09
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British Steel
Corus secures €350m French rail contract and announces major investment in steel mill
08
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PROSOFT TECHNOLOGY EMEA
Wireless POINT I/O ILX34-AENWG
ProSoft Technology develops the new Wireless POINT I/O modules for distributed automation applications
08
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NORD Drivesystems
IE2 Motors
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS is bringing to the market IE2 high-efficiency motors compliant with the IEC 60034-30 standard. For practically all its IE2 motors NORD has kept the same capacity and introduced new technological solutions to improve their efficiency.
07
'09
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Westermo Teleindustri AB
Oilfield Automation with MRD-310 industrial 3G router
Lufkin Automation has chosen the Westermo MRD-310 3G router to equip its SAM Well Manager product, the oil industry’s most advanced technological solution for high-precision monitoring and control of rod-pumping wells. Used in a series of pilot projects, mainly for the European and Asian markets, the MRD-310 provide a very high level of connectivity, and support many mobile standards including GSM, GPRS, 3G UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA. Dedicated to harsh environments, MRD-310 is aimed to demonstrate significant cost savings in this application.
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British Steel
Improved quality of weld repair of rail defects at reduced costs from Tata Steel
Tata Steel Rail has developed a novel technique for the cost effective repair of discrete defects on the running surface of rail. The key strength of this novel technique lies in the replacement of those aspects of the conventional Manual Metal Arc (MMA) process that often result in variability in the quality of the repair with automatic and more controlled operations. The developed semi-automatic process employs open arc welding with flux cored arc wire and relies on a low preheat temperature to proactively control the metallurgical transformations within the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ). Given that an average cost per repair or short replacement rail can run into several thousands of euros and that the occurrence of wheel rail interface defects is likely to increase with the evident increase in levels of traffic on most railways, the importance of the new process is easy to understand.
27
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PROSOFT TECHNOLOGY EMEA
Working three times faster with wireless help
An industrial wireless network has revolutionised the working day for warehouse workers at the electronics manufacturer Elko.
20
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HMS Industrial Networks AB
CANopen Module for ET200S connects Siemens automation and control systems with CANopen
HMS Industrial Networks in co-operation with Siemens AG, introduces the new plug-in 1SI CANopen extension module for the Siemens SIMATIC ET200S I/O system. This new module brings CANopen connectivity to the SIMATIC ET200S distributed I/O system, allowing seamless integration of CANopen devices into the Siemens automation architecture.
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HMS Industrial Networks AB