On Thursday this week, 12th March, some of the UK’s top design, production and manufacturing engineers will be discovering all the latest advances and innovations in PCB design, prototyping, test and manufacturing. Will you be amongst them at the PCB Live exhibition?
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Thanks to the GTMA, on Thursday this week, 12th March, some of the UK’s top design, production and manufacturing engineers and managers will be discovering some of the most significant recent advances and innovations in metrology and precision measurement. Will you be amongst them at the Make Measurement Matter exhibition?
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On Thursday this week, 12th March, some of the UK’s top design, production and manufacturing engineers will be discovering all the latest advances and innovations in engineering materials: the developments that allow us to make products that are stronger, lighter, better and more cost-efficient to produce. Will you be amongst the engineers making these interesting discoveries at the Engineering Materials Live exhibition?
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On Thursday this week, 12th March, some of the UK’s top design, production and manufacturing engineers will be discovering stronger, lighter, better, quicker and more cost-efficient methods of fastening and joining at the FAST Live exhibition. Will you be amongst them?
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In the winter of 1907/8, Austin built a team of four cars to be entered in the French Grand Prix. Two of these had chain drive and two were shaft drive. Both the shaft-driven cars crashed in practice and parts were amalgamated to build a ‘fifth’; a shaft drive car, which is the car you can see on display whilst visiting the Engineering Solutions Live event.
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Make Measurement Matter exhibitor Vision Engineering will be using the event to unveil its new FOV CNC compact video measurement system, known as TVM 35 CNC. Thanks to the large FOV provided by the systems, the TVM series offers even faster video measurements than other systems in the Vision Engineering metrology range. TVM 35 CNC’s new motorised stage is stated to take this advantage to another level. Further, because it is able to see more of the component in the FOV, it allows the TVM systems to complete a measurement routine much more quickly than other manual video measurement systems. As a result, Vision Engineering can now provide even faster measurements with the motorised stage, as operators do not need to move the stage manually.
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JTAG Technologies has just announced the release of a complete new edition of its PCB Test Developer software, known as JTAG ProVision 2020. The new release can be seen and discussed on the JTAG stand at PCB Live on 12th March. Working from customer feedback and utilising the expertise of its design team, JTAG says it has “Further simplified the processes for testing modern PCB assemblies fitted with miniature components in highly integrated packages”. The updated software “Includes many novel features to create a faster, more versatile system to help address the needs of test and design engineers through the next decade and beyond”.
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New scan CONTROL 25xx laser scanners from Engineering Materials Live exhibitor Micro Epsilon are designed for industrial measurement tasks and are said to provide a combination of compact design, versatility and signal stability to deliver an excellent price/performance ratio. According to Micro Epsilon this is especially true for measurement tasks involving large quantities.
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For constructing commercial trailers, one increasingly popular solution to bodybuilding productivity challenges is the use of modern high-performance double-sided adhesive tapes. According to FAST Live exhibitor tesa, bonding with tape offers several advantages in comparison to the use of mechanical fasteners and liquid adhesives.
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This is the last MG record breaking car built by the engineers at Abingdon, and was of course designed purely for straight-line speed. It is unique in that it places the driver ahead of the engine with his feet in front of the wheels. The supercharged MGA twin-cam engine is mid-mounted and drives through a Riley RM-series gearbox to a chassis mounted differential. The chassis itself is tubular, with MGA front and de Dion rear suspension, featuring quarter-elliptic leaf springs.
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Engineering Materials Live exhibitor Goodfellow has recently announced the availability of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) in three different forms: regular powder, ‘chunky’ powder, and free-standing ‘carpets’. All three forms are produced by means of a catalytic chemical vapour deposition (CCVD) process and can be discussed at the forthcoming Engineering Materials Live event on March 12th.
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New from Make Measurement Matter exhibitor MQS is the ESM303, a highly configurable single-column force tester for both tension and compression measurement applications. It will measure up to 300 lbF [1.5 kN] and comes in a rugged design suitable for laboratory and production environments.
