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Elesa are pleased to announce that their broad range of hinges and connection products is continually diversifying to meet customer needs.

This wide range of hinges and connections in plastic or metal, extends across standard products in technopolymer and SUPER-technoploymer, aluminium, zinc die-cast alloy and stainless steel. There are also different types of fixing, angles of rotation and load capacity. The data sheets for plastic hinges report precise values of performance to enable selection of the right model and size.

Live demonstrations, hands-on challenges and multi-sensor measurement systems new to the UK were the highlights of OGP UK’s 2019 open house, attracting dozens of visitors through the doors of its Innovation Centre in Foston.

The FlexPoint – the only co-ordinate measurement machine featuring multiple high-accuracy sensors in a VersaFlex cluster head – proved a major draw, as did the advanced Fusion 350 system and ShapeGrabber Ai620, a metrology-class 3D scanner capable of rapidly assessing complex surfaces with a high density of data points.

Did you know that reducing your environmental impact may also reduce the impact of your tax bill?

Anthony Lalsing, tax director at accountancy firm, Menzies LLP, writes: In recent years, a surge in consumer demand for more sustainable products and services has turned manufacturers’ attentions to finding ways to reduce their environmental impact. Despite this, many environmentally-aware businesses may not realise that their activities could be eligible for valuable research and development (R&D) tax relief.

Destra Engineering Ltd has won two Ashford Business Awards – the Cobbs Wood based plastic injection moulder won the Small Business of the Year Award and Managing Director Sarah Williams won the Business Woman of the Year Award.

Competition for the 9 Award categories was keen with well over 100 entries from Ashford and the surrounding area including Hythe, Romney Marsh, Folkestone, Deal and Dover.

The task of joining metal panels while creating an earth point is made easier with the grounding cage nut from FDB Panel Fittings which is designed especially for use in electronic equipment, 19” racks, server cabinets and similar.

It enables quick, simple joining of panels and creates a stable grounding screw point. Manual insertion of the polyamide cage nut is achieved through pre-punched holes and a tight join is ensured with high pressure teeth which break the panel coating.

A potentially life-saving system which monitors the vital signs of patients through a disposable wearable device is being developed for use in hospitals thanks to Protolabs’ European Cool Idea Award.

The Evo System, from Moon Labs, is an unobtrusive, wireless and affordable system that provides doctors and nurses on the wards with regular updates on patients’ vital signs. The system was developed to monitor general hospital patients’ vital signs over time and calculate early warning scores to highlight if their health is deteriorating and requires intervention.

Newgate are a British manufacturer who have been at the forefront of gate and barrier installations in the UK since 1984 with a full range of standard as well as tailored gates, barriers, turnstiles, bollards and road blockers.

It is a business that lives on its ability to provide rugged, reliable solutions quickly with a comfortable user interface where pedestrians especially can operate gates etc. in a relaxed way. With high end customers from ASDA and Aston Martin to Tesco and Vodaphone, reputation is everything.

MACH 2020, might still be five months away, but registration has already been kicked off with a launch at NPL.

Taking place at the NEC in Birmingham between 20th – 24th April, MACH 2020 is set to be one of the best exhibitions in the event’s long history.

MACH is the longest-running manufacturing and engineering exhibition in the UK, showcasing a wide variety manufacturing technology solutions on live working machinery.

The partnership between high-technology company TRUMPF and the sensor manufacturer STMicroelectronics reached a new high in autumn 2019 when TRUMPF delivered the one billionth Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) to its European partner. The VCSEL is a fundamental component of sensors that feature prominently in modern smartphones to improves the camera autofocus, enable face recognition to unlock the device’s display and switch off the display when the user raises the smartphone to their ear when taking a call.

New 125° opening hinges from PINET are launched by FDB Panel Fittings in stainless steel and aluminium construction for industrial/office/domestic enclosures, cabinets and cupboards where their parallel link design offers a comfortable feel. Available in 2 versions – 3639 with pins in 430 stainless steel and the 3640 variant with 304 Cu stainless pins.

Their 125° opening ensures easy access even with narrow door openings, thus allowing materials and equipment to be easily installed internally or removed for service or upgrades.

After 17 years of non-stop use, A&M EDM’s first ever wire erosion machine has reached the end of its working life and is being decommissioned for spare parts.

A&M EDM began business in October 2002 in Smethwick, West Midlands with two employees and the company’s first purchase was a Sodick A325 CNC Wire Eroder.

The distinctive curved oval shaped structure with blue shingles of Coventry's new water park, The Wave, relies on the metal bending expertise of Barshaws Section Benders.

The £36.7 million park designed by architects FaulknerBrowns offers residents access to spa and fitness facilities. Evoking flowing water, its curved steel structure is supported by precision curved rectangular hollow section (RHS) and parallel flanged channels (PFC).