GroundProbe and Geoforce merge
03 July, 2008GroundProbe and Geoforce have announced the signing of an agreement for GroundProbe to purchase the shares of Geoforce and merge the two companies.
AMS becomes Beamex premium partner
02 July, 2008AMS Instrumentation & Calibration has been named one of the first four companies to join Beamex’s recently announced Premium Partner Program.
Air nozzle range
01 June, 2008Compressed air safety has now been joined with energy efficiency, with the Silvent compressed air blowing nozzle range.
Low-torque rotary air connectors
01 June, 2008With the current trend for automation systems to include operations involving rotary transfer of air and fluids, SMC Pneumatics has addressed the problems of tube rotation with its range of MQR rotary joints.
Static electricity management
01 June, 2008Static electricity is a major problem in packaging, processing and materials handling. Static electricity attracts dust, and affects efficient paper and plastic handling and also label adhesion.
Wide surface static eliminator
01 June, 2008Exair’s 48" (1219 mm) Super Ion air knife neutralises static electricity while blowing away dust and particulates from printed surfaces, paper, plastics and 3D shapes. The wide laminar airstream full of static-eliminating ions is effective at high speeds and provides good cleaning up to 6.1 m away.
Leak-free sealing technology
13 November, 2007Avoiding leakage is one of the more significant elements contributing to process safety at any petrochemical or chemical processing plant
Hose and tubing company acquired
12 November, 2007Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has acquired Arrow Hose & Tubing Inc.
Energy optimisation system
12 October, 2007Optimised operating costs, reduced maintenance costs and energy efficiency are all key benefits which are claimed to be achieved by integrating the Airtelligence energy optimisation system into a compressed air system with multiple compressors.
Pneumatic brakes
13 August, 2007PT Hydraulics has introduced a line of pneumatic brakes for its Globe Vane Air Motors. Globe BN brakes are claimed to be fail-safe brakes (spring engaged, air released). They can be used as a static brake and under certain conditions in dynamic applications.
Customised vacuum grippers
15 May, 2007The combination of Univer's design and Piab's Coax vacuum technology has enabled a customised vacuum gripper that satisfies the most arduous application. The result is a smaller vacuum unit that is claimed to consume less air than conventional ejectors, while providing up to three times more vacuum flow.
Richardson Electronics distribution agreement
09 May, 2007Richardson Electronics has announced a worldwide partnership to distribute Radiotronix's FCC-approved Wi.USB-DTS-R base station, which allows quick USB PC-connectivity to a Wi.232DTS-R network.
Compressor distribution
03 November, 2006Compressor sales, service and hire company, PremiAir has joined forces with international compressor technology group, Sullair Australia.