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Leading connector expert Harwin is using the forthcoming PCB Live event to profile an extension to its award-winning Gecko-SL (Screw-Lok) product range, which includes horizontal male connectors.
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One of the UK’s leading experts in the bonding, encapsulating and sealing of manufacturing materials is a headline speaker at the forthcoming FAST Live event on March 12th. Peter Swanson, founder and Managing Director of Oxford-based Intertronics, will deliver a paper entitled Achieve Your Productivity Potential with UV Light Curing Adhesives.
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Take a look at this unique vehicle when you visit Engineering Solutions Live: although its known as ‘Old Number One’, this is not actually the first ‘MG’ car, it is a vehicle based on a Bullnose Morris chassis . Registered as FC 7900 it was a one-off special completed in March 1925 for Cecil Kimber, manager of Morris Garages in Oxford. He entered it in the Land’s End Trial and was awarded a Gold medal.
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Based in West Bromwich, the Adwin Spring Company has a worldwide reputation for excellence in spring manufacture, using both wire and flat section material. It is one of just a few businesses in the field that offers spring prototyping and short-run production facilities, and rapid growth in this short-lead time work has recently led to an upgrading of its in-process precision measurement systems.
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Engineering Solutions Live exhibitor Design & Automation Solutions (DAS) has raised the standard by applying some lateral thinking to help a customer overcome an unusual problem – how to mount Union flags onto cocktail sticks more speedily and with less downtime.
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A highlight amongst a wider portfolio of fastening solutions shown by FAST Live exhibitor Clarendon Specialty Fasteners will be its range of popular Keensert® threaded inserts.
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PCB Live exhibitor Altium has produced a series of White Papers covering many subjects of significant importance to PCB design and manufacturing professionals.
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On March 12th, the acclaimed British Motor Museum at Gaydon will be opening its doors free of charge to manufacturing professionals from across the UK. These are the engineers who will be visiting Engineering Solutions Live, and each will benefit from a free museum pass (valued at £14.50 for standard adult entry) as part of a raft of useful pre-registration advantages which are unique to the event.
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Precision hard turning is a key production process in the machine tool bearings unit at leading bearing manufacturer myonic GmbH. Here, using a probe solution from Blum-Novotest, key workpiece dimensions are now measured in-process, whilst the items are still clamped in place. This results in greater measuring accuracy, an improved manufacturing process and significantly reduced cycle times for the manufacturer.
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OKW has introduced a new range of hand-held enclosures, known as STYLE-CASE. The smart new units have a high gloss surface finish that the company says “Creates another design highlight for modern handheld control units”. The elegant eye-catching plastic enclosures are designed to fit snugly in the hand and are easy and reliable to operate, with a highly polished surface delivering a pleasant feel which imparts a high quality and modern user experience.
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A new fastener designed for use with the latest generation of composites has been launched by FAST Live exhibitor Arconic Fastening Systems (AFS).
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For OEMs that have identified a need for injection moulding but are deterred by the cost of producing the necessary tooling, Banbury-based Plastic Parts Direct may have the ideal solution. And it can be found at the Engineering Materials Live event on March 12th.
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HFS Morgan exhibited two of his single seater, three-wheel ‘Runabouts’, at the Olympia Show in 1910. However, it quickly became apparent that a two-seater version would have much more appeal so he returned in 1911 with the new car. This proved so popular that it attracted many more orders than expected, and so Morgan approached a number of manufacturers to build his car for him. He was turned down in every case and thus expanded his own garage to accommodate the increased demand. By 1918 he had moved to a new building in Malvern, which is still the site of the factory which bears his name today.
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Pico Technology has released a new BroadR-Reach decoder/analyzer package that simplifies Automotive Ethernet integration testing and debugging. The package includes a novel non-intrusive Software Directional Coupler to separate up- and downstream traffic on full-duplex communication lines, and electronics designers will be able to discuss this latest advance, and other offerings in the Pico Technology portfolio, at the forthcoming PCB Live event on March 12th.
