Tag: engineering

Spot oil spills and leaks with the help of colour coded bacteria

Pollution testing using bacteria is proving to be remarkably robust and reliable.…

From kettle controls to a clock which tells the time in a new way

Dr John C Taylor is the inventor whose kettle controls are used…

Pipe-in-pipe centralisers go deep offshore

Many thousands of pipe-in-pipe (PIP) centralisers in Devlon polyamide materials are now…

Laser micrometer offers twice the measuring range

The sensors are suited to applications where previously two laser micrometers had…

Digital valve control goes wireless

Valve actuation specialist Rotork is extending the capabilities of the Pakscan digital…

Micro-manufacturing now offers advantages for specialist processes

Miniaturisation is not new, but manufacturing mechanical, electromechanical and fluidic components on…

Pressure relief systems 'neglected'

Pressure relief systems appear to have been neglected over recent years, there…

Laminate shimstock helps companies gain competitive edge

Advances in the bonding and manufacture of laminate shimstock are helping to…

New process could cut the cost of LEDs

Researchers believe they have found a new way to manufacture LEDs that…

Closer integration of reverse engineering and CAD techniques

Both reverse engineering and three-dimensional CAD are established techniques, but using the…