May 25, 2011 – Kistler introduced CoMo Injection Firmware version 2.2.3, designed for greater functionality and enhanced zero-defect process monitoring capabilities within supported automotive, medical, electrical and two-shot injection molding operations.   Developed in response to customer demand and with direct compatibility to Kistler CoMo Injection versions 2869A and 2869B, version 2.2.3 firmware software includes real-time curve display and cycle capabilities, with legacy cycle displacement via CoMo MIS and continuous background information collected as prior data is displayed.

May 25, 2011 – Bodine Electric published its latest standard product catalog.  A downloadable version is available online. New Products New additions to the Bodine product line featured in this catalog include two all-new gearmotors; dual voltage variable speed AC products; and new brushless DC 34B/FV INTEGRAmotors. The all-steel gearing of the WX gearmotor produces up to 65% more torque than previous models

May 25, 2011 – The TEN 40N series is a family of high performance 40 Watt DC/DC converter modules featuring ultra wide 4:1 and 2:1 input voltage ranges in a 1″ x 2″ x 0.4″ package with industry standard footprint. Input voltages up to 75 VDC, excellent EMC characteristics and EN 50155 approval make this product the best choice for many demanding applications in railroad and transportation systems. Further standard features include Remote On/Off, over voltage protection, under voltage lockout and short circuit protection

May 25, 2011 -Emerson introduces integrated Pump Health Monitoring system that enables users to detect and predict problems – greatly reducing the risk of unexpected pump failures that can cause lost production and expensive repairs, as well as safety and environmental incidents. Emerson’s scalable Pump Health Monitoring solution can detect several conditions, including Cavitation Excessive temperature Vibration Process leakage Seal pot level Differential pressure imbalance. These conditions can independently and jointly bring about pump damage, failure, and several otherwise avoidable consequences

Sir David McMurtry, chairman and chief executive of global engineering company Renishaw plc, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science.

Industrial Cleaning – Keeping It ‘Green Clean’ In Virginia and Beyond Office cleaning supplies, janitorial equipment and other commercial cleaning solutions now being offered on IndustrialSAVER Alexandria, Virginia – The online B-to-B marketplace IndustrialSAVER designed for engineers, plant managers and owners of manufacturing facilities introduced to Virginia manufacturers this morning its new Industrial Cleaning Marketplace . The marketplace, intended for U.S. and international companies was created to help users buy and sell various environmental-friendly industrial cleaning supplies, janitorial and commercial cleaning products such as industrial vacuums, floor buffers, window washing, floor polishing pads, deodorizers, bathroom toiletries, squeegee, automatic scrubbers, disinfectants, wet dry vacuums, dusters, mops & buckets, microfiber mops, wax stripper machines & marble flooring polishers, ceiling & wall steamers, duct collectors, carpet cleaners, grout cleaners, trash bags & cans, restroom supplies, hand soap, degreasers, soap dispensers and allied goods

WNT (UK) customers are discovering thanks fine boring has never been so precise or controllable as with the Sheffield-based company’s range of micro-boring and digital-boring heads, it is claimed. Customers are reportedly saying that the systems are “the best boring system we have used”, the tooling specialist adds.

Consisting of more than 7,500 functions developed over recent years to resolve many complex geometry problems, typical usage for the library is within industries such as biomedical, dental, industrial metrology, aerospace and automotive, by those with a need to solve and debug complex geometry problems. One case study highlights how the library was used for 5-axis CMM path planning.

Machine tool maker Yamazaki Mazak, Worcester, recently threw open its doors to students from 10 local schools for the Mazak Enterprise Challenge.

Portal machining centre manufacturer F Zimmermann GmbH, Denkendorf, Germany, which specialises in building 5-axis and 6-axis machines for producing large composite and aluminium components, has appointed Geo Kingsbury Machine Tools as its sole sales, commissioning and service agent in Britain and Ireland.