Author: Serkadis

CORNER LAB is the outcome of profteQ thirty years experience in designing and manufacturing CNC cleaners. The design of this new product has combined the sturdy construction/mechanical features of the FRT5 and the processing capability of models FRT7 / FRT9.
In addition, new tools have been implemented to allow further processes:
a) a top circular cutter to clean the internal angle below the surface;
b) an additional top scraper knife which allows us to end up with 3 scraper knives (one for cleaning below the surface – 3×0.5 – of the welding bead; one for surface cleaning – 3×01 – of the welding bead itself and one “tipped” for cleaning the monoblocs;
c) 2 bottom units with 6 tips (OPTIONAL) for drilling the frames for hinge application.

The detailed features of the machine are listed below:
– Because they feature an internal “0” point, they are also suitable for inline cleaning of frames welded with profiles of different thickness (without having to fit compensation shims to the stops).
– workable profile max. height: 190 mm.
– workable profile max. width. 145 mm.
– workable frame minimum opening: 220mm. on the glazing bead.
– no. of applicable tools: 17 (15 if we exclude the drilling units for hinges and the third additional axis)

RKB is proud to announce advancements in manufacturing technology. The updated list of the latest generation technologies used in the manufacturing process of RKB bearings is now available under the “Products & Services” section of web site: http://www.rkbbearings.com

RKB is an international manufacturing organization operating in the bearing industry since 1936, currently listed and traded OTC with assigned number 4314211. The experience gained over the years has enabled us to achieve outstanding performances, particularly in the production of technological bearings for heavy duty machines and equipments, where we are recognized by both OEM and MRO customers as a preferential supplier within the top world-class manufacturers.

MeVEA Ltd has announced three new Training Simulators. For different type of training; for beginners to professionals, MeVEA offers a Basic, Advanced and Pro Training Simulator which is based on real-time simulation of dynamics.

Differences between these packages appear in number of excercises, evaluation and physical parts f.ex screens and motion base. Despite the new product line, the training simulators are still produced depending on customer needs. Nearly any kind of machine can be simulated, from forklifts to harbor cranes and mining drill jumbos.

MeVEA Training Simulators are not video games and are suitable for professional training and evaluation. The simulation software is based on dynamics which ensures realistic movement and controlling of the machine. Driving habits can be changed and f.ex. productivity and fuel consumption can be developed.

Datamax-O’Neil, a global provider of label and receipt printing solutions, offers a new generation of E-Class printers, called the E-Class Mark II. The new E-Class models take this very popular entry-level desktop printer to a significantly higher level of performance, print quality and reliability to meet the broadest range of vertical application requirements.

The compact E-Class Mark II printer family incorporates a state-of-the-art processor which provides the fastest label generation and print speed of any printer in its class and a throughput that is nearly 70% faster than previous models. Offering the latest connectivity with new internal Ethernet and wireless Ethernet options, the E-Class Mark II is the ideal solution for a wide range of industries that increasingly rely on networking technology, including healthcare, manufacturing and retail.

A uniquely designed adjustable print mechanism along with advanced media sensing and handling results in the best print quality of any comparable printer. These features also give the printer the ability to print quickly and accurately on the most challenging label shapes, materials, grades and coatings.

“The E-Class series has always served the most diverse requirements and applications for customers around the world. With the latest features we’ve incorporated into the Mark II, we are now meeting the need for higher performance and greater connectivity that has evolved in many industries,” said Christian Bischoff, Regional General Manager, EMEA for Datamax-O’Neil. “The E-Class Mark II is a simple and fast drop-in replacement for competitive aging printers and slower desktop printers that hinder productivity and shrink profitability.”

The Mark II builds off the previous E-Class’ reputation for solid performance and durability that set a new industry standard when it was introduced in 2000. The printer’s small footprint allows it to fit on any desktop or counter and can easily be field upgraded with a cutter, label sensors and thermal transfer printing capability.

The E-Class Mark II is offered in two models: the E-4205e for 200 dpi, 5 ips requirements and the E-4304e which provides 300 dpi and 4 ips. Both printers offer 5-inch roll diameter. International fonts with the required memory are now free with any E-Class Mark II and all Datamax-O’Neil stationary printers. The E-Class Mark II is also the only desktop thermal printer available in two colors – warm white or cool grey.

In this issue the development of an oil platform has been followed to make clear how the transition from handmade 2D paper sketch to CAD design has led to an overall enhancement of the quality, performance, reliability and delivery time of our bearings. The review can be found under the “Publications” section of RKB web site (http://www.rkbbearings.com).