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HP Multi Jet Fusion from Make Measurement Matter exhibitor Europac 3D is solving the challenges of DAFO manufacture with the production child orthoses. The devices are produced in PA11 Nylon, which offers a flexible material, perfect for the movement of little feet. The process starts with a 3D scan of the patients foot which is then converted in a triangulated mesh surface 3D model. The precise geometry capture of the foot is then used as a base from which to design a bespoke orthosis in CAD that will fit the patient perfectly.
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As automotive OEMs continue their drive towards the ultimate combination of lightness, structural strength and durability, news has emerged that FAST Live exhibitor Telsonic has been leading the way with light weight joining on the new Skoda Kamiq.
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When motorcycle manufacturer BMW Motorrad set out to reduce lead times in the crankshaft design of some of its engines, Engineering Materials Live exhibitor Altair Engineering delivered an ideal solution with its Altair SimLab programme.
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Inspired by the Ford Thunderbird, Lady Penelope’s iconic car was brought up to date by the Ford Europe design team to feature in the 2004 Thunderbirds movie. You can see it at first hand at the forthcoming Engineering Solutions Live event on March 12th, which takes place at the acclaimed British Motor Museum in Warwickshire.
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New from Phoenix Mecano and available to discuss at the forthcoming Engineering Materials Live event is a range of new, compact, monitor mounts from Rose+Krieger. Suitable for both monitors and other display devices, these new mounts have a length which has been shortened by 50 mm compared to the standard mount, rendering them ideal for applications where space is at a premium.
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When one of the UK’s top outdoor cameramen was commissioned to shoot broadcast quality footage of an ascent on Mt Everest, it was no time have one’s head in the clouds with the required technology. To meet the production brief, three Sherpas were required to wear head mounted minicams which transmitted via a live-feed direct to base camp several thousand feet below.
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One of the leaders in the field of tooling manufacturing in the UK is Birmingham-based Hockley Pattern & Tool Company. It supplies high-quality tools domestically and internationally to a variety of major aerospace and automotive manufacturers and their supply chains.
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When FAST Live exhibitor Techsil was approached by one of its customers seeking an adhesive to use in the manufacture of LED luminaires, the Warwickshire-based bonding experts recommended its thermally conductive RTV10884G. This popular adhesive doesn’t just provide a strong bond: it also helps dissipate heat away from sensitive electronics, and in this case, it also met an additional requirement for a heat transfer compound to dissipate heat away from the LED boards to the heat sink.
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Stung by the success of MG in all kinds of motor racing, Sir Herbert Austin decided to encourage a factory racing team. So he persuaded Murray Jamieson to join the team, with a simple brief: design the ultimate Austin Seven.
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Electronics designers with thermal management on their mind should visit the Future Facilities stand at the forthcoming PCB Live event on March 12th. Here, stand staff will reveal how the company’s latest release of its renowned 6SigmaET simulation software has allowed a leading OEM to create the ideal replacement LED light bulb.
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To quote many comedians, “The old ones are the best” and in the case of The Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) in Bangalore, Karnataka, this also proved to be true of its Tinius Olsen Air-o-Brinell hardness tester, which has served the factory extremely well for a great many years.
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tesa® 65605 is a multi-use residue-free removable double-sided foam adhesive tape that can be re-used up to 5 times. This newly developed product eliminates both adhesive and foam residue with a special PET reinforcement film which allows quick, easy and complete removal multiple times.
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Cambridge-based Goodfellow has recently introduced a new range of Perovskites, one of many advanced materials which can be discussed on the company’s stand at Engineering Materials Live on March 12th. Currently, Goodfellow researchers are focusing on the further development of these Perovskites, new-generation crystalline materials that are demonstrating great potential for optoelectronic and photonic applications.
