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How to select the correct gear unit for your application

02/02/2029

A species of British insect, called planthoppers, has a row of small teeth on each leg that interlock together. As the planthopper jumps, the teeth ensure its legs rotate and extend at the same time. Essentially, the insect has gears.

The move to re-shoring has been a great benefit for Verotec

02/02/2029

Re-shoring first came to prominence in the national and technical press at the start of the Covid-19 disruption, usually in the context of US tech giants pulling outsourced manufacturing back to the USA from APAC countries.

Mission-critical enclosures

02/02/2029

Underpinning this fast-moving digital world is not just the IT software and hardware, but the foundational layer of the data centre.

Accurate enclosure positioning in pre-cast concrete projects

02/02/2029

When building with pre-cast concrete walls and floors, it’s vital that enclosures used to house electrical sockets and devices remain in place during the concrete pour. Movement of the enclosure during this phase can result in installation challenges or wastage of an entire pre-cast wall.

Simple steps to reduce carbon emissions and cut costs

02/02/2029

The manufacturing industry is widely known as an energy-intensive sector, accounting for around 12 percent of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions. In recent years, however, it has made great strides to become more sustainable and resource efficient, and this forms a large part of our work at the University of Strathclyde's Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.

Latest Features from DPA

How to select the correct gear unit for your application

The move to re-shoring has been a great benefit for Verotec

Mission-critical enclosures

Accurate enclosure positioning in pre-cast concrete projects

Simple steps to reduce carbon emissions and cut costs