General Engineering

The role of evaporation in treating challenging effluents
Tuesday, 07 May 2024
Wastewater and effluent can take many different forms, from relatively clean water which can safely be discharged to the environment with little or no treatment, to extremely challenging ef
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New H-Glide structural bearing sets deliver 1600-tonne capacity
Friday, 22 July 2022
New structural bearings capable of supporting more than 1600 tonnes of compressive load per set are being introduced by Hercules Engineering for extremely h
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A new registration and licensing regime for engineers
Thursday, 24 March 2022
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has announced that Cabinet has agreed to progress with a new regulatory regime for professional engineers.
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Obstacles and opportunities – the rollercoaster ride of Covid-19
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
To say that 2020 has been a challenging year doesn’t quite seem to capture the full experience many manufacturers have gone through in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Electric lift trucks bring driver focus and low ownership cost
Monday, 07 September 2020
A new UX series of driver-focused four-wheel electric forklifts engineered to deliver low ownership costs to a broad group of industries, is now offered by Yale. 
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Collaborative robots speed up palletising 
Monday, 07 September 2020
As one of the leading players in the FMCG sector, Unilever owns more than 400 brands, can be found in 180 countries and 2.5 billion people make use of Unilever’s products each day.  The company the
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Stacker wins prestigious award
Monday, 07 September 2020
Combilift was a winner at this year’s IFOY Awards 2020– one of the most prestigious and hotly contested international awards in the materials handling industry which honours the best products and s
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Electric intelligent linear actuator
Thursday, 23 July 2020
Manufacturer and marketer of differentiated technology products and sub-systems, CIRCOR International has released the RTK REact EQ-L electric intelligent linear actuator for high-range forc
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Performance leap for gas non-return valves
Thursday, 23 July 2020
Gas-related equipment manufacturer WITT-Gasetechnik has released a new generation of gas non-return valves, saying it is setting a new standard with previously unattained performance.
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Energy chains VS. motor cable drums
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
The advantages and disadvantages of two industrial energy supply systems.
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Nexans Pioneers of Long-life cables
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
In the 1960s when the first crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated medium voltage (MV) cables were installed, industry expected them to perform reliably for 20-30 years.  
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Working in clean air no problem for SMELTER
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
How do you collect dust from hand sanding over a large area before the people doing the sanding have breathed in the dust?
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An engineer abroad
Wednesday, 06 November 2019
Engineering & Manufacturing recently heard from Annie Scott about her life as a Structural Engineer based in the Netherlands with Holmes Consulting. 
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Drylin® delta robot improved by Igus
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Invented way back in the early 80’s, the Delta robot is very common place in the automation industry today.
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Service robots that cater to market needs
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) have agreed to engage in joint research and development on Toyota’s Human Support Robot (HSR) robotics platform.
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