Rotary Systems introduces Slip Rings for a variety of applications. Rotary Systems uses the same high quality standards in the development of the new Slip Ring product line as we have established in our rotary union designs. Please visit our new slip ring website www.rotarysystems-sr.com today!

A slip ring is an electromechanical device that allows the transmission of power and electrical signals from a stationary to a rotating structure. A slip ring can be used in any electromechanical system that requires unrestrained, intermittent, or continuous rotation while transmitting power, analog, and RF signals and data.

The primary goal of the slip ring is to transmit the electrical signals. The physical dimensions, operating environment, rotating speeds, and economic constraints often affect the type of packaging that must be employed.

In many high-performance applications, our slip rings are custom engineered to meet a customer’s specific requirements related to electrical specifications, mechanical packaging, operating environment, and cost constraints.

Additionally, Rotary Systems is capable of integrating a slip ring into our rotary unions. This is designed into our unions to allow for continuous 360 degree rotation of electrical power, signal and data transfer.

If you have a slip ring application please contact Rotary Systems at 800.959.0146 or email [email protected].

About Rotary Systems:
Rotary Systems is recognized for our innovative design and manufacturing capabilities in rotary unions and electrical slip rings. From our skilled engineers to our state-of-the-art facility to our incredible depth of knowledge, you can trust Rotary Systems to always deliver rotating unions and slip ring solutions designed and built to the highest standards possible. To learn more how engineers around the world, in limitless industries, including Automation, Defense, Offshore, Semi-Conductor, Energy, and Food and Beverage Processing have counted on our engineering expertise to turn their visions into reality, please contact an applications engineer at [email protected] or call 800.959.0146.

Already known for its innovative website, Rotary Systems has updated its web presence with a new, easy-to-use website featuring the company’s new logo and identity. The new site provides more content, updated navigation, file downloads and improved customer service contact options. Case studies and news releases will be frequently updated to keep current and potential customers informed about Rotary Systems industry leading innovations and activities. The website also features a “How to Buy” link with multi-lingual information sections illustrating Rotary Systems’ partners and approved distributors around the world.

About Rotary Systems:
Rotary Systems has been the industry leader in standard and custom rotary unions for over 20 years, serving industries ranging from workholding, medical device, steel processing and energy. Contact an applications engineer at [email protected] or call (800) 959-0146 for more information.

The unique floating pick-up skims the tramp oil and coolant mix from the top of the machine sump. As the liquid moves slowly through the patented steel coalescing plates, oil droplets as small as 20 microns are separated from the coolant and rise to the top of the PhaSep unit. When the oil layer builds up sufficiently in the unit, it passes over a specially-designed weir, and is trapped away from the clean coolant. The oil can then be removed periodically through the waste oil drain. Coolant, cleaned of 99% of contaminated oils, is returned directly to the machine sump.

CPS mini
2.25 to 3.4 l/min Process Rate, 432 x 406 x 610 mm
Coolant tank processing up to 400 lt
CPS junior
6.8 l/min Process Rate, 610 x 406 x 610 mm
Coolant tank processing up to 800 lt

Twitter is ready to make the permanent switch to the next-generation authentication system it’s been developing along with others in the industry. The microblogging service has announced that it will drop support for basic authentication from the Twitter API, opting instead for OAuth, which provides a simpler and safer way for users to connect to the se… (read more)

You can now learn more about the upcoming Trinity Universe from Nippon Ichi, in collaboration with Idea Factor and Gust, through its newly-launched official website.
 
 
 
 

By Marianne Lavelle

(National Geographic, April 19, 2010) When the Navy F/A-18 jet called the Green Hornet takes off over the Chesapeake Bay on Earth Day, it will aim to break a barrier that has proven far more durable than the speed of sound.  The twin-engine tactical aircraft is prepared on April 22 to make a supersonic flight on biofuel—its tanks filled 50 percent with oil refined from the crushed seeds of the flowering Camelina sativa plant. The test flight at the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, Maryland will be a milestone in the Navy’s efforts to reduce its reliance on petroleum, and perhaps, in the elusive search for an alternative fuel for aviation.  The event is meant to showcase the Pentagon’s efforts to increase use of renewable energy, not only as a climate change initiative but to protect the military from energy price fluctuations and dependence on foreign oil. When President Obama announced his offshore drilling and energy security plan last month at Andrews Air Force Base, he used the Green Hornet as a backdrop.  Click here to read more…