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Following the assembly process of smartphone displays, it is important for manufacturers to be able to inspect the mounting tolerances of the various components in order to ensure continuous quality in all production batches. To help them achieve this, confocal chromatic sensors from PCB Live exhibitor Micro Epsilon travel over the components and inspect the required gaps with extremely high accuracy.
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Offering specialist contract measurement services, Make Measurement Matter exhibitor Manchester Metrology has recently invested £700k into a range of new high-tech scanning equipment. The company’s HandySCAN Black Elite™ is a new generation of handheld scanners which have been optimised to meet the needs of product development and engineering professionals needing accurate and reliable 3D measurements of physical objects. The new hand-held device is accurate to 0.0009in and is a stand-alone unit requiring no additional hardware for use.
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When Willenhall Rubber & Industrial Supplies identified a need to bond ply sheets of Fabreeka rubber together, they turned to a recently introduced new-generation high strength RTV silicone based adhesive from Techsil.
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Chemically Assisted Surface Enhancement, or CASE, is an isotropic superfinishing process which has been developed as a metal surface treatment to provide components with excellent bending and contact fatigue strength, together with resistance to high loading.
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Entry to the Engineering Solutions Live event on March 12th also provides a free ticket to see the fabulous British Motor Museum at Gaydon – and the Royal Land Rover Series 1 is just one of almost 300 landmarks of British motoring history that you can see there.
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A visit to the Engineering Materials Live event at the acclaimed British Motor Museum at Gaydon (immediately adjacent to the JLR and Aston Martin facilities) will allow you to view almost 300 of Great Britains’ most interesting cars, including this one, for free!
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New from PCB Live exhibitor Golledge Electronics is the GSX-113, an innovative addition to the company’s expanding range of fundamental mode crystals. What makes this one special is its size: available in an ultra-miniature 1.2 x 1.0 x 0.3mm 1210 form factor package, and in frequencies from 32 ~ 80MHz.
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When Ford Component Manufacturing needed a quick, simple and practical assembly solution for one of its laminated metal shim pack products, FAST Live exhibitor Intertronics provided the ideal answer. Ford’s edgepeel® is a pack that provides a number of shims to specific customer requirements, and which can be quickly and easily selected at the point of assembly, therefore speeding up production.
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Engineering Materials Live exhibitor Goodfellow has introduced an ultra-pure “green” graphene material, which is guaranteed metal-free and therefore uniquely suitable for use in metal-sensitive processes and applications.
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Make Measurement Matter Exhibitor Apex Metrology has helped a leading manufacturer of high precision sub-sea components get the measure of its latest equipment by using advanced CMM 5-Axis probing technology installed at its Edinburgh facility.
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The Jaguar E-type was introduced in March 1961 and promised a top speed of 150mph. John Coombs was a successful racing driver in the 1940s and ’50s and his family business included a thriving Jaguar dealership.
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Engineering Materials Live exhibitor 4PLAS is using the event to highlight a substantial range of advanced engineering plastics – including those used extensively in the manufacture of alarm system products.
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FAST Live exhibition visitors will be amongst the first in the UK to see and be able to evaluate the all-new Universal Torque Screwdriver Calibration Machine being launched by AWS.
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PCB Live exhibitor OKW has recently launched two new adapters that enable any small plastic enclosure to be mounted direct onto a DIN rail – saving space and significantly speeding up installation. Suitable for a wide range of electronics applications, the OKW DIN RAIL ADAPTER B6811751 is designed to fit the popular TH35, TH15 and G32 DIN rails. It can be fixed to the back of the enclosure (wall thickness 3 mm) using two screws (which are supplied), and then located onto the rail. The adapter is moulded from PA 66 (UL 94 V-0) in black (RAL 9005) as standard.
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Recently introduced by Make Measurement Matter exhibitor Tinius Olsen is the Epsilon ONE, a new optical, non-contact extensometer that provides high-accuracy, high-resolution, non-contacting axial strain and displacement measurement. The unit uses video to measure strain, and the company states that the Epsilon ONE is unique in its ease of use for efficient materials testing. The new machine is likely to be a focal point of discussion at the forthcoming Make Measurement Matter event, held in association with the GTMA at the British Motor Museum near Warwick on March 12th.
