News
27/11/2019 Condition-based maintenance in the desert
Madrid-based CAF is to install its LeadMind real-time remote monitoring and condition-based maintenance technology on the six train sets it supplied to Saudi Railway Co for passenger services on the 1242 km-long north-south route between Al Qurayyat and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
26/11/2019 Apprenticeships Route Review Survey
The results of this survey will inform the government and BINDT’s employer group if changes are required. Please complete the survey by Friday 20 December 2019.
22/11/2019 20th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT 2020): Abstract submission deadline extended
The 20th World Conference on Non-Destructive (WCNDT 2020), will take place in Seoul, Korea, from 8 to 12 June 2020.
08/11/2019 Arrow Electronics partners with ADLINK and Microsoft
Arrow Electronics has teamed up with ADLINK and Microsoft to launch an Internet of Things (IoT) solution to help industrial customers reduce costly unplanned production shutdowns by enabling machine condition monitoring.
07/11/2019 100 years, 100 women engineers
A list of 100 women engineers from history has been released as part of a project to celebrate the achievements of women in engineering over the past 100 years.
06/11/2019 3D surface inspection system
Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has launched a 3D non-contact surface inspection system for defect detection and for inspecting the aesthetic appearance of non-reflecting (matt, unpainted, plastic and bare metal) surfaces. The turnkey system enables fast, reliable 100% surface inspection and can be integrated directly into processing/assembly lines or on robots.
05/11/2019 Element signs contract with National Heritage Board of Singapore for architectural and structural testing
Element Materials Technology has signed a contract with the National Heritage Board of Singapore for architectural and structural testing in five museums.
04/11/2019 Schaeffler SpindleSense reduces machine downtime and increases utilisation of machine capacity
The main spindle is crucial to the performance capability of the complete machine tool. It is at the heart of the machine and largely defines the achievable cutting capacity, surface quality and precision. In turn, the spindle bearing support is one of the most heavily loaded components because it must transmit machining forces precisely at very high speeds for long periods of time and the risk of collisions can never be ruled out. It therefore comes as no surprise that the majority of machine tool downtime can be traced back to defective spindles, particularly as a result of collisions and continuous undetected overloads. In milling operations, for example, the combination of high radial loads, long tool protrusions and high speeds leads to particularly high loads and unfavourable kinematic conditions on the spindle bearing in the vicinity of the tool.
01/11/2019 Fast-growing Scottish technology company wins prestigious business award
Novosound, a fast-growing Scottish small/medium-sized enterprise (SME) and developer of a ground-breaking technique to mass-manufacture printable ultrasound sensors, received a prestigious award from its peers at the Institute of Physics (IOP) at a reception at the Palace of Westminster in London on the evening of 16 October in front of IOP trustees, members, MPs and senior business leaders.