(EPA, April 19, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has selected $78.9 million in brownfields grants to communities in 40 states, four tribes, and one U.S. Territory. This funding will be used for the assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields properties, including abandoned gas stations, old textile mills, closed smelters, and other abandoned industrial and commercial properties.  The brownfields program encourages redevelopment of America’s estimated 450,000 abandoned and contaminated waste sites. As of March 2010, EPA’s brownfields assistance has leveraged more than $14 billion in cleanup and redevelopment funding, and 61,277 jobs in cleanup, construction, and redevelopment. These investments and jobs target local, under-served and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods – places where environmental cleanups and new jobs are most needed. Cleaning up our communities is one of EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s priorities, which leads not only to health and environmental benefits but also economic development and prosperity.  Click here to read more…

SETE (the company licensed to operate the Eiffel Tower) has entrusted the firm Baudin Châteauneuf with the replacement of the hydraulic systems, press cylinders and accumulator cylinders of the west elevator of the Eiffel Tower. VERLINDE EUROBLOC VT 12.5-ton capacity hoists are used to remove the existing machinery and replace it with new equipment.

The press cylinders and accumulator cylinders of the Eiffel Tower elevators have actually been in service for one hundred years, and this is the first time they will be changed. They are to be replaced with systems that are technically as similar as possible to the original equipment, as the Tower’s creator, Gustave Eiffel had wished.

Baudin Châteauneuf has installed a 17-meter gantry which enters the Tower by a “window” through the metal framework. Radio-controlled VERLINDE hoists will handle the hydraulic systems, which are 16 meters long and weigh around 20 metric tons.

“We work regularly with VERLINDE. Their product range fits our every need, from smallest to largest systems. They are a key player in the field of lifting equipment, and have been in the business virtually as long as we have”, says Mr Morelle, Technical Project Manager at Baudin Châteauneuf.

Eventually, both of the Eiffel Tower’s hydraulic elevators will be renovated in this way.

Bargteheide – More than two thirds of the energy consumed in industrial appli-cations goes into the operation of electric drive technology. Since an electric motor’s energy consumption makes up about 98% of its total cost of ownership, investment in efficient drive technology is more than worthwhile. Adding to that, there are binding standards for plant manufacturers and operators such as the IEC 60034-30 which will make compliance with the IE2 energy efficiency class mandatory for a large number of electric motors as of June 16, 2011. More in-formation on the new efficiency classes and details about international regula-tions are available at www.nord.com/IE2. The following article covers which energy efficiency measures manufacturers should consider with respect to drive technology. Energy saving potential does not stop at optimizing the consumption of individual motors. Prudent efficiency measures should also consider the complete drive system together with the application process. NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has many years of experience in developing efficient drive technology and customized energy saving concepts. Apart from optimizing materials and the design of its electric motors, NORD employs such technologies as high-frequency operation, automatic magnetization adjustment, energy recovery, and intermediate circuit coupling.
Regenerative braking
While conventional frequency inverter applications discharge the braking energy as heat, more efficient and eco-friendly drives reuse this excess energy via intermediate circuits or regenerative braking and thus reduce the power drawn from the mains supply.
Intelligent control during partial load operation
Intelligent control is another way to save energy. For asynchronous motors, frequency inverters generally maintain the magnetic flux level required for yield-ing the full torque over the whole speed range, thus causing unnecessary losses during partial load operation. NORD’s SK 200E, SK 500E, and SK 700E-type frequency inverters can save resources by automatically reducing magne-tization when the motor is operated under partial load for potential energy sav-ings of up to 30 %.
IE2 motors for energy saving drive solutions:
new standard-compliant units offer additional benefits
For its new range of IE2 motors, NORD uses more active material in the stator and higher quality sheet metal that helps reduce losses.

Article Tags: You could not make it up

A thaw of ice caps caused by global warming may trigger more volcanic eruptions in coming decades by removing a vast weight and freeing magma from deep below ground, research suggests. Eventually there will be either somewhat larger eruptions or more frequent eruptions in coming decades. The end of the Ice Age 10,000 years ago coincided with a surge in volcanic activity in Iceland, apparently because huge ice caps thinned and the land rose. Climate chaos could also trigger volcanic eruptions or earthquakes in places such as Mount Erebus in Antarctica, the Aleutian islands of Alaska or Patagonia in South America.

Ice is heavy and exerts enormous pressure on whatever lies beneath it. Under the ice’s weight, the Earth’s crust bends and as the ice melts the crust bounces up again. Imagine a floating cork, topped with a piece of lead. Will it not pop upwards when the lead is taken off? Similarly, a shrinking ice cap reduces the pressure on the earth’s mantle, causing it to melt and creating magma. Also, this frees tectonic plates up to move against each other and cause the friction needed to initiate earthquakes. This tallies with mathematical models that suggest such processes may potentially lead to more earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.