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Although Sir Alec Issigonis officially retired from British Leyland in 1971, he was retained as a consultant. Among his later projects was this gearless Mini, also known as the ‘City Car’.
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When a potential customer approached Manchester Metrology for help in making his motorcycle a comfier place to be, the company turned to its latest generation of measuring and prototyping equipment to provide a speedy, aesthetically pleasing and durable solution.
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New from Golledge Electronics and on show at the forthcoming PCB Live exhibition on March 12th are two new temperature compensated oscillators. They are likely to be of especial interest to designers in the transportation sector because both products are available with optional EN50155 compliance: the international standard for electronics equipment used on rolling stock in the rail industry.
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Electronics assembly requires high accuracy for parts with miniature dimensions. Yet concurrently, the production of electronic sub-assemblies and components also requires high speed, with processes that must deliver the highest quality: so it is perhaps unsurprising that many production steps in the electronics assembly arena have become highly automated.
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FAST Live exhibitor Rotor Clip recognises that applying a permanent thrust load to a bearing assembly is important for a secure and successful installation, and that the bearing preload process can significantly extend component lifetimes. It does so by eliminating unnecessary clearances, creating higher stiffness in the assembly and also by reducing vibration – as well as noise. Many engineers prefer to select a preload spring with a high axial load to ultimately prolong bearing life: but the design of ordinary single turn wave springs often includes sharp corners at the cut off area of the spring ends. These can scratch the surface of the balls in the bearing as well as the mating parts, with clearly detrimental results. Debris from this unwanted interaction can lead to failure of the bearing, followed, potentially, by a failure of the entire application in which the bearing is present.
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An important development following the formation of British Leyland in 1968 was to set up a complete styling studio, initially based at the Pressed Steel plant in Cowley, Oxford...
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Global fastener experts Cooper & Turner has provided fastener security for the renewable energy industry for over 25 years, producing bolts and fixings for wind turbine structures worldwide. Some of these are located in the most hostile of environments, including off-shore wind farms. In these environments, exposure to the elements presents additional challenges and makes unique demands on fasteners where long term, assured quality and integrity is critical to safe operation.
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One of the UK’s leading suppliers of board-to-board interconnect systems will be bringing examples of its latest innovations for visitors to examine and discuss at the forthcoming PCB Live exhibition on March 12th.
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When a global producer of special doors for soundproofing wanted to improve an assembly related part of its manufacturing process, engineers from adhesive tapes specialists tesa came up with an ideal solution.
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Engineering materials expert Distrupol has launched a quick, clear and easy-to-use new materials selector tool which is now available on the company’s website - and which may also form a conversation point on their stand at the Engineering Materials Live exhibition on 12th March next year.
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Located adjacent to the world famous JLR plant at Gaydon in Warwickshire, the British Motor Museum plays host to an interesting exhibition on March 12th 2020, when the Engineering Materials Live event takes place. One of the key exhibitors at the event is using the opportunity to showcase many of its materials which have been specifically designed for use in electric motors, including the types of motor found in the latest generation of electric cars.
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Fareham-based electronic enclosures manufacturer OKW has added interesting new laser marking technology to its wide range of customisation services, and will be highlighting examples of it at the forthcoming PCB Live Exhibition at Gaydon on March 12th.
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The Austin Allegro, perhaps unfairly known by some during its day as the “All Aggro”, was introduced in 1973 to replace the best-selling Austin/Morris 1100/1300 model range, a good number of which may still be seen on our roads, or beside them as the case may be…..
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FAST Live 2020 Exhibitor Staytite has come to the aid of customers by introducing an innovative new solution to the occasional and inconvenient ‘Work is temporarily held up because we’re missing a part’ problem.
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