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Process heating: The drive towards energy-efficient, decarbonised technology

10/01/2023

The UK is in the midst of an energy crisis and, whilst many manufacturers have purchased energy supplies in advance, as these contracts end, they will have to renegotiate and secure energy supplies for the coming years during this high price period. Concurrently, industry is tasked with bringing all GHG emissions to net zero by 2050.

Helping electric vehicle manufacturers compete

13/12/2022

“It’s competition,” said the American businessman John Mackey, “that forces companies to get out of their complacency.” We are seeing this in the global EV markets. Manufacturers must produce lighter and more compact EV transmissions from tough materials, like low-alloy steels – and those that rely on traditional manufacturing processes risk falling behind.

Driving efficiency with belts for tyre production

30/11/2022

In a tyre production plant, several different conveyor belt types – including plastic modular belts, PVC or polyurethane fabric belts, and timing belts – are used at any given time. As tyre production continues to grow to meet increasing consumer demands, the belting demand along the production processes is also increasing.

Secure access management to production facilities increases productivity and reduces costs

30/11/2022

Pharmaceuticals and medicines have been part of people's everyday needs for many decades. Today, numerous raw materials are processed, combined, shaped and packaged in manufacturing processes with a very high degree of automation.

Monitoring safety doors on a case packer

10/10/2022

Guard doors separating staff from the hazardous motion of an automated case packer must remain closed while the machine is in operation. Here, Turck Banner explains how SI-RF Series safety switches can be used to monitor multiple guard doors, ensuring the highest levels of safety, and making it easy to identify and resolve issues.

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Process heating: The drive towards energy-efficient, decarbonised technology

Helping electric vehicle manufacturers compete

Driving efficiency with belts for tyre production

Secure access management to production facilities increases productivity and reduces costs

Monitoring safety doors on a case packer