes signs agreement to acquire ARMS Reliability
Baker Hughes has announced it is acquiring ARMS Reliability, a leading global provider of reliability solutions to some of the world’s largest industrial companies across a wide range of industries including mining, oil & gas, power, manufacturing and utilities. The acquisition deepens Baker Hughes’ industrial asset performance management (APM) capabilities and will expand the company’s industrial asset management offerings.
04/05/2021 ABS Consulting brings ultrasonic testing technology developed for NASA to offshore assets
ABSG Consulting Inc (ABS Consulting) has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement to offer an innovative ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) solution that supports the expanded use of composite materials on offshore assets to extend service life.
