Elesa filler breathers and level indicators have been an important part of specialist hydraulic hand pumps, pressure testing units and dispensing equipment from Sarum Hydraulics for 30 years. This is a long term relationship based on quality components, leading design style and reliability of (more...)

A major global confectionary manufacturer has called on specialist seal design and manufacturing expertise from SKF to solve a sticky issue in its global chocolate manufacturing operations. The solution – custom machined seals manufactured from SKF’s proprietary food grade (more...)

SMC has scooped an accolade at the Milton Keynes Business Achievements for a second consecutive year – this time, for excellence in the Energy and the Environment category. In 2016 the company was recognised for excellence in its manufacturing processes. A glittering ceremony, held at (more...)

Stauff will be changing from a zinc/iron coating to a significantly higher-quality and corrosion-resistant zinc/nickel surface for a substantial part of its range of two-way and multi-way block ball valves for hydraulics. Andreas Heinzen, product manager for ball valves at Stauff, explains: (more...)

Tri-Tech Manufacturing designs and builds heavy-duty roadside management equipment, including boom arm mowing attachments for tractors. The company’s Mow-Master products are used to mow hillsides and trim overhanging tree branches, requiring heavy duty construction to withstand the stresses of (more...)

Today, across the globe, consumers are better informed than ever before. This leads to increased consumer awareness about safety issues – and it is influencing the selection of products from the supermarket shelves. What they demand is obvious: clean packaging materials that protect the food (more...)

IMI Precision Engineering is transforming the way customers access pneumatic components with the launch of an innovative app. The free smartphone app is set to provide engineers and maintenance supervisors with a faster and easier solution when sourcing replacement parts to keep their machines (more...)

Tom Parker has announced that it has secured an exclusive UK distributorship with US company, FasTest, further strengthening its portfolio. Since 1985, FasTest has manufactured a wide range of quick test connectors and valves, designed for the industrial manufacturing, HVAC-R and compressed gas (more...)

Making the correct choices and considering all aspects of the operating environment when specifying a pneumatic cylinder are crucial if an acceptable degree of reliability is to be achieved and costly downtime minimised, says Rebecca Hammes of Parker Hannifin. A standard pneumatic cylinder (more...)

Bürkert, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of control and measurement systems for liquids and gases, has announced the launch of its new Virtual Water Treatment Works (VWTW). Designed to allow easy online access to the latest Bürkert water industry products, the virtual site (more...)