Click source to read more about the “effect being the cause”, it is little wonder why the so called mathematical models do NOT work.

Source: huffingtonpost.com

Read in full with comments »   

By Martin LaMonica

(CNET, April 19, 2010) Biofuel company Amyris Biotechnologies said it plans to raise $100 million through an initial public offering, one of a number of energy start-ups now seeking to tap the stock market for capital.  The Emeryville, Calif., company on Friday filed its S-1 document with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in which it laid out its plans to tap sugar cane from Brazil, now used for producing ethanol, to make different chemical products, including diesel fuel.   A source for diesel or jet fuel–Brazilian sugar cane.  (Credit: Amyris Biotechnologies) The S-1 also spelled out the many risks that the Amyris faces, including the high costs of building biorefineries and the potential backlash against using genetically modified organisms to make its products.  Amyris manipulates micro-organisms, primarily yeasts, so that they consume sugar and produce a desired product, which could be diesel, jet fuel, or other chemical products. The company founders had originally received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to use its process for an antimalaria drug. Then, funded by venture capital companies including Khosla Ventures and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, they set out to also make liquid fuels using the same basic process.  Click here to read more…

Compiled By: Kent Hoover

(New Mexico Business Weekly, April 23, 2010) Congress extended higher government guarantees and reduced fees on U.S. Small Business Administration loans through May 31, but the SBA wants a longer extension.  The economic stimulus bill increased the guarantee on the SBA’s flagship 7(a) loan program from the usual 75 percent to 90 percent, and reduced or eliminated fees for borrowers and lenders. These enhancements sparked a rebound in SBA lending by making the loans less risky for lenders and more affordable for borrowers.  Through April 12, 7(a) lending this fiscal year — which began Oct. 1 — totaled $7.9 billion, up 112 percent from the same period a year earlier. The first two quarters of this fiscal year were the best opening quarters ever for the 7(a) program, according to the SBA.  The stimulus provisions also brought 1,200 lenders back to the SBA.  “These programs have been successful in helping jump-start our economy, which is why we will continue to work with Congress on a longer-term extension of the increased guarantee and reduced fees,” said SBA Administrator Karen Mills.  Click here to read more…

(ScienceDaily, April 23, 2010) — Aydogan Ozcan, whose invention of a novel lensless imaging technology for use in telemedicine could radically transform global health care, has now taken his work a step further ― or tinier: The UCLA engineer has created a miniature microscope, the world’s smallest and lightest for telemedicine applications.  The microscope, unveiled in a paper published online in the journal Lab on a Chip, builds on imaging technology known as LUCAS (Lensless Ultra-wide-field Cell Monitoring Array platform based on Shadow imaging), which was developed by Ozcan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and a researcher at UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute.  Instead of using a lens to magnify objects, LUCAS generates holographic images of microparticles or cells by employing a light-emitting diode to illuminate the objects and a digital sensor array to capture their images. The technology can be used to image blood samples or other fluids, even in Third World countries.  “This is a very capable and yet cost-effective microscope, shrunk into a very small package,” Ozcan said. “Our goal with this project was to develop a device that can be used to improve health outcomes in resource-limited settings.”  Click here to read more…

Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Hatchback, Ford, First Drive

With over 750,000 Fiestas floating around Europe and a highly-successful social media campaign (if one can quantify such a thing) under its belt, the 2011 Ford Fiesta is nothing if not overexposed. And we’ve driven it. Thrice. So is there really anything left to learn?

As a matter of fact, yes.

The Fiestas we’ve sampled over the last year have all been European-spec models, which had us constantly questioning whether Ford would neuter its soon-to-be least expensive offering on its way to U.S. shores. After two days of fruitful flogging on the roads surrounding San Francisco, those concerns have largely been laid to rest. However, like any inexpensive conveyance, it’s all about compromise. But Ford has managed to restore some balance to the B-segment while putting the rest of the subcompact class on notice.

Photos by Damon Lavrinc / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.

Continue reading First Drive: 2011 Ford Fiesta aims to be the new subcompact king [w/video]

First Drive: 2011 Ford Fiesta aims to be the new subcompact king [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

	Nissan: 6,635 customers have signed up to reserve a Nissan Leaf Impressed?		Lutz considers Chevy Cruze a triumph of his ten-year stint at GM More than the Volt, we wonder.
	Beijing 2010: Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept, HHR goes future tech More practical, shorter range.	Other news: DOE finalizes Fisker’s $528.7 million loan Leaf pre-orders in Japan already exceed half of Nissan’s annual sales target Beijing 2010: Geely shows off fleet of alternative power insects vehicles

AutoblogGreen for 04.26.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments